Have you been watching Rabid’s progress on her beautiful hardanger piece? If so, you’ll be excited to hear that she’s sharing her design. Get the pattern.

Sweater Surgery is sharing the chart for a cross-stitch project that is sure to inspire avarice. It’s the Seven Deadly Sins. In Latin! You rock, SS! Get the chart.

Enjoy an excellent article, “The Importance of Seeing Color for the Fiber Artist,” by guest writer Gina DeLorenzi on Rayela’s Fiber Focus. See the post.

Look what Meri has done with a bit of linen, some scraps of lace, and characters from Mary Corbet’s Celtic alphabet. Lovely! Get the details on Meri’s blog, Agulhas da Meri.

Ruth Geldi of Crafting Istanbul is sharing this lovely tulip motif for hand embroidery. Get the pattern.

While you’re over there, poke around a little bit. Ruth has been doing some interesting writing about needlework and crafting in general. A unique and…

Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.

A reader named Michella tipped us off to this almost-edible stitchery. Wonderful! See more in wardi’s flickr photostream.

Judy of POSSIBILITIES, etc.!  and FREEBIES, etc.! has posted a tutorial for stitching a basketweave border around any odd shape. She says,

Having seen a number of people having trouble stitching basketweave around shaped ornaments, I have begun a tutorial … to show…

Don’t miss Susan Elliott’s post about how a piece of needlework changed her life. Amazing story. And the photos deserve deep study. See the post on Plays With Needles blog.

Tara Ross of A Speckle of Twisted Whimsy has taken rug hooking to three dimensions by creating this adorable birdie ornament. Find out more from her blog.

Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing a crazy-quilt block pattern that would work equally well for a bride or a graduate. Janet says,

Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for…

Elsie Marley had this great idea: Make up embroidery “sketchbooks” for needle-doodling on the go. Quick, easy, and handy. Find out how on Elsie’s blog.

And many thanks to floresita of feeling stitchy for calling Elsie out!

WoooHOOO! SharonB of Pin Tangle blog is giving us the lowdown on how to create a needlewoven picot. So that’s how she gets those wonderful leaf shapes! See the tute.