Corticelli Home Needlework was published in 1898 and is now a free PDF download from the Internet Archive website. I think readers will enjoy this resource.Described as a manual of Art Embroidery, Needlework and Knitting, (I love this term Art embroidery) it is loaded with some delicious patterns that look …
This free pattern to hand embroider. It is a very is a simplified kaleidoscope / mandala like design. You could outline and leave the outer areas blank or fill them with embroidery. I left outer areas open deliberately so that stitchers could use those spaces to explore fills, patterning or even …
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 …
Over on Stitchin Fingers I have been building a resource page of free tutorials online. I put the call out to members last week inviting members who have a written a tutorial on their blog or website to leave me their link with a description so I can add it to …
There are not many tutorials online that cover pulled thread embroidery. There is a reason for this as describing how to get the correct tension is complex and often there are many steps involved. If you have ever wanted to try some pulled work try this new tutorial over on …
How to stitch the basic Hardanger stitches are illustrated in this video. It includes animated demonstrations of creating Kloster Blocks, Woven Bars, Dove’s Eyes, Buttonhole Corners, and cutting. Thanks goes to Lorelei Halley who shared a link to this tutorial on Basic Hardanger stitches. Lorelei has lots of very useful …
