May 2013
- 21 - Shadow Work Embroidery – A Monogram
- 16 - Stitch Fun! Buttonhole Chain Stitch Waves
- 8 - Lattice Sampler – Almost Finished!
- 2 - On Surface Embroidery and Linens
April 2013
- 24 - Random Stitches + Random Color = Brain Juice
- 11 - Stitch Fun! Scalloped Buttonholed Chain Stitch!
- 2 - Stitch Fun: On the Edge with Palestrina Stitch
March 2013
- 25 - Finishing Little Things
- 22 - Pretty Surface Embroidery Kits – Perfect for Learning!
- 20 - Stitch Fun! How to Lace Lattice Stitches
- 17 - Whitework on Color – Wee Shamrocks
- 14 - Embroidered Eggs: Raised & Woven Stitches are Easy
- 12 - Stitch Fun: More Lattice Sampler & Randomness
- 11 - Mastering the Art of Embroidery – Book Review
- 1 - Stitch Glitch: The Frustrations of Making Lines Meet
February 2013
- 26 - Stitch Fun: Battlement Couching!
- 23 - Stitch Glitch: Hungarian Braided Chain Starts & Stops
- 13 - Stitch Fun: Lattice Sampler!
- 5 - Stitch Fun! Playing with Braids & Chains
January 2013
- 30 - Jacobean Jumble – A Stitch Fun Sampler Pattern
- 26 - Stitch Fun: A Little More Lattice Filling
- 24 - Stitch Fun: Lacing and Whipping Embroidery Stitches
- 10 - Seeing Red – Project Update!
- 7 - Stitch Fun! Lattice Filling – Griffin Stitch
- 3 - Embroidery Tip: The Backstitch vs. Split Stitch Controversy
December 2012
November 2012
- 21 - Stitch Fun: Seeing Stars – a Few More Samples
- 16 - Stitch Fun: Star Stitch – for Stars and Snowflakes
- 12 - Playing Around with Pipers Silk Gimp
October 2012
- 19 - Cotton Floss in Color Palettes – New from Sublime Stitching!
- 11 - How to Embroider a Wee Pumpkin, in less than 5 minutes
- 2 - Stitch Fun: Guilloche Stitch
- 1 - Stitch Fun: Interlaced Chain Stitch
September 2012
- 26 - Plaited Braid Stitch Video & Printable Instructions
- 21 - I Don’t Stitch with This!
- 11 - The Thread Hog!
- 7 - Trebizond, Plaited Braid, and Should-Onlies
- 6 - Reader’s Question: Copyright in Embroidery
- 1 - When Your Embroidery Grins Back at You
August 2012
- 17 - Stitch Printable: Cast-On and Double Cast-On Stitch!
- 11 - Interlaced Herringbone – Printable Tutorial Available!
- 10 - Stitch Fun: Interlaced Herringbone – and Printables?
- 9 - Knotted Pearl Stitch Video
- 6 - Stitch Play: Woven Filling
- 2 - More Video Updates on Needle ‘n Thread!
- 1 - Turkey Work Goes Haywire – And Other Tails
July 2012
- 31 - Stitch Fun: Cast-On Stitch Rose
- 28 - Chinese Knot Video Tutorial
- 27 - Stitch Fun: Simple Cast-On Stitch Flower
- 26 - Cast-On Stitch Video
- 24 - Hungarian Braided Chain Stitch Video
- 23 - On Random Stitch Samplers
- 18 - Raised Buttonhole Band Video Tutorial
- 16 - Raised Fishbone Stitch Video Tutorial
- 12 - Raised Stem Stitch Video Tutorial
- 11 - Embroidery Stitches by Name, from A-Z
- 10 - More New Embroidery Videos Added!
- 9 - Small Stuff
- 8 - Granitos in Embroidery – Video Tutorial
- 6 - Stitch Fun: Petals & Spokes & How to Space Them
- 5 - Woven Wheel Stitch Video
- 4 - On Embroidery Stitches & Samplers
June 2012
- 24 - Embroidery Stitch Videos – Updates & a Question
- 22 - Stitch Fun: Shisha, No Mirrors
- 21 - Basque Stitch Video Tutorial
- 19 - Pekinese Stitch Video
- 18 - Stitch Fun: Mirror Stitches
- 17 - Up & Down Buttonhole Stitch Video
- 15 - Open Chain Stitch Video Tutorial
- 12 - Laced Backstitch Video Tutorial
- 8 - Stitch Play: Play!
- 7 - Isolated French Knots, Part 2
- 6 - The French Knot vs. The Colonial Knot
- 4 - Isolated French Knots, Part 1
- 1 - How do You Solve the Dot Dilemma?
May 2012
April 2012
- 18 - Stitch Play: Couching – Beyond the Straight Stitch
- 3 - Stitch Play: Inside-Out Buttonhole Wheel Flowers
March 2012
- 30 - Stitch Play: Casalguidi Stitch – or Really Raised Stem Stitch!
