Crewel embroidery patterns

I promised to show you this, my crewel embroidery piece 'Tree of Life' started and completed in the mid 1970's. I recall it took me p...

Sometimes we are stumped with what embroidery design we want to use. Perhaps we are bored with our normal go to pattern, or maybe we just can’t find the perfect fit for a project. This amazi…

Learn about the history of crewel embroidery, the tools you'll need, and some basic embroidery stitches to get you started...

Vintage patterns can be beautiful, which is why I bought this old Spinnerin. (front cover) Vintage patterns can also be hilariously tacky, which is why I bought this old Spinnerin. (back cover) Lucky for you over the next few weeks I’ll be posting all the good, the bad, and the ugly afghan patterns your twitchy little fingers could ever hope to knit or crochet! Here are some Embroidery Stitches to wet your appetite…

Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations shares an excellent method for transferring an embroidery design to fabric. In her needlework tutorial, she will show you one of the easiest ways to …

NeedleNThread have an amazing list of free Hand Embroidery Patterns. They have everything from borders to flowers. Some of my favorite ones are featured above. Have you used a chart from this round…

Little by little I've mentioned in my posts some mistakes that you might be making as a hand embroidery beginner and warned you from some other things that you can do as a rookie. But all of it is scattered around the blog, so I thought it is a high time I make a compilation and gather all of that in one place. So here we go! The list of the most common mistakes as a hand embroidery beginner: 1. Not taking your fabric out of the hoop after stitching session So, let's say, you have an…

Vintage embroidery books are full of instructions, descriptions of beautiful works and valuable information on the history of needlework and hand embroidery. Check the list of 26 free online vintage embroidery books to find some pearls!

I haven't done a "Top 10" list of embroidery books in ages upon ages. One reason is that it takes ten forevers just to collect the stats and figure them out. But since I was updating my Embroidery Book List the other day, I took the plunge and did some real work... for a change! So here's my list

You won't want to miss these 9 little known embroidery tricks that are sure to save you time and frustration...