You could add this design to a kitchen towel or cloth napkin. They are sure to make the Breakfast table that little more cheerful in the morning. Imagine being served breakfast in bed with this cute little napkin. (Yes please). … Read More...
Free Chart – Redwork Roses
Love this hearts and roses pattern by Sewfrenchembroidery.com . The pattern/ chart is available free to download at her website. This piece would look amazing on a lacy card.
Whitework Video
Mary Corbet of Needle N Thread recently posted about this video that tells about Appenzell whitework. It is about 30 minutes long and is quite informative. As Mary says, “Appenzell is a region in northeast Switzerland, famous in the embroidery … Read More...
Blackwork Snowflake
Blackwork is a fun counted-thread embroidery style that is easy to learn and can be done using any evenweave fabric and embroidery thread. Imaginesque is a great source of free blackwork charts and this recent post is a fine example … Read More...
Inspiration: Sami Teasedale
Droolworthy: the modern “blackwork” of Sami Teasedale of Teasemade. Sami describes herself:
… Read More...Maker of treats hand stitched with a needle and thread, from jewellery treasures to intricate textile artwork. I have a love for hand embroidery and I am a
Whitework: Beautiful shadows
Chris Richards of Ella’s Craft Creations reminds us that the beauty of whitework lies in its texture. She says,
… Read More...I feel that textural pieces, really catch the eye and obviously which thread you use to accomplish it! In this piece
Follow the redwork progress
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has embarked on a new many-staged project that she’s sharing with us in a series of posts. If you want to track her progress on the Hungarian Redwork Runner from beginning to end, she’s … Read More...
New Schwalm designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has just released five new embroidery patterns you’re going to love. She says,
… Read More...The style is Schwalm Needlework which was originally from Germany a few centuries ago. My designs are focused around elements found
New-media blackwork
This is completely, utterly brilliant!! Toni Buckby sent me this note:
… Read More...I’m a textile artist based in Sheffield (UK) and I thought you might be interested in a project I’ve been working on for the last year, a stop frame
Teaching by example
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shares a slideshow examining a gorgeous sampler designed and stitched by embroidery teacher Maria do Céu Freitas. I spot a variety of cutwork and whitework techniques. Meri points out that it includes “more complex … Read More...
Free online class: Chikankari
Anita of Artistic Fingers will lead a free online class in Chikankari over six to eight weeks. She says,
This Indian embroidery is a form of whitework…This embroidery is a combination of techniques–shadow work, pulled thread, and surface embroidery.
Beautiful! … Read More...
Tutorial: Woodland Santa pillow
The First Friday Freebie from Kaaren of The Painted Quilt is this sweet embroidered holiday pillow. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.
Learn about Schwalm whitework
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares photos of the work of her reader Jana. The tablerunner Jana created is, as Mary points out, a masterpiece of Schwalm whitework. You can see lots more photos and learn a bit … Read More...
New designs from JMD
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has released a new trio of hand-embroidery designs in the style of medieval woodcuts. Charming. Janet says it uses only two basic stitches, so it’s a great project for beginners. See all of the … Read More...
Attend EGA’s Flamingo Fandango
The Kreinik Thread Blog shared a brochure for the meeting of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America this September in Naples, Florida. I intended to take a quick glance and got caught up for at least a half-hour. Dozens of opportunities … Read More...
A source for free Middle Eastern motifs
Long name, great content: Mathilde Eschenbach’s Charts for Medieval Egyptian Counted-Thread Embroidery. This site is an index of free motifs of mainly Middle Eastern origins for double running stitch, pattern darning, and cross-stitch. Check it out.
And many thanks … Read More...
Blackwork’s cousin Kasuti
Hannah of enbrouderie introduces us to another ethnic stitching tradition. She says,
Kasuti is a type of embroidery from Karnataka, India. Like blackwork, it is geometric and worked in double running stitch. However, it is traditionally very brightly colored.
One pattern three ways
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs shares a pattern and shows us several ways to use it — as a counted cross-stitch motif, as counted blackwork, and as freehand embroidery. See her post and get the freebie.
Free cross-stitch charts from Kincavel Krosses
Redwork on quilts
Roseann of Rosebud’s Cottage gives us a close-up look at some of the red and white quilts on display at a quilt show in New York City last month, many incorporating redwork embroidery. You’ll enjoy her photos. Go to Roseann’s … Read More...