- 29 - Stitch Play: Raised Stem Stitch
- 21 - Stitch Play: Raised Spider Daisy
- 16 - Stitch Play: Beaded Palestrina Stitch
- 12 - Stitch Play: Combining Chain Stitch & Buttonhole Stitch
- 7 - Stitch Glitch: Spanish Knotted Feather Stitch Restart
February 2012
- 29 - Stitch Play: Chain Stitch Spider Daisy
- 27 - Stitch Play: Whipping Two Rows of Chain Stitch
- 23 - Stitch Glitch: Whipped Chain Stitch Tips
- 17 - Splitting the Difference: Split Stitch vs. Split Backstitch
- 16 - Splitting Hairs over Split Stitch?
December 2011
- 31 - Sixth Day of Christmas: Embroiderer’s Companion Stitch Dictionary!
- 12 - Don’t Underestimate the Stitch
- 10 - Right-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion – Book Review
- 8 - Step Your Stitches
November 2011
October 2011
- 26 - Project Progress: Stem Stitch Filling
- 13 - Medallion Progress & Stem Stitch Notes
- 1 - Chain Stitch Update – New Video!
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
- 28 - Identify a Stitch! & a Challenge?
- 22 - Calling for Stitches! & News
- 6 - Stitch Fun: Daisy Stitch in Two Colors, Take Two
- 5 - Tipping Daisy Stitch with Color
June 2011
- 28 - Couching Gold Thread over Flat Silk
- 8 - Montenegrin Stitch – Thoroughly Montenegrin!
- 4 - Twilling: Embroidery on Quilts
May 2011
- 31 - Block Shading
- 18 - Simple is Good: Straight Stitch Flowers
- 13 - Embroidery Fluff & How to Make It Fluffy
April 2011
March 2011
- 31 - Spring Bright!
- 16 - Satin Stitch Padding – Follow Up Tip!
- 15 - Satin Stitched Dot Tutorial
- 3 - Buttonhole Stitch Face-Off
February 2011
January 2011
- 20 - Book Review: RSN Essential Stitch Guide for Blackwork
- 18 - Book Review: RSN Essential Stitch Guide for Crewelwork
- 6 - S-Twist vs Z-Twist Embroidery Threads, Stitched
- 2 - Stem Stitch Updates!
December 2010
November 2010
- 30 - Help Send Needlework to Space!
- 23 - Braid Stitch Video Tutorial – aka Cable Plait Stitch
- 16 - Crested Chain Stitch Video Tutorial
- 13 - Twisted Chain Stitch Video Tutorial
- 12 - Spontaneous Hand Embroidery, Spontaneous Musing
- 10 - Felt and Floche and Embroidered Chaos
- 8 - Embroidered Spot Sampler Update
- 4 - Video Tutorial: Scroll Stitch
- 3 - Cretan Stitch – Close it Up!
- 1 - Developing a Spot Sampler: Filling Patterns
October 2010
- 29 - Video Tutorial: Basket Stitch
- 26 - Basic Embroidery Tip: Stem Stitch Corners
- 25 - Basic Embroidery: Stem Stitch Tips
- 22 - Developing a Spot Sampler: Herringbone
- 12 - Chain Stitch Tip: Circles
- 11 - Developing a Spot Sampler: A Bit of Blackwork
- 8 - Developing a Spot Sampler: Add a Quaker Motif
- 5 - Satin Stitch Length: Sometimes, It Just Doesn’t Work!
- 3 - Needlework Book Review: Stitch Sampler
September 2010
- 29 - FAQ: Embroidery Fillings for Large Spaces
- 23 - Developing an Embroidered Spot Sampler – Index
- 20 - Developing a Spot Sampler: Fabric Set-Up
- 17 - A Few More Spots on the Sampler
- 14 - A Little Bit of Lattice Filling
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
- 24 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 15: Finished
- 22 - Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion by Yvette Stanton
- 16 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 13: With Treenway Silk
- 7 - Needlebook Kit: The Back
- 3 - Embroidered Needlebook – I Fixed It
November 2009
- 23 - Needlebook Progress: Satin Stitch Drawbacks
- 20 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 9: Combo Herringbone and Split Stitch
- 19 - Hand Embroidered Needlebook Kit Underway
- 11 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 7 in Satin Stitch and Chain Stitch
- 10 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 6: Buttonhole and Stem Stitch
- 5 - Hand Embroidered Lettering and Text 5: Whipped Backstitch
- 4 - Stitch Direction Makes a Difference
October 2009
- 23 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 4: Stem Stitch
- 19 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 3: Dot the I
- 17 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text Index
- 15 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering and Text 2
- 14 - Hand Embroidery: Lettering & Text 1
- 9 - Hand Embroidered Lettering and Text
- 7 - Hand Embroidery Pattern: Quaker Motif 2 for Surface Embroidery
September 2009
- 25 - Long and Short Stitch Shading Lesson 9: Leaf with a Turnover
- 23 - Hand Embroidery Patter: Quaker Motif for Surface Stitches
April 2009
- 18 - Turkey Work Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial
- 9 - Embroidered Towel: Spring Corner Progress
- 6 - Grab and Go Embroidery Project: Spring Towel
January 2009
December 2008
- 4 - Hand Embroidery for Lefties! Attention Left Handed Stitchers!
