Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute
Tutorial: Wave stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.
Free charts and patterns: Sunbonnet Sue
(1) Ptite fille a la fleur from Le blog de kali
(2) Ptite fille et sa poupée from Le blog de kali
(3) Crinoline from mes petits bricolages et mes chats
(4) Les deux amies from Le blog de kali… Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
(1) Mirrored Roses by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(2) Summer Bird from Novalee02 Les croix et moi
(3) Perse Neige from un jour, une grille
(4) Bouquet de Lys from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(5) Adorable … Read More...
Free patterns: Hand embroidery
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More...
Mark your calendar for this cross-stitch festival
Here’s a rockin invitation from Angie of Counted Wishes:
… Read More...The Counted Wishes Cross Stitch Festival is coming!
Please join us Aug. 1-7, 2010, for our online Fall Showing by talented Cross Stitch Designers. What we have in store for
Shisha embroidery from Portugal
Marjo of Erratic Needle shows off her take on shisha embroidery with this beautifully stitched felt brooch. See Marjo’s blog.
Inspiration: lilla lotta
Here is how Anna of lilla lotta passes the time while she waits for the daily mail. I think this amazing piece is machine-stitched onto a paper background. And look at the layers of textured stitching in the hair. Lovely. … Read More...
Video tutorial: Muvvala kuttu part 2
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas has posted a new video tute — “the second part of Muvvala kuttu.” See her post.
Inspiration: Wren and Stitchy
The hoop framing this embroidery is 4 inches in diameter! Think how tiny the stitches must be in this intricate design. Glenda of Wren and Stitchy created this work for a swap from an Urban Threads pattern. The French knots … Read More...
Stitched poetry by Checkout Girl
Look what Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl) has been up to. The words — from an original poem — sent me on a lovely daydream trip. See more, learn how and why, from Melissa’s blog post.
Inspiration: Nerine
I tend to love everything that machine-embroidery artist Nerine feels like making. But — as I approach another birthday (How did there get to be so many?) — this work is fraught with personal meaning for me. And it just … Read More...
Inspiration: Diane Savona
I am deeply touched by Diane Savona‘s Closet Archaeology exhibition, thanks to John Hopper‘s thorough, sensitive review on The Textile Blog. I now wish there were some way I could go to New Jersey to see this … Read More...
Tutorial: Appliqued onesie
Craftyminx teaches us her technique for raw-edge applique (with a bit of embroidered embellishment) on a onesie. What a perfect baby-boy gift! See the tute.
Tutorial: Chain stitch
Laura Wasilowski teaches us chain stitch in this week’s Thread-u-cation Thursday. She says,
… Read More...After you do a lot of Chain Stitches you can become a member of the Chain Gang. This is a group of embroiderers who are doing time
Old is new
I tend to think of the sculptural effects in bridal and evening fashions as being a fairly new trend. This bodice by Pierre Balmain is more than 50 years old, proving that using stitching to “freeze” fabric folds and draping … Read More...
Sign your stitchery
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has some interesting ideas about signing your needlework. See what she has to say.