Craft Gossip

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint challenges you to learn a new technique — converting a cross-stitch chart to needlepoint — and bust your stash at the same time. She invites readers to apply a variety of stitches and threads to the…

lovestitches is sharing a thrifted pattern for a beautiful crewel motif. Go grab it.

Creature Comforts — Natalie Lymer’s latest embroidered quilt pattern — is now available from Cinderberry Stitches. Natalie says, “I thought it was about time I designed a stitchery combining a collection of my whimsical creatures.” Precious. Get the details.

Jodie of Ric-Rac blog created this Craft Clock. Treat yourself to a laugh and read her blog post about it.

Wow! Check out the new fabrics from Laurie Wisbrun and Scarlet Fig! Seriously, these beg to be embroidered. Get a better peek on Laurie’s blog.

Jhoanna of One Red Robin is sharing her original pattern for this sweet little bear. She says,

I haven’t stitched her up yet but I was thinking of using fabric applique for the skirt and balloons, satin-stitching the snout and shoes, and using…

Carol-Anne Conway of Threads Across the Web is letting us look over her shoulder as she completes a project using techniques she learned in a Japanese beading class. This project involves stringing the beads and then couching the strands. I’ve got to…