If you love the faux taxidermy trend as much as I do, then this giveaway will knock your socks off. Helen of Bustle & Sew is giving away the kit to make this fabric reindeer head. Everything is included but … Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: Christmas deer
Cute, cute, cute! Make this little deer to decorate a package or the tree. Add a pin to the back, and it also can be worn as a holiday brooch. Susi of Lilla Luise came up with the idea and … Read More...
Win Curious Pug’s favorite things!
Don’t miss the huge giveaway at The Curious Pug! There are lots and lots of awesome prizes, including six palettes of Jenny Hart’s new Sublime Floss! And one winner takes all! Go to the blog post for entry details… Read More...
Free tat pattern: Garden Snowflake
Jane Eborall is sharing her pattern for this beautiful Garden Snowflake. You know someone who needs at least one of these on her holiday tree. Maybe you! Go to Jane’s blog post for the link.
Tiny perfection by Kathy Andrews
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread has completed the miniature Trevelyon’s Cap, and it is spectacular — everything we imagined it might be as we watched the project progress. Go to her blog post to enjoy views from every angle and … Read More...
Orna’s big sale!
Jump on this sale right now! Orna Willis is offering 25% off on a range of her wonderful needlepoint kits! The sale is available only through her blog, so go to her post for all the details.
Plushie Gangnam Style
*shrieking with joy* Gangnam Style plushie posted on Channel Changers. If you’ve been in a coma or something for the past month (and if you have, please forgive my insensitivity), you may not know about this viral Korean pop tune … Read More...
Join CQJP 2013
If you’ve enjoyed seeing all the creativity coming from the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012, maybe you should think about joining in the fun. Registration for CQJP 2013 is open November 1 through December 12. Go to Nicki Lee’s Ravioli … Read More...
Tutorial: Fall merit badges
Susi of Lilla Luise has created some adorable merit badges especially for autumn, and she’s sharing the patterns and instructions. Go to her blog post to find out how to make some.
A finished work
This project takes my breath away. Zaffy of opusanglicanum says modestly that she created a “replica of a large piece of medieval embroidery done entirely in naturally dyed wools and silk.” The detail of this work is astonishing. Go to … Read More...
Tutorials: Handmade Christmas ornaments
Jenni of The Vintage Umbrella has fired up her annual ornament-making engine! Yea! Here are a couple of DIYs that are perfect for needleworkers. Make twine-covered bells and embellish them with all those scraps of trim you’ve been hoarding. Or … Read More...
Free geeky design from Urban Threads
Maybe you’re a geek. If not, there’s surely a geek in your life. So you’d better go grab this adorable design from Urban Threads while it’s free! (It will be regular price beginning November 4.) Go to the download page… Read More...
Remember to enter the giveaways!
Don’t forget to sign up for this week’s giveaways from EK Success and Sublime Stitching:
Coffee cozy kit
Crewel kit
Claudine Hellmuth embroidery transfers
Hedgehog and snowman needle felting kits
Felt stocking kits
Sublime Stitching’s new flosses
To enter, go … Read More...
Free design from Urban Threads
Here’s an awesome, timely freebie from Urban Threads! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More...Show off your skills as a vampire hunter when you machine embroider your own in-the-hoop patch! Available in hand embroidery and stock art versions too — free
New: Sublime Floss!!
Big big news from Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching: Sublime now offers its own line of embroidery floss!! With a soft hand and a bright sheen, the flosses are available in nine palettes of seven colors each. So gorgeous I … Read More...
Inspiration: Claudia W
I can’t stop looking at this beautiful block by Claudia W of Austria for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project. First, it’s my favorite color combination in the world. Second, the intensively stitched details bring me back again and again … Read More...
Free tat pattern: Square doodad
Tatting maven Jane Eborall is sharing a new pattern, Square Motif on Metal Centre. Beautiful, as always. Go to her blog post for the link to the PDF file.
Special price: The Embroiderer’s Handbook
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread recently compiled a list of her site’s top 15 most popular embroidery books, and Country Bumpkin’s The Embroiderer’s Handbook came in at Number 4! To celebrate, the Australian publisher is offering the book … Read More...
The Power of We
Although the day has passed, the spirit is thriving: Leonie of Stitching with Attitude tells us of Blog Action Day on October 15:
… Read More...I’m happy to say I am one of the 2000 bloggers from 108 countries participating in Blog
Resource: Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials
Palak of Make It Handmade sent me a recommendation for a site I hadn’t seen before, Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials. Palak says,
… Read More...I came across this site when I was searching for handwork tutorials. She has a huge library