May 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024
September 2024
August 2024
July 2024
April 2024
March 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
- 23 - For Sampler Lovers All!
- 20 - The Plymouth Tapestry – Wonderful Update!
- 6 - Weekend Distraction: Boutis, Quilting, Embroidery, Stuffing…
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
October 2022
- 28 - Calligraphy Design = Embroidery Inspiration
- 19 - Virtual Event: The Tudors – Art & Majesty in Renaissance England
- 10 - Mary Linwood – Embroidery Artist & Pioneer in Many Ways
September 2022
August 2022
June 2022
- 17 - Geeking Out on History: Embroidery & Lace
- 10 - Your Weekend Rabbit Hole: Cora Ginsburg Archives
- 3 - Lady’s Magazine 1770-1819: Embroidery Patterns
May 2022
April 2022
- 8 - Weekend Viewing: Bayeux Tapestry History
- 1 - Trilby Stitch, the Value of Words, & the Great Question
March 2022
October 2021
- 29 - Weekend Reading: Samplers & Tapestry Embroideries
- 18 - Anichini Exhibition & Loreto Embroideries in the US
- 7 - Opus Anglicanum – Book Review
August 2021
- 21 - Free Hand Embroidery Design: Floral Small, a la Dillmont
- 9 - Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches – Quick Review
- 2 - Needlework History: On Mills, Floods, and Embroidery Threads
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
February 2021
January 2021
- 25 - Early Modern Embroidery & Lace Pattern Books
- 22 - A Fine Tradition – It’s Gorgeous!
- 11 - Needlework News Snips – Four to Explore
September 2020
June 2020
May 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
September 2019
July 2019
March 2019
November 2018
October 2018
- 22 - Silk and Gold: A Unique & Beautiful Embroidered Frontal
- 19 - Weekend Reading: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry
September 2018
- 14 - Your Weekend Rabbit Hole: Therese de Dillmont’s Embroidery Books
- 10 - Madeira Embroidery in the News – Beautiful Stuff!
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
- 25 - For William Morris Lovers – A Design Resource
- 14 - Ukrainian Rushnyk – Beautifully Embroidered Swaths of Cloth
- 7 - Free Hand Embroidery Design: Hinda Hands, Small I
- 2 - Revisiting the Loreto Embroideries and Anichini
April 2018
- 27 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
- 25 - Tulips & Blooms – Free Hand Embroidery Design
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
November 2017
- 29 - A Stitcher’s Christmas #2: Reproduction Samplers for Three & Winners
- 11 - Needlework News Snips & Calendar Winners!
October 2017
- 23 - The Shenandoah Valley Tapestry – A Journey Through Time
- 14 - Needlework News Snips – October 14, 2017
- 11 - Buttonhole Stitch vs. Blanket Stitch: The Name Debate
September 2017
- 14 - Embroidery Archeology: Revealing the Back of the Figure
- 9 - Needlework News Snips: September, 2017
August 2017
July 2017
- 31 - Embroidery Archeology: Machine or Tambour, the Back and Layering
- 24 - Embroidery of the World
- 22 - Needlework News Snips for July: Inspiration, Threads, & More!
- 19 - Embroidery Archeology: First Things First – Visual Documentation and Close Examination
- 17 - 14 Treasures to Download for Textile Enthusiasts & Needlework Historians
June 2017
April 2017
March 2017
- 29 - Copper Sheet Stencils for Embroidered Monograms
- 15 - Vintage Embroidery Patterns: The Wonder Package
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
- 28 - Crewel Corrections & my Case for Rabbits
- 11 - My Love – Hate Relationship: A Wooly Tale
- 5 - Historical Embroidery All Around!
October 2016
September 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
- 29 - Society Silk Embroidery – a terrific remix!
- 12 - Figure Embroidery and Technology
- 9 - Opus Anglicanum, Pearsall’s, and Mrs. Christie
- 5 - Old Treasures – Pearsall’s Embroidery Magazine
May 2015
- 19 - Raised Goldwork on Black Velvet
- 11 - Tool Talk! Embroidery Shoes, or Half Cone Sticks
- 7 - The Art of Narrative Embroidery
April 2015
- 17 - Operation Hanky: Embroidery Spells Relief
- 16 - Vintage Transfers: Bear Stamping Letters for Embroidery
- 7 - 17th Century Embroidery, Needlepainting, Nibbles & More
- 3 - Figure Embroidery & Perspective – Crucifixion Chasuble
- 2 - Embroidered Stories: Heritage Tapestries
March 2015
- 31 - Stumpwork Embroidery – Book Review
- 25 - Embroidered Stories: World Wars
- 17 - Embroidered Stories: The Prestonpans Tapestry
- 13 - The Embroideries at Liverpool Cathedral
February 2015
January 2015
November 2014
- 17 - La Broderie – Look for It!
