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Tutorial: Embroidered tea towel from your child’s drawing

May 7, 2012 by Denise Felton

Here is the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the Gran in your life: Trace one of your child’s drawings to a tea towel and embroider it! I promise Gran will display it proudly in her kitchen and enjoy it every … Read More...

Free design: Fiesta kitty

May 7, 2012 by Denise Felton

Here’s a treat from Urban Threads. The UT e-newsletter says,

This adorable maraca-shakin’, sombrero-wearin’ kitty is FREE! This design is available in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats, free though May 13. Get your design here!

Free pattern: Mini Mystery #8

May 1, 2012 by Denise Felton

Laura is sharing another pretty Mini Mystery needlepoint design over on her Two-Handed Stitcher blog. Go grab the pattern.

The Plastic Canvas Dr Who Tardis is in your bathroom

May 1, 2012 by Denise Felton

Jen of Knitolution Designs has designed a Tardis tissue-box cover…and she’s sharing the pattern! A dream come true for us nerdy Dr.-Who-and-plastic-canvas lovers. If you want to get your nerd on, too, go to the blog post for the link … Read More...

What is tambour beading?

May 1, 2012 by Denise Felton

In the new series over on MrXStitch, Sequintial Art, Claire Barrett gives us an intro to tambour beading, which entails stitching with a hook. Many couture houses use this traditional Indian technique to cover large areas quickly with beads or … Read More...

See “This Sharp World…” in Miami

April 29, 2012 by Denise Felton

Kate Kretz‘s needle art is amazing. And I mean that literally. When I look at her work, my mouth falls open and I go into a kind of trance, enthralled by her concepts and captivated by her exquisite technique. … Read More...

Learn from Helen and Mary Jo!

April 29, 2012 by Denise Felton

Check out this rockin announcement from Helen Gibb‘s newsletter, Ribbon Snips:

Reknowned fabric artist Mary Jo Hiney is coming to Colorado to team up with Helen to teach at our annual Summer Workshop this June, and we can’t wait

… Read More...

Recent stitch tutorials

April 28, 2012 by Denise Felton

Embroidery is a great way to add a touch of personal flair to any project, and there are a variety of techniques and stitches available to explore. This article offers a variety of links to tutorials and articles on different … Read More...

Stitching in Bali

April 25, 2012 by Denise Felton

Emma of DMC Threads blog is spending nearly a month in Bali, sharing embroidery and crafting skills with the children of Jodie O’Shea Orphanage. Follow her adventures through her blog posts. And thank you Emma, DMC, and all of … Read More...

free hand-embroidery patterns

April 23, 2012 by Denise Felton

To say I’m behind in posting links to free patterns is an understatement! Enjoy these designs dating back to the first of the year.

This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for … Read More...

Needlefelted joy

April 22, 2012 by Denise Felton

Cutest. Pincushions. EVER. From Astrig on Etsy (via Selvage Blog).

Ed. note: Astrig didn’t ask or pay me to post about her stuff. I actually think these are the cutest. Pincushions. EVER.

Teeny tiny divinity

April 17, 2012 by Denise Felton

Squeee! Ganesha is interpreted as a DeriDoll. Go to Deriana‘s post to see more and bigger views.

Punky stitches to wear

April 12, 2012 by Denise Felton

A perfect example of edgy contemporary embroidery–as an artform and as adornment–is this Tank Girl brooch by Betty Delights of the UK. Her Etsy shop intro says,

I do not use patterns. I choose my design and hand draw onto

… Read More...

Free pattern: Tatted bookmark

April 12, 2012 by Denise Felton

The pattern for this pretty clover bookmark designed by Esther Leavitt is free from Craftown.com. Go to the post.

 

Inspiration: Shirley S-B

April 9, 2012 by Denise Felton

My favorite thing about this block by Shirley S-B of Missouri: silk-ribbon embroidery within the patches, not just in the seam treatments. Go to her CQ Journal Project 2012 post to enlarge the image so you can see the details. … Read More...

Inspiration: Pinta Ribbon Embroidery Tutotorial

April 7, 2012 by Denise Felton

Tiny, simple, and perfect. Pinta creates a nosegay of roses with just a few clever stitches of silk ribbon. Genius. See more views at her blog post.

Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding … Read More...

Tutorial: Burlap fringe flowers

March 30, 2012 by Denise Felton

Yea, Donna Downey! She shows us how to make looped fringe from burlap (or any loose-woven fabric). And then she demos how to turn that fringe into a flower. Two techniques that contributed to the beauty of this fabric … Read More...

Tutorial: Felt Easter finger puppets

March 30, 2012 by Denise Felton

Here’s a great project to stitch with your kids as Easter approaches! Molly of Wild Olive reshares her tutorial for eggy felt finger puppets. Go to her post.

Check out these other finger puppet articles we wrote or buy … Read More...

Tutorial: Pea Pod wrist pin cushion

March 24, 2012 by Denise Felton

Possibly the cutest wrist pin cushion ever: Quilt Story‘s tutorial at Moda Bakeshop blog uses abundant photos to show us how to make this Pea Pod notion from a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) or scraps. See the tute.… Read More...

Free pattern: Easter bunny pincushion

March 22, 2012 by Denise Felton

Here’s a sweet Easter gift from Bronwyn of Red Brolly: a free pattern for a darling pincushion. Go to her post for the download link.

(Unfortunately, Bronwyn passed away and her blog is no longer active, and whilst we … Read More...

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