The Tennessee Sampler Survey is a project founded to “document and preserve Tennessee’s needlework heritage.” For many years, textile scholars assumed that sampler making was not practiced in the South. Our research has shown that Tennessee girls made samplers from the era of settlement through the end of the 19th century. Their collection of samplers […]
The Little House by the Sea blog has a painfully sweet Toadstool Cottage and Mushroom House pincushion pattern and tutorial up. Check out the detail on the embroidery around the door and windows. I’d like to visit whoever lives inside! There’s even a Flickr group to post your own version when you make it.
A demo on how to use the Singer Futura computerized embroidery machines.
Download this free PDF where you can fold up this adorable Pocket Stitch Book by Cassi from Bella Dia and The Crafty Crow that ‘s over at the Sew, Mama, Sew blog. I love that I can just keep this little book handy in my little craft supply bag to use as a reference while […]
Alicia of Posy Gets Cozy shares a project on Sew, Mama, Sew, a Queen Anne Lace Pillowcase project where you can embroider a sweet looking Ollalieberry.
I first came across Mimi Kirchner’s work about two years ago through the Flickr Embroidery Group. I was blown away by her Tiki soft sculptures, her tattooed men dolls and her delicate female and male dolls. I’ve followed her work closely ever since, and am continuously amazed by her artful skill and brilliant attention to […]
Natalie at Cinderberry Stitches shares instructions and and a free embroidery pattern for making a sweet needle wallet.