- 15 - Art Nouveau Embroidery Patterns
- 10 - 17th Century Embroidered Costume – Burrell Collection
October 2014
September 2014
- 30 - Unveiling Embroidery Treasures from Muncaster Castle
- 28 - Muncaster Castle Embroideries – Coming Live!
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
- 29 - Thread Talk: On Old Embroidery Threads
- 26 - Needle Aweigh!
- 10 - Hand Embroidery & The Great War
- 1 - A Great Way to Learn Crewel Work!
April 2014
January 2014
- 28 - History Made New Again: Are you Up to a Needlework Challenge?
- 14 - From Embroidery to Wood – the Bayeux Tapestry
- 7 - Appenzell Whitework Embroidery Video – Worth Watching!
- 2 - Arts and Crafts Embroidery – Book Review
December 2013
October 2013
- 15 - Tambour Embroidery: Excursion & Discoveries
- 10 - Repairing & Re-creating Hand Embroidered Vestments
September 2013
June 2013
May 2013
- 25 - In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion – Book Review
- 20 - ‘Twixt Art & Nature – Book Winner!
- 17 - The Ros Tapestry – Irish History in Embroidery
- 14 - Twixt Art & Nature – Book Give-Away!
- 13 - For Worship & Glory – Ecclesiastical Embroidery Exhibit at the RSN
March 2013
- 29 - Goldwork Embroidery: How to Build a Dimensional Lamb
- 28 - Deconstructing Goldwork Embroidery: Close-Up of the Agnus Dei
- 21 - Goldwork Deconstruction: Wheat
- 19 - Figure Embroidery – Painting People with Needle & Thread
- 18 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Leaves
- 8 - Deconstructing Goldwork: The Rose – & Clues
February 2013
- 27 - Deconstructing Goldwork – The Whole Lily & the Order of Work
- 21 - Vintage Silk Embroidery Thread, Tags, & Tips
- 18 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Inside the Lily
- 15 - Deconstructing Goldwork IV: The Lily
- 12 - Deconstructing Goldwork – Project Index
- 11 - Deconstructing Goldwork, Part III – Goldwork Foundation
- 8 - Deconstructing Goldwork, Part II – Disassembling the Grapes
- 7 - Deconstructing Goldwork Embroidery – Part I
- 6 - Russian Elegance: Book Review
January 2013
- 21 - Women’s Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston
- 8 - Embroidered Scarf – Old & Beautiful, in Silk & Metal Threads
December 2012
- 15 - Slabbinck & Ecclesiastical Embroidery History
- 5 - Yes, It’s a Fire Screen
- 4 - Embroidered Portraits by Jan Messent – Book Review
November 2012
October 2012
- 18 - Dissecting Goldwork & Silk Embroidery – Gently!
- 12 - Old Silk & Goldwork Fragment – Ugly?
- 8 - Branching Out: Embroidering Trees, Part 1
- 5 - Thread Talk: Silk Gimp!
- 3 - Goldwork Vestments for St. Therese of Lisieux
September 2012
- 28 - Dating Old Embroidery
- 27 - The Many Looks of Gingham Lace Stitch
- 20 - Further Explorations of Old Goldwork
- 19 - Perforated Paper Embroidery
- 7 - Trebizond, Plaited Braid, and Should-Onlies
- 5 - Old Goldwork Techniques Close Up
August 2012
- 30 - Old Goldwork on Velvet: Some Finishing Touches
- 28 - Old Goldwork on Velvet – Behind the Embroidery
- 27 - Old Goldwork on Velvet – Any Questions?
- 25 - Saturday Travel: The William Morris Gallery
- 24 - The Other Side
- 22 - Metal Thread Snips and Charcoal Blips
- 21 - 19th Century Rose in Silk & Gold
- 20 - 19th Century Silk & Goldwork… and the Destructive Side of Me
- 16 - Goldwork & Silk Embroidery: Some Comparisons and Conclusions
July 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
- 15 - RSN Handbook of Embroidery – Give-Away!
- 13 - RSN Handbook of Embroidery – Book Review & a Question
- 9 - Day Tripping, Day Classing, Day Dreaming
October 2011
September 2011
- 29 - Woad-Dyed Crewel Yarn Give-Away!
- 28 - Pins, and more on Woad Dyeing of Textiles
- 27 - Dyeing with Woad in the South of France
- 23 - Historical Embroidery Fans – Look What’s Coming!
- 19 - Needlework Around the Traps: With Cunning Needle
- 8 - Old Needlework Books – and Online Sources
- 2 - Shaded Embroidery & Old Books
August 2011
- 15 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Time Savers
- 10 - Early 20th Century Embroidery Techniques: Book Review
- 1 - Ideas from the Past – Needlework Inspiration
July 2011
June 2011
April 2011
- 18 - Royal School of Needlework in the News
- 15 - The Agecroft Sweet Bag Thread Kit
- 1 - Needlework and the Mixing of Culture
March 2011
February 2011
December 2010
- 19 - Stitch a Snail – and Help Preserve Needlework!
