Fall is in the air, and I’m feeling a need to embroider. If you’re like me, you have an enormous pile of yarn left over from other projects. In my case, it sits in my needlework bag and taunts me, daring me to dig into it and make something pretty. So, one early fall afternoon […]
Jenny Hart’s newly released book, Embroidered Effects, takes the easy-to-follow stitching instructions Jenny’s known for and pulls in new, more advanced stitches and design elements to help move stitchers to a new level. Where Jenny’s book Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To introduces basic stitches and provides dozens of very simple patterns, […]
By Vickie Howell If you’re like me, you pretty much start celebrating Halloween by about September 15th. Skulls, witches, bats, and ghosts make me smile like a kid at Christmas (no disrespect). Instead of keeping the visions of pumpkins dancing in my head, though, I prefer to sew them onto cloth. Join me won’tcha, by […]
Get the new Subversive Cross Stitch Halloween Patterns Kit that comes with 4 patterns, instructions, black material, orange floss, needle, and glow in the dark floss! (Disclaimer: The other 2 patterns not pictured above contain profanity.)
Merrill Melideo in New York, NY writes in: Recently I embroidered some baby snap suits for my dear friend who was expecting her first baby. She loved them so much that she’s purchasing more, and I’m feeling inspired to start making a whole bunch and trying to sell them! However I do have a concern […]
Mary of Needle ‘N Thread shares pictures of this stunning hand embroidered wedding gown from 1914 that belonged to a friend’s great-grandmother. Made from a gorgeous silk Crepe de Chine, the dress and “court train” are completely hand embroidered in silk perle with a pattern of chrysanthemums, ribbons, and shamrocks. The shoulders and sleeves of […]
Create some cute Halloween embroideries with these free patterns by Melissa at Elemental Stitches.
