(1) Spring Sampler 2011 from Embroiderbee’s Blog
(2) BIRDHOUSE – 6 from Blog di Gloria
(3) I LOVE COFFEE from Blog di Gloria
(4) Strawberry Biscornu from Gift of Stitching
(5) Spring Basket Sampler from Shawkl
(6) Couple de Nounours… Read More...
Learn the prick-and-pounce transfer technique
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread offers a detailed tutorial for the prick-and-pounce method of transferring an embroidery design to fabric. See her post.
Stitch a bookish gnome
These precious gnome bookmarks by Kimara of Wee Folk Art are perfect as watercolor cutouts. But wouldn’t the designs also make great embroidery patterns! Go to Kimara’s post for the pattern link (and paper tute). Please remember that the free … Read More...
Blackwork’s cousin Kasuti
Hannah of enbrouderie introduces us to another ethnic stitching tradition. She says,
Kasuti is a type of embroidery from Karnataka, India. Like blackwork, it is geometric and worked in double running stitch. However, it is traditionally very brightly colored.
Embroider over iron-ons
Prepare to be blown away by the sheer beauty that’s about to grace your screens. You know those stunning birds that seem almost too amazing to be real? Well, they’re the brainchild of the incredibly talented Geninne from Geninne’s Art … Read More...
Win a Wild Olive class
Isabela of Ooh Leelah! is sponsoring a giveaway of free tuition to a Mollie Johanson (Wild Olive) online embroidery class. Go to the Wild Olive post for the entry details.
Introducing gilt faconnee
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread introduces us to gilt faconnee, a beautiful metal thread used in goldwork embroidery. See her post.
Park your thread
Zoe of The Making Spot explains how to speed up color changes in needlework by “parking” your thread. See her post.
Art that frames the art
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread gives us a look at some astonishing antique beaded mats for art. So gorgeous. Get the details and see more photos at Mary’s blog post.
Learn felt applique
LimeRiot posted a tutorial on Craftster for creating this adorable applique-and-embroidery hoop. Once you’ve mastered the technique, you can create a similar hoop from any simple line art (such as coloring-book images). See the tute.
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Make some summery coasters
Molly of The Purl Bee shows us how to make these adorable felt-applique coasters to bring some summer to your table. See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.
Stitchy arrows
Jan of poppytalk shares the embroidery on wood of Quivver. She says this “new series of handmade arrows [features] french spiral hitching around the shaft and embroidered fletching.” See more photos at her post.
Learn about gingham embroidery
Enjoy a guest post on Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog by Laurie Latour, an expert in embroidery on gingham. She shares images of vintage aprons embellished with gingham embroidery (and drawn-threadwork!) with helpful descriptions and links. See the … Read More...
Quick! Go enter!
Paige Hill of Where Women Create and Sterling Publishing has posted a review of Natalie Lymer‘s new book, Cotton Floss. And she’s running a great giveaway: a copy of the book plus copies of Where Women Create and Where … Read More...
Sign up to learn Sumptuous Surfaces
SharonB will offer a new session of her online course, Sumptuous Surface Embroidery, beginning July 27. (Remember…this is the class Rachel Hobson took that resulted in her creation of the award-winning High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon.) SharonB … Read More...
Half-cross is not needlepoint
If you can use the same charts for needlepoint and half-cross-stitch, are the two techniques the same? Not at all. Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint talks us through the differences. See her post.
Secret stitches
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting doodle-stitched this sweet hoop. Can you find the hidden message from Mother Nature? See her post.
Perfectly tiny
Squeee! Look at the winner of feeling stitchy‘s May stitchalong! Lia of Summerday Studio stitched a miniature version of May’s pattern on a dress for a Blythe doll. Wow. And what’s more, she’s sharing a technical illustration so you … Read More...
Meri kicks it up a notch
Our beloved Meri of Agulhas da Meri has given her blog a new look, including a new gallery and a section where you can purchase supplies or her completed handworks. What a treat! Check it out.
Dye and stitch
Khadija of Creative Mind made this sweet shirt for her equally sweet niece combining tie-dye and embroidery. Read about her approach to the project.