Penny Berens stitched this lovely work on a ground of a couple of layers of blanket sandwiched around a thin cotton. She says,
… Read More...This piece will always be very meaningful to me. It is the first time embroidery stitches randomly
Tutorial: Cloudy needlebook
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares her pattern and tutorial for a pretty little needlebook that mimics the skies over her Arizona home. Go to the tute.
Tutorial: Make a spare floss holder
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has come up with a clever, inexpensive way to preserve those scraps of floss that are too large to throw away but divided or otherwise too small to wind back onto the bobbin. She explains … Read More...
Free Sajou Embroidery Patterns
Antique Sajou pattern book #657 has been posted to the Free Pattern Maker site. Get the free download.
You can see more Sajou Embroidery designs here.
Wait what is Sajou you ask? not a what but a who …… Read More...
Giveaway: Carina patterns
Quick! Dash over to Polka & Bloom and get in the running for two free embroidery patterns by Carina! The contest ends August 18, so go now! If you don’t happen to win, you can still buy a … Read More...
Inspiration: The Phantom Moon
Oh, freakin awesome! Felt applique, embroidery, Harry Potter. What could be better than this stitchy hoop by The Phantom Moon. Check out her blog.
And many thanks to The Bay of Shae for pointing out this find.
Be still my heart
In junior high, I was deeply, passionately in love with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Not top-dog Napoleon Solo (played by Robert Vaughn), but his sidekick Ilya Kuryakin (played by David McCallum). I scrawled Ilya in the margins of my textbooks. … Read More...
Tutorial: Transferring embroidery patterns
Cassandra continues Embroidery School over on Ooo! Shiny! with Lesson 3: Transferring patterns. Check out the tute.
Make Lobster Louie
Yet another adorable felt-applique sculpture from Creative Breathing: Lobster Louie. Get the free pattern and instructions from her blog post.
Ed. note: We got word through Twitter that this post had a bad link. It’s fixed now!
Stitch an Anna Maria design
Fabric designer Anna Maria Horner has put together a pattern and tutorial for creating a traditional linen–a table scarf–with an untraditional design. The Plaid Pods embroidery was inspired by her Buoyancy print, which she used on the reverse. She released … Read More...
Susan Lenz in Arkansas
Susan Lenz (Art in Stitches) is sharing her month-long journey as artist in residence at Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. You already know I love Susan’s work. You may not know that I live in central Arkansas, only … Read More...
Pay it Forward with Urban Threads
We got this great announcement from Karline and the rest of the crew at Urban Threads:
… Read More...We just put up a new “pay it forward” freebie — a rescue pawprint design that people can use on tees, dog bandanas,
Learn about Palestinian embroidery
Hannah of enbrouderie show us a traditional work of Palestinian embroidery. Cross-stitch! I had no idea! Find out more from her blog post.
Win 9 patterns at Split Stitch
There’s a huge honkin pattern giveaway going on over at The Split Stitch. Go to the blog post to enter before August 16.
Wrap your hoops
Phillipa of Stitching Always recommends wrapping your embroidery hoops and explains a bit about how to do it. Go to her blog post.
Inspiration: JafaBrit’s Art
Jafagirl of JafaBrit’s Art describes this piece as “Hand embroidery on linen, long and short stitch, couching and satin stitch.” But it’s so much more. Go to her blog post for a photo that you can enlarge and study.
Free pattern: Little quacker
Creative Breathing shares the pattern and tips for creating another of her precious felt-applique sculptures, Cape Cod Quacker. Go to her blog post to download the pattern.
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Free charts: Bookmarks
Free hand-embroidery patterns
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...