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The Hand Embroidery Network ramps up

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headerAdd the new Hand Embroidery Network blog to your reader right now! You’ll want to hear about all of the network’s new developments as they emerge. In brief,

Over the next few months there will be new developments of the Hand Embroidery Network. Starting with the launch of the new Hand Embroidery Network blog. This is where you will find all the latest developments plus a look at some of the work of the network community members. With now over 400 members the community is rapidly becoming the number one place for hand embroidery…

New features and sections of the network’s site will include

  • New Hand Embroidery Network Shop – where we will be selling a new range of hand embroidery patterns/designs, kits, materials and books etc.
  • The Hand Embroidery Network Directory – this will be a comprehensive directory of embroidery resources including; embroidery artists, embroidery galleries and embroidery education etc. …
  • Free Community Resources – to include new free projects, a completed stitch A-Z (including illustrations and photographs), embroidery videos on hand and free machine embroidery, stitch techniques and embroidery related articles.

And lots more! Get the details.

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Designer Spotlight: Bad Stitched

I came across the Etsy shop Bad Stitched when I was looking for bookmark cross stitch patterns and found their adorable pride bat bookmark, which I didn’t share then because I was going for more of a back to school vibe, but it’s definitely worth checking out if you love rainbows and bats. 

This Etsy shop is big on whimsy and color, but not on organization, as there are not categories. Still, as of this writing there were only a little more than 60 patterns, so it’s small enough to scroll through. 

In keeping with the theme of the bat bookmark, there are a lot of designs with animals and insects in different colors. Another one that caught my in this neon cicada with a crescent moon and stars. This one is 85 by 70 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 6 by 5 inches, or 15.4 by 12.7 cm. 

You’ll also find patterns with animals such as mice, a snail, a jellyfish, a wolf, a corgi in a birthday hat, a fat seal and other bat designs. There are several mushroom designs, a pirate frog, and a scuba diving ghost (among other ghostly designs). You’ll find cats and mythical characters, a mouse thinking about eating strawberries and more. 

There’s also an ebook full of mushroom designs, and another of creepy creatures for Halloween and beyond. There’s also a Pantheon bundle, full of gods, goddesses, characters from mythology, three amphora designs and a Greek inspired font. 

If these sorts of designs sound like something you’d like to stitch, check out Bad Stitched on Etsy. 

Know of a cross stitch designer (or are you a cross stitch designer) who should be featured in the designer spotlight? Let me know by leaving a comment or sending a note through the “suggest a DIY” link at the top of the page. 

[Photo: Bad Stitched]