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Your Christmas decorations should include a sweet-as-sugar choir boy. Creative Breathing is sharing her pattern and instructions for making this one. Go to her tute.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out … Read More...
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery is celebrating 300 followers with an awesome giveaway
… Read More...12 Cascade House Stranded Silk in a range of colours
2 Cascade House Metallic Gimp ( Gold and Silver )
7 Cascade House Silken Ribbons
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Royce’s Hub gives us a look at Zalakdosi, chain stitch created with a hook. (This looks a lot like tambour embroidery and lesage.) Get the details from Royce’s post.
Read more of our Tambour Hand Embroidery Articles and … Read More...
We’ve all heard the huge buzz on the Internet about PUSH Stitchery, curated by Jamie Chalmers (aka MrXStitch). Every trendy stitcher has jumped on the bandwagon. Is the book really that good? Do we each really need a copy? … Read More...
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is Frankenboobies, a work by Rebecca Martz-Burley aka NDBex. She created this embroidery as a way of helping purge her discomfort with her mastectomy scars. In a personal note, she … Read More...
Fall brooches by Lisette of Little Z Handmade make me sigh with happiness. Go to her blog.
Ed. note: This post was not requested or compensated in any way.
DMC Threads has a refreshed site with a new look and improved features. The DMC Threads Blog says,
… Read More...The new DMC website features include easier navigation and organization of products related to specific techniques.
An extensive Education Section includes how-to
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares images of Native American embroidery and weaving–examples she saw on exhibit at Dartmouth. Go to her blog post to find out more. Follow the links in her posts to see other beautiful works.
Heather of Tatted Treasures is giving away a copy of Nancy Tracy’s book, Tat’s Where I Stopped: A Year of Tatted Bookmarks, which contains patterns for bookmarks for every season. Go to her blog post to see the entry rules… Read More...
This incredible work, A Prairie Dress by Monika of My Sweet Prairie, incorporates a whole range of techniques. Monika says,
… Read More...This dress features loops, ties, hooks & eyes, my first ever zipper, boning, princess seams, a train, pleats, darts,
Amy Adams of LucyKateCrafts guest posts a tutorial on whip up for creating this adorable tiny ladybug softie. Go to the post for the pattern and instructions.
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas used long-and-short stitch to create this gorgeous embellishment for a wee dress. Go to the post to see the completed project.
Check this announcement from Craftzine.com:
… Read More...Three lucky CRAFT readers will each receive a copy of the book, Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts. Just tell us why you would like this book in the comments. All comments will be
Australian needle artist Carolyn of caro-rose-creations shares photos from her recent visit to the Threads, Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric at the Gallery of Modern Art in Queensland. Her photos capture works from several ethnic traditions. See her post … Read More...
These little softies are Coffin Critters by Alexz of Spooky Pooky Creations. Oh, the cuteness! See more photos at Alexz blog post.
Ed. note: This post was not solicited or compensated in any way.
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You may think I’m odd when I tell you this is my idea of fun. But in case you’re odd, too, heads-up: Coral-Seas of Threads Across the Web shares progress photos of an intricate floral bead embroidery. You can revel … Read More...
Craftstylish is giving away a copy of Embroider Everything Workshop. The review says,
… Read More...Diana Rupp offers a beginner’s guide to embroidery that makes classic techniques easy and fun. Embroider Everything Workshop includes 40 original projects and 48 iron-on transfers, as
Remember these awesome scrap roses from Flaming Nora? She’s showing us how to make some from our pretty scraps! See the tute.
Your Thanksgiving table needs pompom turkeys. Learn how to make them from Creative Breathing.
Looking for more Thanksgiving-themed Embroidery patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has a fresh idea for how to keep silk threads from snagging on your hands and nails. Check it out.
