In the Slipcoveryourlife Blog there is a very little free cross stitch pattern with an Orange Moped.

Julia from the Blog 33stitches has created a tutorial to do a colored patchwork ironing board cover.

In the Abyquilt Blog there is a very interesting tutorial to create a quilting pincushion with small squares of fabric.

In Maureens Vintage Acquisitions Blog there is a free hand embroidery design of a peach branch. In the Blog you will find others floral embroidery designs.

Maureen share with you a free wisteria pattern, you can use the design available on her blog. Chain stitch, lazy daisy, and French knots with some beads added, are the only embroidery stitches you’ll need.

On Fairyland Dreams Designs Blog there is an advanced craft tutorial to create paper peppermint twists. The instructions and images will help you to create these christmas decorations.

On Weefolkart Blog there is a tutorial to do christmas balls with colored felt. The craft project is very easy to do, your children can help you to do these christmas ornaments.

In the urbanthreads blog there is a very particular cell phone case. You can try to do it reading the tutorial of this Cell Phone Corset.

On Cross Me Not Blog there is a free cross stitch pattern for baby witth Shaun the Sheep.

On FreePatterns.com you can download the instruccions about these Face Cloth Quartet using knitting technique.

In the Free Patterns.com you can download the instructions how to do a knitting children cardigan.

If you want to decorate your christmas bauble you can download a beautiful  design in Free Cross Stitch Pattern Blog.

Straight Stitch is shown as single, spaced stitches worked either in a regular or irregular manner. Sometimes the stitches are of varying size. The stitches should be neither too long nor too loose.

Backstitch is used for outlining a design or part of a design, to add detail or emphasis, or for lettering. It is usually indicated on a chart by solid lines with the shade code indicated on the chart or key. This stitch is added after the line being broken by the cross stitches.

Back Stitch can be worked by either skimming the needle through the fabric while holding it freely in your hand as shown here, or by stabbing the needle up and down in a hoop or frame. Continue reading…

A running stitch can be used for straight and curved lines, for outlines, as a quilting stitch, as a gathering stitch for smocking, and as a foundation for other stitches. This is one of  the few embroidery stitches where several stitches may be made at once, by running the needle in and out of the fabric.

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The autumn is coming with its beautiful colors, and the period of abundance, large bundles of berries, very large pumpkins with various autumnal shades of orange and bright sunflowers dominate the shelves of hobby shops.

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Santa Claus is the mythical figure who, in many Western cultures, brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December or on his Feast Day, December 6 (Saint Nicholas Day).

Here you can find a Santa Claus free cross stitch pattern.  The chart didn’t have a legend with a description of the colors so you can choose the colors you like.

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Assisi Embroidery is a very charming Italian Embroidery, it’is simple to do and you can create decorative works.

Assisi stitching was named after St. Clare of Assisi, sister of St. Francis, Patron Saint of Needleworkers. It is worked mainly in cross-stitch and it reprenset a form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian tradition where the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main  motifs are left void i.e unstitched.

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Knotted Stitch or French Knot is used for the centres of such flowers as the daisy or wild rose, and sometimes for the anthers of others. It isn’t very easy to be precise on the number of threads in the needle to work a French Knot. It depends on the effect you require and for that you will need to practise the stitch on a spare piece of canvas. I feel it is better to have a small number of strands in the needle and work more loops, for an airier effect.

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In a Stitch in dye Blog there is an hexagon pincushion tutorial. The size of the pincushion is about 5″ from point to point. Materials are: scrap fabrics, 1/4 yard of fabric for binding, hex pincushion template, paper scissors, rotary cutter and self-healing mat, quilter’s clear acrylic ruler, sewing machine, sewing machine thread, hand sewing needle, hand sewing thread, pins, iron and ironing board and stuffing.

Embroidery and Needlepoint threads come in a wide range of fibers and colours, each with its own special qualities.  Some can be used for lots of different types of embroidery; others are suitable for a particular purpose.

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Work Straight Stitches across the shape as shown. If desired, Chain Stitch or Running Stitch may be worked first to form a padding underneath, to give a raised effect.

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Fern Stitch consists of three Straight Stitches of equal length radiating from the same central point (A). Bring the thread through at (A) and make a Straight Stitch to (B). Bring the thread through again at (A) and make another Straight Stitch to (C). Repeat this at (D) and bring the thread through at (E) to begin the next three radiating stitches. The center stitch follows the line of the design.