- 2 - Hand Embroidery on a Christmas Towel: How to Successfully Frustrate Myself for No Good Reason
November 2008
- 26 - Hand Embroidery on a Corner
- 21 - Some Notes on Satin Stitch
- 17 - Weekend Stitching: Didn’t Do Much, But…
October 2008
- 31 - Little Embroidered Pumpkins
- 28 - Needle Book Finish – At Long Last!
- 17 - Embroidered Christmas Ornament: Which Direction?
- 6 - Scratching a Needlework Project at the Halfway Point!
September 2008
- 30 - Little Project: Embroidered Baby Booties
- 24 - Great Tutorial for Smockers!
- 17 - Video Tutorial: Vandyke Stitch
August 2008
July 2008
- 28 - Trial Run on Diamond Stitch Video – You Decide!
- 28 - Video Tutorial: Knotted Diamond Stitch
- 22 - Tips on Stem Stitch & Another Embroidered Towel…
- 21 - Video Tutorial: Coral Stitch
- 14 - Video Tutorial: Mountmellick Stitch
- 7 - Chemanthy Work – an Indian Embroidery Technique: Tutorial Link
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
January 2008
- 20 - Detached Buttonhole Filling Video Tutorial
- 17 - Woven Picot – another Embroidery Video Tutorial
- 13 - Embroidery Video: Ladder Stitch
- 5 - Embroidery Video Tutorial: Roumanian Couching
- 3 - In Search of the Elusive Plaited Braid Stitch!
December 2007
October 2007
- 27 - Really Silly Embroidery Project – Can you Guess?
- 24 - Drizzle Stitch Grandma Hair
- 14 - Drizzle Stitch Video Tutorial
July 2007
- 17 - Silk Work Embroidery Sampler Update
- 11 - Embroidery Video Tutorial: Cable Chain Stitch
- 10 - Embroidery Video Tutorial: Double Chain Stitch
June 2007
May 2007
- 8 - Sunbonnet Garden Embroidered Quilt Square – Close Ups
- 6 - Bullion Rose Bud Video Tutorial
- 4 - Needlework Book Online – Great Learning Tool
April 2007
- 16 - Palestrina Stitch Video Tutorial
- 15 - Video Tutorial for Bullion Knots!
- 12 - Speaking of Seed Stitch…
March 2007
- 25 - Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial: Colonial Knot
- 22 - Historical Needlework: Klosterstitch
- 11 - Embroidered Baby Quilts – Guild Project
February 2007
- 25 - Embroidery Stitches: Fern Stitch Video Tutorial
- 23 - Can You Identify this Embroidery Stitch?
- 10 - TAST Embroidery Stitch Challenge: Algerian Eye
- 6 - Lattice Work Video Tutorial
- 3 - Chevron Stitch Video Tutorial
- 3 - TAST Embroidery Stitch Challenge – Chevron Stitch
January 2007
- 28 - Embroidery Classes Online – Time to Sign Up!
- 6 - TAST Stitch Challenge: Herringbone in the Round
- 6 - Herringbone Stitch Revisited: Stitch Challenge
- 1 - Wheat Stitch Video Tutorial
December 2006
- 28 - Embroidery Project Progress Report – Sampler Bookcover
- 23 - Video Tutorial: Double Herringbone Stitch
- 20 - Embroidered Sampler Book Cover Progress
- 19 - Cretan Stitch Video Tutorial
- 18 - Video Tutorial: Herringbone Stitch!
- 4 - Hand Embroidery Projects & Stitching on the Road
November 2006
- 29 - Checkered or Alternating Chain Stitch Video Tutorial
- 28 - Heavy Chain Stitch Video Tutorial
- 26 - Satin Stitch Video Tutorial
- 25 - Ribbed Spider Web Stitch Video Tutorial
- 24 - Fly Stitch Video Tutorial: Vertical Fly Stitch
- 24 - Fly Stitch Video Tutorial: Horizontal Fly Stitch
- 21 - Double Feather Stitch Video Tutorial
- 20 - Feather Stitch Video Tutorial
- 14 - Buttonhole Wheels Video Tutorial
- 13 - Daisy Stitch Video Tutorial
- 11 - Buttonhole Stitch Video Tutorial
- 10 - Whipped Backstitch Video Tutorial
- 9 - Fishbone Stitch Video Tutorial
- 5 - French Knot Video Tutorial
- 4 - Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch Video Tutorial
- 2 - Outline Stitch Video Tutorial
October 2006
- 30 - Split Stitch Video Tutorial for Hand Embroidery
- 29 - Couching Video Tutorial
- 26 - Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial: Chain Stitch
- 22 - Video Library of Hand-Embroidery Stitches – Index
- 22 - Embroidery Stitch Video Tutorial: The Running Stitch & Finishing Threads
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