(1) Coquelicots from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(2) Le Paon from Bien le Bonjour aux Brodeuses
(3) Les fleurs de mon jardin from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou
(4) Boule à neige from Cachounette
(5) … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free hand-embroidery patterns
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...
Free charts from un jour, une grille
(1) Gateau d’anniversaire
(2) Vélo
(3) Maison à oiseau (ou boite au lettre je sais pas)
(4) Amplificateur
(5) Carrosse
(6) Scooter
(7) Orange
(8) Bonhomme de neige
(9) Ballon de Basket
(10) Voiture
(11) Chaine hifi
(12) Chaton roux… Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
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...
How Ruth built the dragon
Ruth O’Leary fills us in on the construction of her gorgeous and famous figurehead — her 3D embroidered dragon. The post isn’t exactly a tutorial, but there’s lots of good information. See the post.
Tutorial: Floss blending
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching gives us the 411 on floss blending, using a new Ryan Berkley embroidery pattern as an example. She says,
… Read More...Think of this as mixing paint without the mess. As I was about to stitch up
Tutorial: Weave a simple trivet
Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou.com guest posts on poppytalk with a weaving tutorial. First, she shows us how to make a simple loom from a stretcher frame. Then she demos weaving a trivet from scrap fabric. See the tute.
Tutorial: Bow with tails
Threads blog continues the series of tutorials based on John Koch’s techniques with a how-to for creating millinery-quality bows with tails. See the tute.
Free charts for charity projects
Bargello Needlepoint blog gives us the heads-up on an outstanding source of free charts to be used for charity projects. See the post.
Join Mary’s wool embroidery project
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread invites us to stitch along, step by step, on her pomegranate corner design. She says,
… Read More...The design gives some good “scope” for some fun stitching, as well as a few focal points for learning
Tutorial: Embroidered paper valentines
I love embroidery on paper, so these stitched-paper valentines by Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches make me sing and dance. Instead of giving us one pattern freebie and thus one look, Nikki shows us how to make a pattern from … Read More...
Free pattern: Anchor valentine
Heidi of Speckless shares her pattern for an untraditional valentine with tattoo flair. Get the free pattern.
Tutorial: Embroidered love notes
Maggie of Smashed Peas and Carrots shows us how to make embroidered love notes for our sweethearts. She says,
… Read More...I saw the original idea for these from Katie.cupcake but changed mine up a bit because there was no way in
Tutorial: Felt heart ornament
Lynn B shows us step-by-step how to complete her darling heart-pillow ornament. She points to other tutorials to help you with the basics. And she’s offering her pattern for the little square-pillow ornament as a freebie. Go to Lynn’s blog … Read More...
Free pattern: Tat a coaster set
More vintage goodness from Bramcoast Publishing. This time they’re sharing a 1920s pattern for a set of tatted coasters and a sweet little case to hold them. Go to the pattern post.
Make a Glossy with Alma
I’m so in love with Alma Stoller‘s new Glossy technique! I’ve promised myself that as soon as I finish writing about it, I can pick up my hoop and try it.
Alma has dedicated a new blog to The … Read More...
Counted Wishes is coming!
Angie Kowalsky gives us this heads up:
… Read More...I hope that you can join us Feb. 1-7 for the Counted Wishes Festival! Stop by and see the new designs and Show Specials, sample our Goodie Bag Page, sign up for Grand
A new mini sampler from Janet Granger
Check out the newest miniature sampler design from Janet Granger. Her blog says,
… Read More...An Arts and Crafts style doll’s house sampler, which measures just over two inches wide. It’s stitched on 32 count evenweave fabric. The saying on the
Free hand-embroidery designs from Bramcoast
In its continuing quest to revive vintage crafts, Bramcoast Publications is sharing 16 hand-embroidery motifs from the early 1920s. The blog post notes these sweet designs “would’ve been used to embellish undergarments, towels, handkerchiefs, baby items and other home and … Read More...