Book covers make great embroidery projects. I had fun working with children this past summer on book covers embroidered on … Continue reading Historical Embroidery: Book Bindings

I’ve mentioned before that embroidery and illumination (the decorating of manuscripts usually in conjunction with text worked in calligraphy) are … Continue reading Embroidery and Illumination

I’m always happy when I find out that people really do use the embroidery patterns and other resources on Needle … Continue reading A Reader’s Embroidery

I do like William Morris, and his textiles inspire all kinds of ideas for designs for surface embroidery. I like … Continue reading Embroidery Pattern: William Morris Flower Thingy

Here’s an embroidery pattern for tulips, inspired by William Morris’s designs. I drew it myself on my new tablet! Gosh, … Continue reading Free Pattern: Tulips ala William Morris

Here’s the follow-up on yesterday’s first shots of my pair of embroidered pillow cases, and an explanation of what they … Continue reading Opposite Faces Embroidered Pillowcases II

Well, here’s the finished embroidery project that I was working on. It’s a pair of “opposite” pillowcases, hand-embroidered in regular … Continue reading Embroidered Pillowcases: Opposite Faces