- 9 - Bayeux Tapestry Embroidery Kit! What a Find!
- 8 - A Tale of Two Embroidered Mitres
October 2010
- 31 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Salvator Mundi Vestment
- 21 - Assisi Embroidery: A Wee Rabbit & A Book
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
- 31 - Embroidered Rose Before and After
- 28 - Picking Out My Stitching is Good
- 25 - Elizabethan Twist: Rooling and Spigging
- 21 - Floral Glove Needlecase: The Fix – Sort of…
- 19 - Floral Glove Needlecase: Decisions, Decisions…
- 13 - Hand Embroidery: Lessons from the Past
April 2010
- 14 - Floral Glove Needlecase: Silk and Gold Embroidery
- 3 - Historical Ecclesiastical Embroidery & a Happy Easter!
- 2 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery with Interesting Texture
February 2010
- 26 - Embroidered Flowers for Elizabeth: Book Review
- 8 - Revisiting Society Silk
- 5 - Crewel Embroidery in England – Book Review
January 2010
- 18 - Making an Embroidered Box
- 9 - Did you See Twixt Art and Nature?
- 6 - Crewel Embroidery Design Books: Double Review
December 2009
November 2009
- 28 - Time for Needlework! Needlebook Progress!
- 16 - Needlebook Embroidery Kit Unboxed
- 13 - Colbert Embroidery: Combining Surface and Counted Techniques
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
- 21 - Stumpwork Medieval Flora: A Droolingly Beautiful Book!
- 10 - Historical Needlework in Give-Away Form!
- 9 - Notable Needlework Stops
- 8 - Vintage Linens for Embroidery
- 5 - Vintage Embroidery Supplies – A Treasure!
July 2009
- 28 - A New Old Metal Thread: Silk Purl – Have you Seen It?!
- 11 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Comparison of Pieces
- 9 - Letters and Monograms from the House of Malbranche – Book Review
June 2009
April 2009
- 28 - Piecework Magazine & Needlelace
- 24 - Bayeux Embroidery Kit
- 23 - Nice Magazine for Historical Needlework Buffs – and Everyone Else, Too!
- 12 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Elaborate Altar Super Frontal
- 10 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Crucifixion, Revisited
March 2009
- 30 - What Inspires your Needlework?
- 28 - On Embroidery Kits – Some Rambling
- 22 - Book Review: 19th Century Embroidery Techniques
- 20 - Trestles for Slate Frames Used in Hand Embroidery
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
August 2008
July 2008
- 29 - Make your own Bayeux Tapestry!
- 20 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Processional Canopy in Disrepair
- 15 - Gilt Sylke Twist: New Colors Out!
- 5 - Dressing a Slate Frame for Embroidery: Photo Tutorial
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
- 22 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Pelican Altar Frontal (Superfrontal)
- 21 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Cope Hood
- 16 - Gilt Sylke Twist Available to the Public!
- 8 - Plaited Braid Stitch Revisited, from the Experts
- 5 - Embroidered Cap with Gilt Sylke Twist
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
- 20 - Reader’s Embroidery: Embroidered Bookbinding
- 18 - Goldwork Technique: Or Nué Resources & Pictures
- 13 - Fascinating Historical Embroidery Project Underway
November 2007
October 2007
- 24 - Historical Needlework: An Animated Bayeux Tapestry – Fantastic!
- 11 - Embroidered Buttons: Dorset Button Tutorial!
- 2 - Historical Needlepoint Hand-painted Canvas…
September 2007
- 26 - Free Redwork Embroidery Patterns and Books! A Great Find!
- 22 - Ecclesiastical Embroidery Example: Mantle of the Virgin
- 22 - Litany of Loreto Embroideries
- 20 - Embroidery Book Review: 18th Century Embroidery Techniques
August 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
- 20 - More Whitework Embroidery Samples: an Online Exhibit
- 14 - Embroidery Patterns for Historical Needlework – Great Resource!
- 7 - Excellent Embroidery Resource
- 6 - Crucifixion Chasuble: Historical Needlework Sample – Gorgeous!
March 2007
- 28 - Hand-embroidered Cope Photos: Gorgeous Needlepainting Examples
- 22 - Historical Needlework: Klosterstitch
- 18 - Vintage Needlework! Books, Patterns, Stamped Linen
- 14 - Embroidery Design: Some Words from Hinda Hands
February 2007
- 22 - Medieval Textiles: What is Cloth of Gold?
- 21 - Goldwork – Up Close Photos of a Magnificent Piece
January 2007
- 9 - Embroidered Eyes: Animals
- 4 - Embroidered Eyes: Part II
- 4 - Embroidered Eyes: Part I
- 2 - Italian Stitching: Silk & Gold