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Tutorial: Tighten up an old hoop

June 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

You can easily tighten the grip of an old or worn embroidery hoop. MafiosaGrrl shows you how. See the tute.

Free pattern: Primitive doll

June 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

Kaaren of The Painted Quilt is sharing her original pattern for Prudence, a primitive doll. This basic form is so versatile, I can easily imagine it becoming a fancy or beaded doll. On the other hand, prim has its … Read More...

Inspiration: Creative Kismet

June 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

Regina of Creative Kismet is the only woman in a houseful of men. To pamper herself a little bit, she has staked out a small bathroom for her own use, decorating it to suit her feminine tastes. Among her lovely … Read More...

Tutorial: Italian knotted border stitch

June 15, 2010 by Denise Felton

This week’s TAST challenge stitch is so beautiful. Italian knotted border stitch is new to me, and I can’t wait to try it. Go to SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog for the tute.

Free charts: Father’s Day

June 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

(1) Bonne fête Papa from les petites croix de Christine
(2) Bonne fête papa from Val’ en croix
(3) Cœur brodé Fête des Pères from Chez Mamigoz
(4) Coeur Papa from Brodyzen Créations
(5)  Bonne fête papa from Val’ en … Read More...

Tip: Candle holder becomes stitcher’s friend

June 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Here is a completely brilliant tip from  KERRYKATIECAKES:

I bought a set of the Glade Scented Oil Candles…  They have a glass holder and the candles sit in it and burn away while scenting the room with yummy fragrance. 

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Tutorial: Stitch braids

June 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Jacquie of MafiosaGrrl shows us how to get the effect of braided hair in an embroidered portrait. Cool! See the tute.

And many thanks to Jenny Hart (Sublime Stitching) for her post on feeling stitchy that pointed … Read More...

Inspiration: Fat-Quarter

June 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Oh. My. Goodness. Look what Annet (Fat-Quarter) did with raised cup stitch! Not to mention fancy hem stitch and buttonholed herringbone. She’s certainly making the most of the TAST challenge! Get all the details (and see more … Read More...

Giveaway: Erin Ewer cross-stitch kit

June 14, 2010 by Denise Felton

Wouldn’t you love to get a free kit for this cross-stitch butterfly fairy designed by Erin Ewer? Yiotas XStitch is giving one away! Go to the site to enter before June 30.

Free patterns: Hand-embroidery

June 13, 2010 by Denise Felton

This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.

Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More...

Back in ribbon’s heyday

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

Enjoy a fascinating look at ribbon making in the 19th century and images of some gorgeously intricate designs on John Hopper‘s The Textile Blog.

Tutorial: Embellish a frame with embroidery

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive shows us an easy way to add a bit of stitched embellishment to a wood frame. See the tute.

Tutorial: Needleweaving

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

See those little needlewoven walkways in Laura Wasilowski’s art quilt? Laura steps us through her technique over on her Artfabrik blog. See the tute.

Rachel shares her space-y philosophy

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

I love Rachel Hobson‘s brain. Our space-loving friend, while watching an IMAX film about the Hubble telescope and astronaut John Grunsfeld, was inspired to commit this bit of zenlike philosophy to stitch. You have to read the whole story. … Read More...

Tutorial: Ribbon chrysanthemum

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

Kenneth King has posted a tutorial on the Threads blog for making this gorgeous ribbon chrysanthemum. The version he demos is pretty huge. “It’s somewhat extravagant,” he says, “suitable for trimming hats, or as a finishing touch on an evening … Read More...

A gift from Di

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

Di van Niekerk of Crafts Unlimited in South Africa included this tidbit in her latest newsflash:

I thought it would be appropriate during this special time, as the host country of the World Cup, to give you a gorgeous African

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A stitchy rapprochement

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

The conflict between Sublime Stitching and Urban Threads has been resolved. Please read the Urban Threads statement and the Sublime Stitching statement. Peace rocks! And so do the designs produced by these awesome companies.

A timely freebie from UT

June 11, 2010 by Denise Felton

The Urban Threads newsletter announces:

Just in time for Father’s Day, here’s a new freebie: the Dad tattoo! It’s a fun design to embellish gifts for rockin’ dads, of course, but we’ll bet you know a little punk or

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Embroider your own Fendi bag

June 9, 2010 by Denise Felton

Fendi — the totally upscale bag designer — is offering a DIY kit. Net-a-Porter.com says,

Master the art of self-expression with Fendi’s wonderfully innovative take on their iconic Baguette. This DIY embroidery kit and sheer natural woven raffia shoulder bag

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Tat Days are coming soon

June 9, 2010 by Denise Felton

The Palmetto Tatters (“Our mission is to promote the craft of tatting and spread it like kudzu across the South!”) are once again sponsoring Tat Days, a rolicking weekend of learning, playing, and most of all tatting, which will take … Read More...

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