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.

This cross stitch pattern with orange fruit is available on Arteseriscos’s Blog. You can download it to decorate your kitchen towel.

Work the first row of this stitch from right to left similar to Running Stitch, but with all stitches of equal lenght. On the return journey, work in the same way from left to right, filling in the spaces left by the first row.

This stitch is sometimes used as an outline to CrosssStitch designs, as in Assisi Embroidery, but a design can be worked entirely in Holbein Stitch. It should be worked over counted threads of fabric for the best results.

• Bring the needle through on the lower right line of the cross and insert at the top of the same line, taking a stitch through the fabric to lower left line (A).
• Continue to the end of the row in this way: on the reeturn journey. complete the other half of the cross (B). It is important that the top strands of all the stitches point in one direction.
• Designs in Cross Stitch should be worked over counted threads of canvas or evenweave fabric to have the best result.

This stitch resembles a fine cord and is useful for embroidering delicate stems and outlines.

• Bring the laid threads and the working thread through at (A).
• Hold the laid threads in position on the line of the design with the left thumb, and work small close Satin Stitches over them.
• The laid threads are taken through to the back at the end of the line and secured.

If you want to make colored clips for your children I suggest you visit Fromanigloo Blog. There is a very interesting tutorial with the instructions to create clips with colored ribbons.

This sweet little bag is decorate with recycled plastic flower, if you are interested to do it you can find the tutorial in Diaryofacraftaholic Blog.

This stitch is used for Shadow Work on fine transparent fabric and can be worked on the right side of the fabric as in (A).

A small Back Stitch worked alternately on eanch side of the traced double lines (dotted lines show the formation of the thread at the back). Continue reading…

On Littlebirdiesecrets Blog there is available a video tutorial with the instructions how to make pretty fabric roses.

• Bring the needle out on the lower line at the left side and
• insert on the upper line a little to the right, taking a small stitch to the left with the thread below the needle.
• Next, insert the needle on the lower line a little to the left with the thread above the needle.

These two movements are worked throughout. For the best effect, the stitches lifted by the needle and the spaces between the stitches should be of eqaul size. Continue reading…

Today I received a precious gift from my mom and I want to share my joy with you: it is a basket made of bobbin lace, the design is unique and original and the work was performed by a very good bobbin lace teacher.

This application will be used to decorate a towel in linen, applying it in turkey stitch and will be enriched with flowers embroidered in flat stitch and stem stitch.

The designs are available in different sizes, if you want more information contact me!

If you would like to stitch and personalize your lamp, swedish company LampGustaf’s amusing Stitch Lamp demands a bit of DIY: It comes with a darning needle and yarn in eight colors, so you can add your own pattern to the mesh shade.

Source: www.core77.com

Cross-stitch is the oldest and best know of all embroidery stitches, it is very simple to do and a very relaxing hobby too. Cross stitch is the most important and commonly stitch used everywhere, it is the key to counted embroidery.

No limits in your creativity! You can embroider in any kind of linen or fabric. You can either work from pre-stamped items or from graphs, which is the most common. Continue reading…