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.

A great resource of free cherries cross stitch patterns  are usefull to decorate household linens. These fruits are favorite for stitchers that paint with needle and thread tablecloths, pot holders, oven mitts, kitchen towels and more. These red fruit with bright green leaves full of fun your kitchen.

Artedelricamo share with you some of the best cross-stitch patterns of cherries proposed on blogs of our embroidery friends:

On Creatiblogs it is available a cross-stitch embroidery pattern with red cherries surrounded by a green geometric pattern. Continue reading…

Welcome to the appointment with the selection of cross-stitch patterns dedicated to Hello Kitty .  You can use these patterns to embroider the layette for children, placemats and bags for school.

Hello Kitty is not only for small children but also for teenagers, you can make cross-stitch pillows and pictures to decorate your room.

Here are the patterns:

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After the great success with the first selection of cross stitch patterns of Hello Kitty, Artedelricamo has selected others cross stitch patterns for you to decorate your children’s layette.

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Are you looking for Hello Kitty cross stitch embroidery patterns? Here below there is a list with the best free cross stitch patterns on web sites of our friends embroiderers. Hello Kitty is the best known character in a Japanese company that depicts a cat characterized by a red ribbon on the left.

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This embroidery stitch is also known as cable chain stitch. It is a variation of chain stitch used as a line or filling stitch on plain and even-weave fabrics. It is worked in a similar way to ordinary chain stitch, but in this case the thread is twisted around the needle after each chain loop and before it enters the fabric.

This makes an intervening link between the chain. The stitch follows curved lines well and makes a good filling stitch when worked solidly. A contrast

ing stitch, such as coral stitch or stem stitch, can be worked on alternate rows to make an unusual filling.

Another method of filling a shape with cable stitch is to work evenly spaced parallel rows of it over the whole area to be filled. Then lace adjoining rows together t

hrough the chains with a contrasting thread and a blunt-ended tapestry needle.

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This embroidery stitch is also known as Vandyke chain stitch. It is a line stitch and filling used on plain-and even-weave fabrics and is suitable for use with any type of embroidery thread.

You can make decorative zigzag line-an unusual outline for a shape.  Work in the same way as ordinary chain stitch, but each chain loop is set at right angles to the previous one to create the zigzag line. Continue reading…

Bullion knots is a kind of stitch used in hand embroidery. This embroidery stitch have been used in many forms of embroidery through the ages and have been known by various names. These include grub stitch, caterpillar stitch, coil stitch, knot stitch, post stitch, roll stitch, worm stitch and Porto Rico rose.

This stitch is formed by working an incomplete backstitch, leaving the needle in the fabric. It is vital that the point of the needle exist from the hole where it started.

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