What is this…in a tiny hoop…made with a few straight stitches and French knots? A diagram of the constellation Scorpius, zodiac sign of the stitcher, Christy of Sweet Tidings. Brilliant! I am totally stealing this idea for family birthdays this … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered wire words
Camilla of Family Chic has guest-posted a rockin tutorial over on Feeling Stitchy. She says,
… Read More...One thing I love to do is experiment with my stitches; I get a kick out of adding embroidered details to almost anything. For this
Tutorial: CQ potholders
Deborah of Art Threads shows us how to make these pretty round, crazy-quilt potholders. (If I had some of these, they’d be just for pretty. No way I’d let them get grunged out by my funky old pots and pans.) … Read More...
Get the February Promises and Borders
The February block of the Promises and Borders series is available now from Jenny of ELEFANTZ. Go to her post for the link to download the free pattern.
How to embroider on felt
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares tips for embroidering on felt. See her post.
Loving hearts from Troublet
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting created these awesome heart ornaments for a Craftster swap. She says,
… Read More...Some heart buttons, simple lazy daisy and french knot stitches with some ribbon and I made a pretty little heart Valentine for my
Free winter embroidery pattern
Jacquelynne Steves (aka The Noble Wife) is sharing this sweet embroidery pattern. Get the free PDF file.
Love You to the Moon to fight cancer
Leonie Hartley-Hoover of Stitching with Attitude created this remarkable art quilt as a donation for Foto/Fiber 2012, which benefits the American Cancer Society. She calls it Love You to the Moon and Back. I call it crazy quilting meets modern … Read More...
Use the right tools for better bead-embroidery results
Nancy Eha, The Beading Queen, has posted a new video in her series of free tutorials. This one is about the beads and tools you need for successful beading because, as Nancy says, ” To do the job right, … Read More...
Take a class from Mary
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is offering an online class, The Nesting Place, in which students will stitch a beautiful needlebook designed by Bobbi Chase. Get all the details from Mary’s post.
Tutorial: Fast and easy lettering transfers
Megan of In Words and Pictures shares a method for quickly transferring words for embroidery. See her tute.
Free hand-embroidery pattern
Royce of Royce’s Hub is sharing this sweet floral hand-embroidery pattern. Go to his her blog post to get the image.
How to stitch hair
Corinne of So September shows us some of the many ways she stitches characters’ hair. You’ll want to bookmark these tips! Go to her post.
Brooching the subject
So many pretty new brooches by Cathy Cullis in her signature, improvisational, machine-embroidery style. Go to her blog post to find out how to make them your own.
Ed. note: No, no, no. She didn’t ask me. She didn’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawn-thread hem
Carolyn of Caro-Rose-Creations shares her technique for creating a beautiful drawn-thread hem on linen. See her tute.
Farewell to old stitchy friends
Last year, Susan Elliott of Plays with Needles introduced us to Hari-Kuyo, the Japanese Festival of Broken Needles, which is celebrated February 8. This year, she adds to her observations. She says,
… Read More...The sewers and kimono makers of Japan will
Tutorial: The easiest heart
Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how to make a heart with just two stitches! Check out her tute.
Double tutorial: Slip embroidery and a needlebook
Jules of Adventures in Thread has a twofer tutorial for us. First she shows us how to use a slip to create raised embroidery. Then she applies this technique to making a needlebook with a sweet topiary pincushion on the … Read More...
A Huichol pony in embroidery
Inspired by colorful, intricate Huichol beadwork, Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities created this pony image entirely of French knots. Beautiful! See more views at her blog post.
Kisses from Penny
Penny of Tanglewood Threads says of this piece,
Made years ago
I thought of this piece
as a wave of emotion
but today I think of it as kisses on the wind.
Lovely! See more views at her blog post