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...

The Sampler has published a great tutorial  by Sister Diane of CraftyPod for creating Dorset buttons. These luscious tidbits are made by wrapping fiber around a ring, and they’re the perfect accent for a hand-knitted or -crocheted garment. They’d also … Read More...

Craftzine.com has announced the winners of the Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest, and they are spectacular. Grand Prize went to Bridget Baxter, who created the amazing little slippers pictured here. To see all the winners and contenders, run on … Read More...

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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Ruth O’Leary‘s goldwork is awesomely beatiful. The three-dimensional dragon shown here, for example,  is museum-worthy. I was so pleased to discover that Ruth shares some embroidery tips on her web site.  Check out her articles on transferring a design … Read More...

Designer Heather Bailey has been teasing us with news that she would be opening an online shop soon. Today’s post on her blog reveals that the official opening date of the store is August 12, but the Early Bird Launch … Read More...

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...

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...

You can get free embroidery designs and projects weekly, starting August 18, at Hugs from Helen blog, thanks to the new Stitcher’s Angel Project. Follow along, collecting designs for your personal use. Or participate in the swaps, making … Read More...

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...

If you’re looking for a great fill stitch for a large area of embroidery, detached buttonhole stitch may be your answer. A thorough tutorial is available from Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads. Many thanks to Jill Hall of The … Read More...

Stampington & Company, publishers of well-known art-and-craft magazines such as Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire, are slating four new publications for 2009, including Art Quilting Studio. Stampington is already calling for entries of readers’ work. Get your … Read More...

Sue Bleiweiss, blogger extraordinaire and publisher of Fibre&Stitch online magazine, is giving stuff away! Just comment on this post. For each 25 comments, Sue will draw a winner to receive the latest issue of Fibre&Stitch or the winner’s … Read More...

The Golden Thimble has posted a list of 527 links to free craft projects, many in the realm of needlework. You’ll find everything from pom poms to aprons. Thanks to Tipnut for the heads-up!

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...

Are a few days of uninterrupted stitching in an Australian mountain retreat your idea of heaven? (That’s certainly where I would like to spend the afterlife.) If so, you still have time to sign up for The Needlework Boutique’s 2008 … Read More...

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...

Comment on this post before midnight, July 25, to enter the drawing for “a bundle of pretty happy fat quarters” from Quilting Adventures blog.

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Categories include Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Home Furnishings, Judaica, Recycled, Teapots and many more. Two new categories have been added … Read More...

Iris Niebach has posted a tutorial for tatting around a wire – a useful technique for making tatted jewelry and other projects that need a bit of stiffness and shaping. See the video.