(1) Heart 05 from Stofnest
(2) Amour et clochettes from Les grilles de Thiarlou
(3) SAL biscornu: Mai from Le blog de carmela
(4) Sal du poulailler – Mai from Le blog de mimi
(5) Sampler 16 from Stofnest
(6) … Read More...
How to tie the knot
Little dear tracks shows us the easy way to tie a knot at the end of embroidery floss or sewing thread. I thought everyone did it this way! Somewhere in the distant past someone must have taught me. How many … Read More...
First effort: The Crimson Moon
This breathtaking work is the first bead-embroidered cuff ever stitched by Liz of The Crimson Moon. She says, “I don’t like seeing the white foundation fabric around the edges and is the reason I won’t be putting this piece … Read More...
Inspiration: mummysam
Brilliant. Just brilliant. See more.
Free charts: Cross-stitch on gingham
CC of Suestreehouse is sharing several vintage patterns for cross-stitch on gingham or chickenscratch. Enjoy a sweet rose. Or stitch a whole series of borders.
Three awesome stitch combos from SharonB
For your enjoyment (and friendly theft), here are a few especially beautiful stitch combinations by SharonB featured recently on her Pin Tangle blog. She says,
(1) “The foundation row of this line of stitching is herringbone which I then laced. … Read More...
Inspiration: Antique whitework
Jeanine in Canada of Italian Needlework gives us a close-up look at an exquisite antique whitework handkerchief. The photos will have you hugging your monitor. See the post.
Video tute: Embroidery basics
Rachel Hobson (aka Average Jane Crafter) is an awesome crafter and a rockin craft writer. One of her gigs is covering crafty news for Craftzine.com. To encourage us to attend CRAFT’s next Maker Faire, Becky Stern posted a video … Read More...
Reminder: Giveaway at Anja Rieger Design
Don’t forget about the giveaway for CraftGossip readers at Anja Rieger Design. It ends tomorrow, May 6. Get the details.
A tour of Kantha work with Deepa
Deepa of This and That… blog has been posting a great series on Kantha embroidery. The basic stitch for Kantha work is running stitch, but there’s so much more to know! First Deepa gives us a bit of background and … Read More...
Tutorial series: Embroidery 101
Amy of Early Bird Special has put together a series of tutorials called Embroidery 101. It includes transfer techniques and the five basic stitches that every beginner should know, and there are videos for the hard parts. If you’re … Read More...
Free chart: iPhone pillowtop
Charlie of Happy Threads is so clever! She has created a cross-stitch pillowtop design that mimics an iPhone screen — a must-have for technology lovers. Charlie says,
… Read More...The icons are intended to be stitched on black Aida fabric. You could
Good idea: Follow the print
Emily of On Awesome Avenue created an embroidery-stitch sampler that follows and enhances the design of a print fabric. The results are, indeed, awesome. Get the details from Emily’s blog post.
Free charts: Sweet animals from Aliola
Aliola has been posting a series of adorable cross-stitch animals. Browse through her blog to see all of them. Here are some direct links:
Check out Gina Matarazzo’s designs
Gina Matarazzo is publishing some of the cutest hand-embroidery designs I’ve seen on the Internet. You can buy her patterns (instant download, for personal use) and completed items from her Etsy Shop. And you can pick up a free … Read More...
Check this new online CQ shop
Please join me in the happy happy dance!
You’re probably familiar with Kathy Shaw, aka Shawkl, the prolific generator of crazy-quilt seam treatments. Here’s the news that’s making me hokey-pokey: Kathy has opened an online shop for her … Read More...
Free chart for pillow top
Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says,
… Read More...[It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to
Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest
I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest, but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance.
Tutorial: String art
Ikyoto posted a tutorial on The New New that gave me a flashback to the 70s (yes, I’m that old) and got me excited about string art all over again. She took advantage of the existing stitch holes on this … Read More...
Follow Mary’s tutes from start to finish
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is organizing some of her fabulous stitch-tutorial series so they are easier for you to find and follow. Here are links to some of the primary posts: