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Calling all geeks, nerds, and fans of all things cult-themed! Get ready to embark on a cross-stitching journey that celebrates your inner geek with our collection of free geeky cross-stitch patterns. From beloved movies and TV shows to iconic symbols … Read More...
Happy 4th of July! To celebrate America’s independence, the Pink Samurai created Uncle Kitty, the American flag and a few fireworks for you to embroider. Lucky for my dogs, these fireworks are festive yet very quiet. I hope … Read More...
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. … Read More...
Let’s face it, there is only so much floss and tea towels you can give as a gift. Although there is always a need for DMC 310, who wouldn’t occasionally like to receive a giftie that not only is … Read More...
April showers bring May flowers…that may be the case unless your Lisa from A Cuppa Tea with Me. Instead of waiting till May for her flowers to bloom, she made her own. Lisa’s … Read More...
This embroidery hoop headband organizer will help bring order to a jumbled pile of headbands. The covered hoop hangs on the wall, with a length of ribbon hanging below. The ribbon has pockets sewn across it to hold headbands. Lauren … Read More...
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make this ruffled laundry bag, using an embroidery hoop to hang it and keep it open. It’s beautiful in white, covered in rows of ruffles. It could also be fun to … Read More...
I am the worst when it comes to organizing my floss. It is always a tangled mess. This year I am going to try to do a better job at taming the big bundle of floss knotted in my … Read More...
I know this is two Imaginesque posts in a row, but I couldn’t resist posting about this free pattern. It reminds me of Battenburg lace. It is so lovely and it is just one of the free patterns in the … Read More...
If you are intimidated by multi needle machine embroidery, then you need to head on over to Eileen’s Machine Embroidery blog to join in the conversation about that topic. Once you have mastered regular machine embroidery apparently the next step … Read More...
Imaginesque patterns are usually free form and you can use them for most anything so I like to use my imagination for what they will be useful for when stitched up. When I saw this one, I immediately thought of … Read More...
Rebecca sent me a link to her cute, cute miniature Christmas trees. Aren’t they cute? I love their fullness and the way she has embellished them with simple but effective ornamentation. You can see how she accomplishes this on her … Read More...
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted a round up of her Christmas patterns so you can enjoy all the designs she has posted over the years and use them in your Christmas crafting. Whether you are making ornaments … Read More...
Mary Corbet has been writing about Tambour embroidery lately and she recently finished another practice piece, shown here. You can get a copy of this pattern at the Needle ‘N Thread blog and find a materials list there too. She … Read More...
Over at About.com DIY Fashion, Rain Blanken has collected several sets of embroidery designs for us to enjoy. Themes include vintage women, vintage little girls, fantasy, canines, butterflies, farm animals, and wild animals. Rain also has a gallery of finished … Read More...
This cute flower design is one of Kelly Fletcher’s free patterns available from her Craftsy shop. She is a prolific embroidery designer that has her patterns available from several sources. She has her Craftsy shop, an Etsy shop, and … Read More...
Here’s another great free hand embroidery pattern from Imaginesque. This one is a lovely stylized flower pattern. The spelling in the title of this blog is not incorrect by the way – it is the way it is spelled at … Read More...
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free Openwork Flower embroidery pattern recently. As she says, it is “… a great piece for practicing openwork fillings, like the kind used in different types of pulled thread and drawn thread … Read More...
Mary Corbett from Needle N Thread has added a new free hand embroidery pattern she is calling Exuberant Flower. I think it is definitely exuberant but it is also elegant. She adapted the pattern from a design found in an … Read More...
I love browsing around Etsy – there are so many great original embroidery patterns to lurk through and drool over. This one, entitled Modern Blooms, also has an accompanying cross-stitch chart as well. In addition, instructions for sewing a tea … Read More...
