Kim over at String or Nothing has generously released a book of free black work patterns titled Ensamplario Atlantio: Being a Collection of Filling Patterns Suitable for Blackwork Embroidery. I know the title sounds a mouthful, but there are some great traditional patterns in this ebook. This 40 page, Ebook of blackwork …
These two videos are for folks interested in paper and book arts as the first video on how to do a simple tape transfer will I hope be useful to readers. The second video is on how to make an Instant Book
Embroidery Stitches by M.E. Wilkinson is available online free at the Internet Archive. I selected to download it as PDF file but you can view this book via a number of options. It is 216 pages of embroidery stitches illustrated by drawings. Published in 1912 as with any book of …
Happy Easter everyone! I said in my blog move I found some gems in the archive this is first of few wonderful rediscoveries. I hope you enjoy it for this weeks Friday freebie. I think readers will enjoy this delicious link. Corticelli Home Needlework which was published in 1898 is …
This free hand embroidery pattern is a very is a simplified mandala like design. I left areas open deliberately so that stitchers could use those spaces to explore fills, patterning or even some of the pulled thread stitches. I have a few suggestions for stitches you can use but they are …
Work in Progress Wednesdays seem to arrive very quickly this year!Could be that life is very busy at the moment. This year I am participating in the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012 but I am off to late start. That said I have at least started! When I signed up …
Did you know you can make fabric made from scrap threads? Early in the year I posted photos of my empty Orts jar and said I had thought of a way of using them. If you are not sure what Orts are, they are a the little bits of thread …
