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Free download: Machine smocking

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Machine-smocking design by SWAKembroidery.com

I adore smocking on children’s clothing, but I’ve never had the gumption to try it myself. It seems too precise for my skills and too time-consuming for my schedule. SWAKembroidery.com has an answer for folks like me. They’re offering machine-embroidery … Read More...

Tutorial: Christmas Spice quilt

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Quilt and photo by Heidi of Needle NecessitiesHeidi of Needle Necessities has posted a two-part tutorial for creating this fascinating quilt. At the center of each block is a dimensional, origami-like star. I love her fabric choices, but this quilt pattern would work in many other sizes … Read More...

Pimp Stitch goes spooky

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Halloween Week at Pimp StitchOh, no! I fell behind in checking my blog reader, and I missed pattern release day at Pimp Stitch! Ack! Thank goodness there’s still plenty of time to get these patterns and stitch them up before Halloween. Tamie Snow… Read More...

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Sexy Librarians designs from Sublime StitchingIt appears that WordPress had a case of the hiccups yesterday, and many of the posts on the category blogs didn’t roll over to the CraftGossip home page. I’m posting this again so you home-page readers won’t miss it.

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Great idea: bottlecap ornaments

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Figs stump work by Emily of The Floss BoxEmily of The Floss Box produces exquisite stump work. In a recent blog post, she shares how she makes small embroidery works into bottlecap ornaments. While these would be lovely hanging anywhere in a home or office, I think they … Read More...

Get punchy with Marilyn Bohn

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I love the look of punchneedle embroidery. That snuggly, tiny-rug-like texture is so touchable and inviting. I somehow imagined that the technique would be difficult, but Marilyn Bohn has shown me just how wrong I was. Her video tutorial … Read More...

Smocking 101 – Learn How To Smock

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Smocking is an embroidery technique that is used to collect cloth in order for it to stretch. Smocking was extensively employed before elastic in cuffs, bodices, and necklines of clothes when buttons were not desired.

Smocking, which originated in England … Read More...

Christmas Cards

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Christmas cards are exchanged, hung on strings, card holders, trees and displayed on bench tops around the world so why shouldn’t we make them just that little bit nicer than a cardboard mass produced card.

Cross-stitch cards are fun … Read More...