Kathy Shaw of Shawkl stitched up these precious tiny newborn slippers using a pattern from NewConceptions.com. With just the addition of a wrapped rose, they become not only practical, but also a keepsake. See Kathy’s post.
Tutorial: Punto antico bullion flower
Jeanine in Canada of Italian Needlework demos how to create a punto antico bullion flower. Gorgeous! Go to her tute.
Recent stitch tutorials
Make a skein holder
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread has posted a tutorial for making a simple holder for the skeins of wool used in crewel or needlepoint. This inexpensive project is a must-have for traveling stitchers. See the tute.
Video tutorial: Easy fabric flowers
Ase0esA has posted a video tutorial on Instructables for creating easy fabric flowers. Check out the tute.
Tutorial: Starch-method applique
Joanna of Fig Tree & Co. has posted a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew! for the starch method of applique–especially handy for small pieces such as these leaves. See her tute.
Embroider with raffia
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook explains a bit about using raffia in lesage. Even if you’re not into hook-embroidery techniques, you’ll enjoy the gorgeous photos of completed work. Go to her blog post.
Learn embroidery basics
Cassandra of Ooo! Shiny! is starting a series of online embroidery lessons, beginning with the very basics such as selecting fabrics, hoops, and needles. If you’re an embroidery novice, be sure to check it out. Go to her first post… Read More...
Stitch a card or tag
Paper artist Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut has crossed over into needlework with a simple but effective design of stitches on paper. Find out how she did it from her blog post.
Wind up your floss
If you’ve ever given yourself a crick-in-the-neck by winding up all your new skeins of floss onto bobbins (I sure have!), then you’re going to love this trick by Allison of Little Lovelies. Find out her secret.
How to avoid needlepoint “dandruff”
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to overpaint a canvas to prevent light-colored backgrounds from showing through dark stitching. See her post.
New Online Bead Making E-mag – Soda Lime Times
A friend told me about this new online magazine you all should check out. It’s for glass bead making and it looks great. It’s called Soda Lime Times. You must get a copy. There’s even a tutorial on how … Read More...
Tutorial: Hearts for your tree
Remember the Tree of Hearts by Astrid of Red Red Completely Red? In thanks for the heartfelt responses to her post, Astrid has posted a tute showing us how to make her little heart-pocket ornaments. Go to her tutorial… Read More...
Needlepoint in motion
Jane of the Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure has collected links to YouTube videos for needlepointers. Check them out.
Texturing with chain stitch
Check out this sample of high-texture embroidery by SharonB of Pin Tangle. If this doesn’t make your fingers itch to stitch, nothing can! She says,
… Read More...I was experimenting with varieties of chain stitch which included oyster stitch and cable
How to from Curbly: Make Glowing Firefly Jars
I love getting my newsletters in my email box from Curbly. There’s always some cool DIY project. This one has to be one of the all time easiest project I’ve come across. Not just on Curbly but on any of … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt flower embellishments
Molly of The Purl Bee shares the pattern and tutorials for infinitely variable felt flower embellishments. She says,
… Read More...The beauty of this project is that there are no real rules. You can mix and match all the shapes to make
Video tutorial: Bead in ring
Yarnplayer shows us a technique for adding a bead in the center of a tatted ring. She says,
… Read More...I made this video while working on a design that uses beads in the center of rings. Enough of a challenge in
New tatting book from Jon Yusoff
Jon Yusoff‘s new tatting book is available now! Elegant Tatting Gems includes the 18 designs shown here. Jon says,
… Read More...The approach that I have taken for this book is to come up with designs that uses the basic techniques
Tutorial: Tudor rose with goldwork
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread tutors us step by step in stitching her gorgeous Tudor-style rose medallion, incorporating goldwork. This is your chance to try out some new, rewarding techniques. See the first post.