I keep meaning to tell you about this clever technique from Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching: the lazy bow. Two lazy daisies, four straight stitches, and a French knot. Voila! Easy to stitch but oh, so effective. Get … Read More...
Shisha: Beyond mirrors
Rachel of Cornflower Blue says, “I learned a new embroidery technique. What do you think?” I think Rachel used shisha embroidery to attach coins to fabric. And I think you rock, Rachel! See more views on Rachel’s blog post… Read More...
New stitch tutes from Sarah
Sarah Whittle has several new tutorials for us:
(1) Open cretan stitch
(2) Couched circles
(3) Coral stitch
Free charts: Abécédaire automnal
French cross-stitcher Thiarlou has started a new free-chart series. This time she’s creating an autumn alphabet. Go to the first chart. And be sure to bookmark her Les grilles de Thiarlou blog so you can enjoy the whole series.
Tutorial: Long split stitch
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread tells how she got the perfect silk-thread effect on this leaf. She says, “I used a long split stitch on the leaves where the width of the leaf was too wide to use satin stitch. … Read More...
Tutorial: Long-and-short stitch
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas gives us an “Indian version of long and short stitch.” See her video tute.
Inspiration: All the Beautiful Things
This embroidery by Loreta of All the Beautiful Things makes my heart go pitter-patter. See more on her blog post.
ZOMG! It’s free!
Here’s a great freebie from Urban Threads. UT’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...This fun doodly design is available in two sizes in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats, FREE through Sunday, Aug. 29. Just add the
Inspiration: SharonB
I study every section on SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler as she publishes it. I learn something from every post — about stitch, or color, or composition. They’re all so lovely, it hardly seems fair to … Read More...
Meet MrX
OMG! Joetta Maue talked MrXStitch, Jamie Chalmers, into sitting still for an interview! As always, he’s interesting, funny, and right on target. You’ll enjoy his take on the needlework scene, and you’ll love all the photos of stitcheries … Read More...
Tutorial: Couching
Sarah Whittle shows us the ins and outs of couching, and she demonstrates a variety of couching options. See the tute.
Tutorial: Chained cross-stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is chained cross-stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free summer charts from France
French cross-stitch blog et patati et petites croix has been posting a free chart series: Les grilles de l’été (Summer Charts). Go to the blog to enjoy (and download) all of them.
Free charts from Kincavel Krosses
Here are a few unusual and delicious freebies from Kell of Kincavel Krosses:
(1) Zodiac sampler
(2) 15-sided beaded biscornu
(3) Quaker bookmark
(4) Geometric bookmark
(5) Geometric bookmark 2
Tutorial: Couching
Kim of big B continues her quest to learn 100 stitches. This week, she’s tackling couching, and we’re invited to learn along with her. See the tute.
Tutorial: Chevron stitch
Sarah Whittle teaches us chevron stitch. As she demonstrates here, a couple of rows in harmonizing colors plus rows of French knot accents make for a charming border. See the tute.