Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows an unusually padded technique for basketweave goldwork. She notes that, if you’re not into goldwork, the technique works equally well with regular embroidery threads. Check out the tute.
Tutorial: Bird softie
Lolly Chops shares a pattern and tutorial for a sweet birdie with unlimited possibilities for variations and embellishments. Go to her blog post.
Tutorial: Contemporary filet darning
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs walks us step-by-step through a contemporary filet darning interpretation of her seahorse design. I think the dimensional border she created is as beautiful as the central motif. Go to her blog post to see … Read More...
Tutorial: Pebble doll
Anna Branford shares her technique for creating this sweet pebble doll–perfectly huggable and textural for little hands. She says the project is appropriate for those with beginner skills, but imagine the lengths to which a more experienced stitcher could … Read More...
Tutorial: Tufted satin stitch
Kay Hickman has posted an article on Bernina Blog explaining how to turn a machine-embroidered satin stitch into fluffy tufted satin stitch. See her tute.
Get some Needle Knowledge
Holy smokes! Look what I found! A new site devoted to “all things needlework”: Needle Knowledge. The site has four main areas–Knitting & Crochet, Embroidery & Needlework, Sewing & Quilting, and Knowledge Nuggets. My personal interests hit each of … Read More...
Stitch a sharp point
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread solves the problem of how to get a sharp point in satin stitch. See her tute.
Tutorial: Basic shisha embroidery
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting is sharing a tutorial for basic shisha–attaching tiny mirrors to fabric with embroidery. See the tute.
Crazy-quilt seam treatment: Ricrac
This is what happens when SharonB gets ahold of humble ricrac. Get the details of this seam treatment from her Pin Tangle blog post.
Undoing goldwork
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread explains how to remove couched metal thread from a goldwork piece without damaging the ground fabric. See her post.
Stitch an easy raspberry
Zinaida of Hearty Craft shares her technique for stitching raised raspberries using a scrap of felt and bullion knots. The post is translated to English and includes a link (under the third photo) to a free raspberry-pot design. Go to … Read More...
Learn the prick-and-pounce transfer technique
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread offers a detailed tutorial for the prick-and-pounce method of transferring an embroidery design to fabric. See her post.
Stitch Milanese with Janet
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shares a pattern for a mini-stocking and tips for completing it with variations of Milanese stitch. See her post.
Stitch a sweet berry
While She Naps shows us how to make her version of a sweet felt strawberry. I love the seed-bead seeds. See her tute.
Learn jacquard stitch
Cheryl Fall of About.com shares a new Stitch Journal page for jacquard stitch. She says, “The Jacquard Stitch is a needlepoint filling stitch worked in diagonal, stepped rows of both broad and narrow stitches.” Learn this beautiful technique. Go to … Read More...
Make some summery coasters
Molly of The Purl Bee shows us how to make these adorable felt-applique coasters to bring some summer to your table. See the tute.
And many thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.
Half-cross is not needlepoint
If you can use the same charts for needlepoint and half-cross-stitch, are the two techniques the same? Not at all. Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint talks us through the differences. See her post.
Tutorial: Tatted pointed chain
Jon Yusoff of Tat-a-Renda shares her technique for creating a pointed chain–a way of transforming a simple curve into a gothic arch as shown in this illustration. See her tute.
Perfectly tiny
Squeee! Look at the winner of feeling stitchy‘s May stitchalong! Lia of Summerday Studio stitched a miniature version of May’s pattern on a dress for a Blythe doll. Wow. And what’s more, she’s sharing a technical illustration so you … Read More...
No Days Road Show this Saturday at The Glass Studio
I’m so excited about this so I’m sharing it here. If you’re in the Los Angeles area this Saturday, June 11th please stop by The Glass Studio for a No Days Adhesive “Road Show”. Their resident goddess and my … Read More...