Mary Corbet has been sharing some Shisha stitch tutorials on her Needle ‘N Thread blog recently. So far she has done a basic Shisha stitch tutorial and then a variation on the Shisha stitch variation. Now she is sharing a … Read More...
Treasure Trove of Embroidery Designs
Over at About.com DIY Fashion, Rain Blanken has collected several sets of embroidery designs for us to enjoy. Themes include vintage women, vintage little girls, fantasy, canines, butterflies, farm animals, and wild animals. Rain also has a gallery of finished … Read More...
Turkman Stitch
This week for TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) Sharon B. is featuring Turkman stitch. This stitch is also called Closed Feather stitch. It is versatile and may be used for counted thread or surface embroidery work. You can use it … Read More...
Circus Scenes
Vintage Spice and Everything Nice is headed to the circus this week. One of the freebies posted is shown here – a sweet little elephant who is showing off his moves. Also included in the set is a clown that … Read More...
Threaded Chevron Stitch Tutorial
Sarah of Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials blog has a tutorial on how to stitch Threaded Chevron Stitch this week that clearly explains how to stitch this stunning stitch. It may be used for both surface hand embroidery and counted thread … Read More...
Shoe-Themed Stitchery Project
Lynn B. from Happiness is Cross Stitching is deviating a little from her usual medium of cross-stitch and sharing a hand embroidery project along with her usual cross-stitch projects for us to enjoy. According to Lynn B. “A girl can … Read More...
Decorative Motif Hand Embroidery Pattern
Here’s a fun free embroidery pattern from Imaginesque for you to hand stitch with the floss colors of your choice. You could stitch it all in one color. You could also chose a variegated floss and have a lot of … Read More...
Funburst Free Pattern
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted another free hand embroidery pattern for us to enjoy. She’s named it Funburst and I think it is aptly named. You can stitch it up in any colors, but I am seeing … Read More...
Final Cheerleader Project Posted
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted her fourth and final set of cheerleader-themed patterns in her Freebie Friday series. This action pattern will make any cheerleader happy to show her spirit. There are some bonus patters as … Read More...
Common Shisha Stitch Tutorial
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted an extensive Shisha stitch tutorial on her wonderful blog. Shisha stitch, if you aren’t familiar with it, involves embroidery stitches and mirrors. (For purposes of photographing the tutorial Mary used a small … Read More...
Hip Hip Hooray – Go Team!
Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted another great cheerleader pattern. It will be great for cheerleaders of all ages or for any application where you need to stitch up a little team spirit. Easily adaptable design you can make … Read More...
Shiny, Shiny Stars
It’s that time of year when many stitcher’s thoughts turn to holiday stitching – if they haven’t already. And, this time of year, many stitchers who have already been thinking about it kick holiday stitching into high gear. In a … Read More...
Imaginesque Archive
This post is one from the archives of Imaginesque. They have so many great patterns for hand and counted thread embroidery that they will keep you stitching for months on end. I can just see this one done up in … Read More...
Cheer on Your Favorite Team
Football season is here and my favorite way to follow my local teams in on Facebook. The local radio station posts updates of the scores and it is great. I don’t even have to go out to the game. I … Read More...
Do You Believe…?
Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Well I have seen ol’ Nessie floating around at Sew Lovely Embroidery, so I believe in her now. This deliciate rendering of the creature just begs to be stitched up in fun … Read More...
Raised Chain Stitch
Today for Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) Sharon of Pin Tangle is featuring Raised Chain Stitch. It is a complex stitch that looks almost like knitting when you are done. Sharon gives a simple step-by-step photo and text tutorial for … Read More...
Sprouting Floral – Or Another Name?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free hand embroidery pattern on her blog and named it Sprouting Floral, but she is not exactly satisfied with the name. She is open to your input. Can you think of a … Read More...
Back to Schoolgirl Pattern
Sew Lovely Embroidery posted the free pattern this embroidery is based on recently – it is lovely and I didn’t want you to miss out on it! It is a back-to-school design and while most kids are back in school … Read More...
Notforgotten Farm Needlework Book
I enjoy all sorts of needlework – you might say I have very eclectic taste. One of my very favorite styles is Folk Art though, so I really enjoy the artwork produced at Notforgotten Farm. Lori creates quite unique, unusual … Read More...
Grandmother Bunny
This design is adapted from an embroidery magazine dated 1933 so that is why Helen at Bustle & Sew called her a Grandmother Bunny. She looks just as fresh as a daisy though and you’d never guess that she was … Read More...
