I’m so amazed by Sarah Whittle’s embroidery experiments. I am no fan of moths, their larvae, or their eggs. And yet Sarah’s elegant and whimsical pest portraits make them seem beautiful and almost…lovable. See more of Sarah’s latest work.

Get a head start on a handmade Father’s Day gift. This fishing design for machine embroidery is free from Brother and Sewforless.com. There’s also a free pattern for a gadget bag - the perfect canvas for this manly embellishment. Get…

Tricia-Rennea’s May gift to us is days-of-the-week embroidery patterns that would make a cute set of tea towels. (Or undies. I don’t know why days-of-the-week underwear were so popular during my childhood. Maybe it was a hygiene issue.) Anyway, the…

Click over to Dog-Daisy Chains and get a closer look at these delicious tidbits. Their creator, Jackie, says, “I have long wanted to combine my usual technique of stitched velvet, with felt…These are only trial pieces…They may yet be brooches.” Imagine…

An adorable idea from mairuru. She says,

It rains today. And it will rain tomorrow too. So, I made teru teru bozu pouch. Teru teru bozy is a little doll made of white paper or fabric that we hang outside of…

There’s been a lot of activity on the inchie scene lately. Inchies are 1″x1″ works of art, most often composed of fabrics and stitches. The Lone Beader has, in her inimitable way, taken inchies to the next level by beading them…

Yes! Mimi Kirchner’s pattern is now available for her Tiny World pincushion. She says,

This PDF pattern is 21 page and includes pattern templates, written instructions and over 40 step-by-step photographs. Supplies needed for this project include- a tea cup, wool fabric…

Mirela has posted a tutorial on Instructables that shows us step by step how to embellish a garment with simulated needle felting. Mirela uses free-motion embroidery over natural fibers to create a nontraditional applique. Get all the details.

I’m fascinated by this project that Becky Stern found in Craftzine.com’s flickr pool. Contributor NewandDifferent is embroidering on wood! I’m not brave enough to attempt needlework on hardwood. But you may find me hanging around the model-airplane section of my local craft…

Wow. Look what Rachel of Cornflower Blue Studio is doing with French knots! You can see more of her work. Just go to the blog. And click on the images to see close-ups.