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Aimee Ray of little dear tracks shows us how she achieves the signature look of her embroidery. She says,
… Read More...When you start out with a line art embroidery pattern, the possibilities are endless. I purposefully don’t specify which stitches or
Embroidery is a centuries-old art form that can be enjoyed by anyone. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, there are handpicked embroidery designs to try out.
We found these new designs by searching for “embroidery designs for beginners” … Read More...
(1) Aujourd’hui, c’est l’automne from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(2) The weary needle book from At the Honeysuckle Tree
(3) Maple Leaf Silhouette by Connie G. Barwick of About.com
(4) Octobre Rose from Le coin broderie de Marilyn S
(5) … Read More...
Remember the lovely hooked embroidery Zeshuregi shared with us? She has posted a tutorial so we can understand the technique and, perhaps, attempt it ourselves. This style of embroidery seems like a cross between stitching and crochet. I have … Read More...
Lyric of Lyric Art shows us how to add gorgeous beaded fringe to crazy quilting or other textile projects. See the tute.
Mary Corbet and her students are stitching a spot sampler, and Mary is sharing all the steps on her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. The series of posts has just begun, so you can easily join in. See the first post … Read More...
Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World created fabric charms by stitching, beading, and embellishing sumptuous ribbon samples. Then she put them all together into a necklace so luxuriant it’s almost edible. Read about it on Carmi’s blog post.
Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik created the bumpy lines of cloud banks in this art quilt with coral stitch. She kindly shows us how. See the tute.
Penny Nickels continues her series on goldwork over on MrXStitch. Among the contemporary goldwork she features is this pomegranate design from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread. Penny notes that it looks as if it contains a bit … Read More...
Do you wish you could close a chain-stitch circle without an obvious join? Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how. See the tute.
As part of her study of Umbrian embroidery, Jeanine in Canada offers a photo step-by-step for Punto Ricciolino (Little Curl Stitch). The spiral arms of the motif shown here are worked in the stitch. See Jeanine’s tute on her Italian … Read More...
This week’s TAST challenge is lock stitch. Go to SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog to see the tute.
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive gives us this heads-up:
… Read More...Craftee is my newest sponsor, and there’s a giveaway right now on the Craftee blog! The coolest part is that she purchased the prizes from my shop so that the giveaway
Antique Sajou pattern book 455 has been added to Ramzi‘s site for all to share. Just a few of the designs are shown here. Go to the download.
Sarah Whittle gives us a “quick tutorial on Japanese darning.” She says,
… Read More...Japanese Darning is a filling stitch for use on plain and evenweave fabrics. It forms a geometric filling which is very attractive allowing the base fabric to show
These embroidered-felt bird pins by Mary Stanley make me so happy. See more on Mary’s Art Spirit blog.
