Tanya Marie Anderson, aka The Sampler Girl, is offering a free cross-stitch chart for a quote by Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star.” Tanya notes that the date included in … Read More...
Video demo: Angle finder and target stickers from In the Hoop Toolkit
If machine embroidery is your thing, you’ll want to see this video by Eileen Roche about some handy placement tools and how to use them. Thanks to Sewforless.com for sharing this resource.
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Stop hatin’ on plastic canvas
Sister Diane at CraftyPod is offering a little lesson in tolerance: Her clickable podcast gives us a bit of history, some handy tips, and lots of ideas for using the much-disparaged plastic canvas. So get out your headphones and a … Read More...
Free vintage potholder patterns
Tipnut.com has posted six free vintage potholder patterns. “I believe they’re from the 1940s-1950s,” she says, “Some are straight sewing, others involve a bit of embroidery and some involve a bit of appliqué work–there’s something for everyone in this … Read More...
Free quilt-block patterns
Block of the Month web site is a rockin resource for quilters. You can join the club and stitch along, making 24 quilt blocks over the course of a year. Or you can use the site’s archives to get ideas, … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic hardanger
Overcome your fear of hardanger with a clear, simple tutorial from Kathryn Rocha of Cross Eyed Kat web site and Kat Gets Cross Eyed blog. You can cut through the background cloth to create lace-like results. Try it!
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Embroidery in 3D
Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog has posted a great list of online stump work resources. You’ll find links to general information about this dimensional embroidery technique, lots of free patterns and tutorials, and web sites with … Read More...
Social network for bargello lovers
Janet Perry has added a new group to her Stitching Fingers social network: Bargello People. “Join others,” the group description says, “no matter what your medium might be, who love Bargello. Share our projects & ideas. Participate in … Read More...
Free cross-stitch sunshine
This week’s free chart from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this cheerful little guy who is sure to brighten up the late days of summer in the northern hemisphere and add a little warmth to the atmosphere in the … Read More...
Giveaway: Christmas sampler pattern
Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches is giving away three copies of her newest sampler pattern, Twelve Red Robins. To get into the running for the random drawing, comment on the post on Natalie’s blog by Wednesday, July 30.
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Embroidery that makes you laugh
Average Jane Crafter often makes me smile and sometimes makes me laugh right out loud. This time, she caught me off guard with her observation about the cover of The Cure’s latest single, Sleep When I’m Dead. I’m not telling … Read More...
Etsy find: Mimi Kirchner
Mimi Kirchner has an Etsy shop! Yea! Did everyone but me already know that?
Mimi is a doll-making goddess. While I love every single thing she makes, I’m especially in love with her grandmother and fairy-grandmother dolls, like the … Read More...
“Almost like chicken scratch “: Rickrack embroidery
Janet McCaffrey of Primrose Design has posted a great idea for combining rickrack and straight embroidery stitches to produce a design similar to chicken scratch. Get the details on her blog.
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Etsy find: bstudio
bstudio on Etsy incorporates silk-ribbon embroidery into greeting cards, framed pieces, and pillows that are elegant and deceptively simple. Her favorite background appears to be dupioni silk, which is the ideal complement to the ribbon embroidery. Wouldn’t this ring-bearer pillow … Read More...
Giveaway at The Honeysuckle Tree
Tanya Marie Anderson at The Honeysuckle Tree is giving away this Emily Dickinson Bag by her alter-ego, The Sampler Girl. Post your name and e-mail address in a comment to this post no later than Monday, July 21. A … Read More...
Tutorial: Stumpwork embroidery
Stumpwork sounds like something sweaty done outside with a grinder. But in the needlework world, it’s a dimensional style of embroidery that can produce lifelike results. The Needlework Tips and Techniques site has posted a stumpwork tutorial that is appropriate … Read More...
Free cross-stitch patterns: Gingham flowers
Tipnut.com has been running a series of free cross-stitch patterns for gingham-look flowers. They would make a darling tea towel set or a sweet addition to a little dress. The whole series is now gathered together in this post, … Read More...
Christmas in July at Heartstrings Embroidery
Heartstrings Embroidery is having a big Christmas in July sale. New designs are being released each day through July 25, and all new releases are 25% off through that date. There are lots of other freebies, sales, and specials, … Read More...
Free vintage patterns at Pattern Bee
Download traceable vintage embroidery patterns from Pattern Bee‘s freebies page.
Great idea: bottlecap ornaments
Emily of The Floss Box produces exquisite stump work. In a recent blog post, she shares how she makes small embroidery works into bottlecap ornaments. While these would be lovely hanging anywhere in a home or office, I think they … Read More...