Vincent of worksofhands completed this amazing bobbin-lace collar — following instructions in a book! He’s so freakin awesome. See the post.
How to cross-stitch on ceramic
Gina of doe-c-doe cross-stitches on porcelain — with a paint pen. And she’s sharing her technique. See the post.
Make all kinds of ribbon flowers
TipNut has put together a roundup of links to 14 tutorials for making ribbon flowers. You’ll want to try all of them! See the post.
Close-ups of Lesage embroidery
Shirlee Fassell of NEEDLEANDHOOK lets us look over her shoulder at her course practice piece for Lesage Level III. She says,
… Read More...The piece is called Les Coeurs…The design is worked on silk organza. All the beads and sequins are applied
Cotton vs. rayon
Deepa of This and That blog takes a look at the differences in effect between perle cotton thread and the rayon threads used in Brazilian embroidery. Can you tell which is which in the photo? Check out her blog post… Read More...
Stitching a pretty kitty
For the presumed birthday of their special kitty, Justine, little Abby drew a picture of the honoree wearing a party hat, and mom Jennifer (Craft Sanity) embroidered it. A precious memento for everyone! See more on Jennifer’s blog … Read More...
Honoring women with stitching
Kay Susan of S’Mockery SmArt responded to stitchin fingers‘ International Women’s Day challenge with this sweet pin doll. She says entries had to use “the suffragette colours of purple (for dignity), white (for purity) and green (for hope).” Love … Read More...
Allie’s stitchy experiment
When Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) wanted to express appreciation to her roommate at a recent conference, she whipped up a little sumpin sumpin from fabric scraps, a vintage hankie, some fabric glue, tulle, and a little machine … Read More...
Elegant soccer
Jane of World Embroideries stitched this unusual temari. She says,
… Read More...Ever since I started making temari I have thought that certain markings look like a soccer ball. So when I decided to make a temari for a co-worker who had
Inspiration: Cross-stitch “mural”
Brilliant! This faux cross-stich mural was created by Eline Pellinkhof. See more beautiful things on her blog.
Many thanks to Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching for pointing out this find.
Giveaway: Sew Lovely pattern
Katy of Sew Lovely Embroidery is having a rockin giveaway. Four stitchers will win her new Folk Art pattern. Go to Katy’s blog post to enter before March 14.
Tutorial: Basic cutwork
Maya of Little Treasures has posted a tutorial for basic cutwork embroidery. See her post on whip up blog.
How to block embroidery
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs had some great advice for freeing your needlework of wrinkles. She says,
… Read More...I do not mean wrinkles that may happen because your tension was too tight or you did not use a hoop while
Free chart: Whitework sampler
Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques has published a new e-book on whitework. She says, “It is the accumulated instructions, diagrams and complete chart for the whitework sampler” featured as a stitch-along in her newsletter. Get the free download… Read More...
New mini samplers from Janet Granger
Here’s some juicy news from Janet Granger:
… Read More...I have just launched a couple of new samplers on my website, which you might like to look at. The saying on the first sampler is ‘A Token Of Love’. It is
Win an Ultimate Embroidery Kit from Sublime Stitching
The CG Needlework blog has an awesome giveaway to honor Craft Month: Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching has donated an Ultimate Embroidery Kit! Jenny’s site describes it best:
… Read More...The Original Embroidery Kit! Everything you need to learn how to
Free cross-stitch charts
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...
Patterns and charts: Easter
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...
Learn to embroider from Mollie
Mollie of Wild Olive promised us an Embroidery Basics course, and now she’s delivering. Find out more about the free weekly series, coming up soon, from Mollie’s blog post.
Lace work, old and new
John Hopper has an excellent article on The Textile Blog about the lace work of Dagobert Peche in the early 20th century. A sample of Peche’s work is shown in the top image. When I saw it, I couldn’t help … Read More...