Encyclopedia of Needlework free online

The Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont (1846-1890) is published online as a web site. The book hold 16 chapters that range across many areas of needlework. For anyone looking for pulled and drawn stitches there is a chapter on Single Cut Openwork and a chapter on Whitework which is useful. Under …

Friday Freebie Hand Embroidery Pattern

This week the free hand embroidery pattern design could be worked in outline stitches or some of the lines could be satin stitch. Another way of working this design would be to combine it with fused applique and beading. It can be embroidered as a motif on a crazy quilting patch too. …

Friday Freebie Hand Embroidery Pattern

This week the free hand embroidery pattern design is a design very similar to the TAST logo design. Yes I found another version in my files which I must have created at the same time. It could be worked in outline stitches. If you click on the thumbnail it will …

Friday Freebie Hand Embroidery Pattern

This week the free hand embroidery pattern design could be worked in outline stitches or some of the lines could be couched. Another way of working this design would be to combine it with fused applique and beading. It can be embroidered as a motif on a crazy quilting patch too. If …