“So, what are you going to do with the finished project?” – this is a question I get quite often … Continue reading The Crewel Rooster – on a Platter?

If you’ve been following along with my recent crewel embroidery project, you’ll be happy to know that he is finished. … Continue reading The Crewel Rooster: Finished!

Yesterday, when discussing my present Embroidery Crisis (what to do next?!), I forgot to mention that I also want to … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Embroidered Boxes

Sometimes, I call it the Embroidery Blues. Sometimes, I call it a Needlework Dilemma. Right now, though, I think I’ll … Continue reading Embroidery Projects Everywhere – and Narry a Spot to Stitch

The folk embroidery of various countries fascinates me, so I was happy to see a recent post on The Textile … Continue reading Folk Embroidery, Needlelace, and Good Reading

Here’s a free hand embroidery pattern, from yesterday’s sketching. As I mentioned yesterday, my plan is to create an embroidery … Continue reading Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Pomegranate in the Round

I’ve been sketching up my next embroidery project. My sketching skills aren’t exactly fantastic, to say the least, but I’m … Continue reading Sketching an Embroidery Project