Do you love crochet work? Would you like to do crochet favors? This Mani di Fata crochet magazine is very useful to create crochet favors for any event. Inside the magazine you will find the detailed instructions, diagrams and images useful in achieving step by step your favors.

To make this favors you can use colored DMC Babylo cotton threads and customize your creations with ribbons and beads.

You can buy this crochet magazine on Arte del Ricamo Shop

Are you a creative woman? Do you like to expand your craft techniques? It is very interesting to consider needlework embroidery not only an ancient craft but also a very important technique for your craft ideas.

On the Hobbyfarms web site there is a very interesting articles with an introduction to the needlepoint history, the meaning of embroidery, how to start to learn embroidery and the importance of embroidery kits.

Source: www.hobbyfarms.com

Did you think that the beautiful nightgowns with hand embroidered lace would remain for a long time in the trunk of your grandmother? Did you ever believe that girls of today would appreciate the old lace and embroidery adapted to the modern lingerie? To begin the revivel of the ancient Sicilian tradition of the hand  embroidery trousseau,  Dolce & Gabbana , the most famous Italian fashion designers, use the freshness of the fabrics and the softness of linens has focused on female tradition Sicilian offering baby doll with embroidered stitch and lace , chemises in gingham , muslin shorts and peau d’ange in macramé .

Here is a new design of embroidery sewing machine, the frog is useful to decorate linen for your children. The design is free in various formats.

Source: www.4by4embroidery.com

On Coatscraft is available a free cross stitch border to embroider on a children sheet. The pattern shows you a border with colorful flowers and nice bees.

Are you looking for free cross stitch patterns to decorate bibs for your child? On  Coatscraft is available a cross-stitch pattern of the dolls Sunbonnet Sue.

Armina form the blog Arminas-animals share with all the passionate of art and craft  his love for crochet miniature. She made a little crochet basket with miniature balls of yarn and a mini knit project.

Stamp’n cross stitch is a particular idea to embroider in cross stitch and paint in a same piece of linen. It is very easy and quick to do and it’s an interesting way to express your creativity.

Here are some handmade embroidery works I made in cross stitch, classic embroidery and crochet.

Coatscrafts offers a free cross stitch pattern to create a bat towel with a wonderful roses and daisy border.

On the Themotherhuddle’s Blog there is a very interesting tutorial to create a summer top for you kids. To do this project you can use recycling fabric scraps and flower fabric.

In the Blog Aidaband you can download the free cross stitch pattern with a grape. It is a motif based on an icon from Mini-image-Box.

Are you looking for a personalized gift? Would you like to choose somethingspecial and useful? Arte del Ricamo Shop gives you the opportunity to personalize gifts. These are quality products Made in Italy:

• You can choose the fabric to make tablecloths, covers, servizietti individuallanes and center table;

• You can combine objects in ceramics can be personalized with pictures, writtenphrases and greetings.

The mug in the picture above is a useful gift idea and very refined, together with an individual tablecloth made ​​with linen Riviera fabric checkered green andwhite. Continue reading…

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I designed Arte del Ricamo Shop to realize my dream: I would like to offer all my embroidery and craft friends online products and quality services so that they can turn their ideas into precious creations.

Arte del Ricamo Shop is an online store specializing in needlework and craft supplies. It is the smart way to buy online fabrics, yarns, accessories and DIY craft products. Continue reading…

For you who are passionate about knitting and crochet here’s areally exciting: Just Nature DMC Cotton. This is a new cotton yarnfor knitting and crochet hook with a wide range of colors to be able to easily match together.

The delicate colors and soft natural shades allow you to createmodern and stylish clothes. You can work with a single wire, take a few wires and you can have fun by combining a variety of colorsto your liking.

It is a yarn ideal for making garments spring and summer: softsweaters, jackets, shawls, pareos. You can unleash your creativitycreate colorful fashion accessories.
The yarn is already available on the Arte del Ricamo Shop online store, try it out!

Here below are the instructions to make a pretty dress for summer. Continue reading…

Do you want to learn cross stitch? Are you a beginner and you are not sure which fabric to use? For your first cross stitch project I advice you to choose a fabric with a thread count easy to see.  It is preferable for you start with 11 – and 14 count fabrics. There are also six, seven and eight count fabrics but they are useful for children that like to learn cross stitch. Once you learn to embroider cross stitch, you can try to use finer fabrics that have more threads to the inch. Continue reading…

On DMC website there is a free cross stitch pattern with loving bears usefull to create a picture or a blanket for your baby. You can use DMC Aida Impression and DMC Mouliné threads.

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Source: www.dmc.com

On the Freexstitchpatterns Blog there is a very nice free cross stitch pattern with a child who holds the American flag. Finished design size: 7.6″ x 6.9″. DMC color used are 20 and the chart is easy to read and fun to stitch.

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This cross stitch pattern is useful to decorate greeting cards, placemats and winter pot holders. The size of this pattern is 30X35 squares; color threads used are: red (666), beige (642) and gray 3866.

How to make crochet angels? Which patterns to use?

There are many instruction, diagram and techniques to create  crochet angels, what matters is to have a good knowledge of the stitch, read the pattern, use a suitable crochet hook. In this way your crochet project will be fine.

You can use crochet angels to decorate your Christmas tree, or as a placeholder and give it to your friends.

Artedelricamo offers you two angels crochet patterns, published in the blogs of our friends passionate of creative arts.

In the Blog Masycrochet is available the pattern of an elegant angel made with crochet white cotton.

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How to decorate my living room this year? Artedelricamo after the first and second guide of Free Christmas Tree Cross-stitch patterns propose you other free cross stitch patterns dedicated with a selection of beautiful Christmas trees to embroider on greeting cards, tea placemats and tablecloths.

On the Blog Lesgrillesdethiarlou is available a cross-stitch pattern with a Christmas tree ball.

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Are you looking for Christmas cross stitch patterns? Arte del Ricamo has selected for you the best Santa Claus free cross stitch patterns published by our embroidery friends. The Christmas cross stitch patterns proposed here below are very usefull to do Christmas Tree decorations, to adorn your home or give as gift to your friends.

Here is the Santa Claus cross-stitch pattern useful to decorate your individual tablecloth or the sweet bag and to create a picture.
The free pattern is available on:
www.craftandfabriclinks.com

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Are you looking for a Christmas crochet border design? On the site Coatscrafts I found a free pattern to make an elegant border to crochet filet.

You can use the border to decorate tablecloths, centerpiece and individual tablecloths. It’s a fantastic way to practice your creative abilities!

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