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Tutorial: Knotted broken chain stitch

April 20, 2010 by Denise Felton

Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas uses knotted broken chain stitch for a beautiful fill. Let her show you how.

Try two tatting tools

April 20, 2010 by Denise Felton

Jon of Jon’s Thread Escapade introduces two favortie tools that tatters are going to love. Go see.

Robin teaches how to blend bead colors

April 20, 2010 by Denise Felton

Robin Atkins of Beadlust acknowledges that, when it comes to beads, “there are only so many colors and those you have can’t be mixed like paint.” So she’s sharing a masterful technique for blending beads to achieve new color gradations. … Read More...

Tutorial: The proper way to cut pearl cotton

April 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

With a few quick photos and words, Bargello Needlepoint blog shows us how to turn a twisted skein of pearl cotton thread into an easy-to-use pull-skein. No more winding; no more tangles. Brilliant. See the tute.

Video tutorial: Sausage Dog CD Envelope

April 19, 2010 by Denise Felton

Dash over to feeling stitchy and grab Kirsty‘s design for this adorable Sausage Dog CD Envelope. Yes, the little pooch wraps all the way around the CD. Too cute. Go to the blog post to download the pattern and … Read More...

Free charts: Cross-stitch

April 18, 2010 by Denise Felton

This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More...

Tutorial: Easier cutting for felt applique

April 17, 2010 by Denise Felton

Robin of Needlepoint Study Hall shows us how to use Glad Press ‘n’ Seal wrap to hold a paper pattern in place while you cut out a piece of felt, which she says makes it fun and easy to add … Read More...

Free stash-buster project from Janet

April 17, 2010 by Denise Felton

Here’s another rockin stash-buster project from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,

Brimming with Scotch Stitch diamonds in two sizes, the Scrap Bag Needlepoint pattern is a good one for medium and large projects. Two colors appear

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Tutorial: Needlepad with picot trim

April 17, 2010 by Denise Felton

Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has posted a tutorial for this beautiful needlepad, including a stitch tute for the buttonhole stitch with picots that she used around the edge. So pretty! See the tutorial.

The Needlework Show is open!

April 17, 2010 by Denise Felton

Here’s a heads-up from Cindy Ward of The Needlework Show:

The Needlework Show is currently open…

The General Viewing pages will close on Sunday at midnight, so if you’re wanting to browse the show and place orders with your

… Read More...

Learn bargello stitches

January 20, 2010 by Denise Felton

stitchesBargello Love, author of Bargello Needlepoint blog, must be one wildly energetic woman. She’s already cranking a 365-day challenge — a 2″ x 2″ bargello sample each day. Meanwhile, she’s still posting one stitch sample after another. Recent demos … Read More...

Free patterns and charts: New Year

December 7, 2009 by Denise Felton

mosaic(1) Bonne Année from Le blog de kali
(2) Losange Bonne année from Le blog de mimi
(3) Bonne année from Le blog de defidetoile

Inspiration: Beate Knappe

October 8, 2009 by Denise Felton

broochBeate Knappe‘s new brooches combine felting and embroidery in a fresh, new, funky way. Love them. See more photos on Beate’s blog.

Free seed-bead size chart

September 14, 2009 by Denise Felton

beadchartSharonB of Pin Tangle blog is sharing the link to a handy, free seed-bead size chart. She says,

If you print it out and keep it handy you will be able to substitute beads in a pattern. It  also supplies

… Read More...

Free pattern: Cupcake cuties

May 10, 2009 by Denise Felton

debPetit Debutante is joining LollyChops’ Cupcake Week by sharing her own pattern for some adorable cupcakes. The designs are free for personal use. Get the pattern.

Save time by prethreading

March 5, 2009 by Denise Felton

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Sandra Leichner of Sandra’s Snippets blog is sharing some tips about organizing a large hand-embroidery project that requires frequent thread-color changes. She says, “I have found by doing this one small thing, I can eliminate a day or more off … Read More...

Tutorial: Stitched angel greeting card

August 21, 2008 by Denise Felton

Project and photo from CraftBitsYou can make this sweet embroidered-angel greeting card. Get step-by-step instructions on CraftBits.

Anatomically appropriate embroidery

August 1, 2008 by Denise Felton

Thong embroidered with Sublime Stitching design by RachelKristinWhat can you do with Sublime Stitching‘s Vital Organs pattern collection? RachelKristin embellished a thong in the “I am woman, hear me roar” tradition! Too funny! Check the Sublime Stitching Craftster forum for additional interesting applications of these biological … Read More...

Crazy Quilters Bling

March 13, 2008 by Vikram Goyal

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Are you a crazy quilter who often gets asked to make things for family and friends? but find it hard to say no or to explain just how much detail, time and effort goes into each piece.  Then this might … Read More...

Cleaning Antique Samplers

August 9, 2007 by Shellie Wilson

Can I clean an antique sampler?

There is not a great deal you can do to mend or fix the appearance of a sampler once it has become stained and precious samplers should be restored by a professional.

Remove the … Read More...

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