Deborah of Art Threads transformed a plain white knit shirt into this colorful gem with a bit of dye and a few embroidery stitches. Go to her blog post for the details of how she did it.
Tutorial: Lentil stitch
Nat of the smallest forest coined the name lentil stitch for her improvised circular stitch. She says, “Because the stitches rotate around the shape, the tension pulls the circumference in evenly, keeping the circle shape very nicely. But what I … Read More...
Update on Surayia Rahman
Remember Susan Elliott‘s profile of needle artist Surayia Rahman? The story of this remarkable woman, who has spent her life helping hundreds of women escape from poverty in Bengal through embroidery, continues with the filming of a documentary … Read More...
Stitch on your photos
Harmony of Feed Your Soul Art transferred her original floral photos onto fabric and then embellished with embroidery. Gorgeous. See more at her blog post.
Artist profile: Joetta Maue
Kate of poesie grenadine has posted another in her excellent series of profiles of needle artists. This time, her subject is our beloved Joetta Maue. Enjoy her brief but apt review of Maue’s work and many wonderful photos.
Perfectly simple
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting created this awesome paper-plane embroidery. If you’ve been looking for a stitchy gift to please a man, this is a great piece to emulate: perfect subject matter, unfussy stitching, framed in stark black. Visit … Read More...
Artist profile: Iviva Olenick
Kate of Poesie Grenadine has posted an interview with needle artist Iviva Olenick. Learn more about Iviva’s creative process and see lots of photos of her work at the blog post.
Cross-stitch from Tajikistan
Check out this amazing tasseled ornament from Tajikistan. All cross-stitch! Read the facts and see close-up photos at the enbrouderie post.
Inspiration: Sew Lovely Embroidery
Katy of Sew Lovely Embroidery created this embroidery and mounted it on a wood plaque for a friend’s birthday. I wish I were her friend. How does she do this?! See more at her blog post.
Walton wins Bead Dreams
Winners of the 2011 Bead Dreams competition have been posted. Francesca Walton of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took Best in Show with I Will Rise, a bead-embroidered mask and necklace combo. The necklace is shown here. See all of the amazing … Read More...
A primer for embroidery beginners
If you’re new to hand embroidery, you’ll enjoy Bari Ackerman‘s quick Embroidery Primer post. Check it out on We Love French Knots. (Scroll down to 8/26/11.)
New online class from Mary Corbet
An exciting announcement about a new online embroidery course from Mary Corbet:
… Read More...The Nesting Place is a six-week interactive online class, with step-by-step instructions, exclusive video instruction, and a full materials kit. The class will take you from the
Tutorial: No-sew in-hoop framing
FingerPricks shares a different approach to framing embroidery in a hoop. She says,
… Read More...This is a fairly quick, simple, no-sew way to finish with a nice folded edge at the back; you’ll need scissors, heavy card (preferably the same colour
Free charts: Bookmarks
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A change from all that linen
FingerPricks is embroidering on satin. It just begs to be touched. So beautiful. See more at her blog post.
Video tutorial: Framing in a hoop
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares her technique for framing stitchery in a hoop without using glue. See her tute.
Counted Wishes is coming up
Here’s a sweet note from Angie of the Counted Wishes Festival, the only online, designer-only retail cross-stitch event:
Our next Counted Wishes Festival will be coming up Sept. 15-21, 2011, at http://countedwishes.com. We’ll have an exciting Cyber-Class planned… Read More...
Stitch for your walls
Oh. My. Goodness. Inspired by some large-scale cross-stitch decorating projects she saw on line, Danielle Thompson conceived this cross-stitch work of wall art on pegboard. Brilliant! The pegboard is predrilled with evenly spaced holes. You need only choose a design … Read More...