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.

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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.

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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.

Are ladybugs your favourite insects? Are you looking for something truly original to embroider on your children linen? Here is a brief guide to the best ladybug cross stitch patterns.

On the Blog of  Marian Esquemaspuntodecruz is available a cross-stitch pattern of a baby stroller shaped ladybug useful to decorate your children linen. Continue reading…

Are you looking for Hello Kitty crochet projects? You can create a lot of Hello Kitty toys and crochet accessory like bags and backpack. Artedelricamo has created for you a small guide that lets you find your favourite project very soon.

Madebyk-tutorials offers you the instructions to create Hello Kitty crochet squares. You can do scarfes, pillow and blankets. Continue reading…

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.

Do you want to decorate your home linens embroidering ghosts, pumpkins, bats and witches for Halloween? Artedelricamo has selected for you some cross-stitch patterns dedicated to Halloween . You can customize with a needle and colored threads individual placemats, pot holders, aprons, tea towels and pillows.

The patterns are very simple to do so you can also engage and encourage your children to embroider pictures, postcards, gift cards to your friends.

You can also embroider and cross stitch on Aida cloth bags of using the free embroidery patterns proposed below, to be used to offer sweets for Halloween. Continue reading…

Are you looking for a free program that allows you to create cross-stitch embroidery patterns? Are you using the Linux operating system? KXStitch is an open source application that allows you to create cross stitch patterns and charts. You can create patterns from scratch on a user defined size of grid, which can be enlarged or reduced in size as your pattern progresses. Continue reading…

This quick and easy  embroidery stitch is a variation of chain stitch.  It gives a ladder-like effect, it is also known as Roman chain or square chain stitch, ladder stitch, small writing (when the stitches are narrow) and big writing (when the stitches are wide).

Open chain stitch can be worked to give either an open or closed effect, to do it you can simply adjusting the spacing between parallel lines to make a heavy outline and can couch down cards, narrow embroidery thread or ribbons. Continue reading…

• Bring the thread through at (A) and take a small vertical stitch.
• Bring the thread through again at (B) and pass the needle under the vertical stitch, without piercing the fabric, and insert it again at (B).
• Bring the thread through at (C) and again pass the needle under the vertical stitch and insert it at (C).
• The third and all following stitches are made in exactly the same way, except that the needle always passes under the two preceding loops.

Checkered chain stitch is a variation of ordinary chain stitch. It is a decorative line or filling stitch used on plain-and even-weave fabrics, worked with two contrasting threads. Continue reading…

Are you looking for free grape cross stitch patterns? Artedelricamo has selected for you some patterns to cross stitch borders with bunches of grapes to embroider tablecloths and napkins and individual towels.

Embroider a bunch of grapes is symbol of life and prosperity, many embroiderers choose, in the months of September and October, to decorate her own linen for the kitchen with red or yellow grapes and green leaves.

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Artedelricamo has selected for you the best cross-stitch patterns with lots of delicious apples to embroider on tablecloths, individual tablecloths, potholders, aprons and tea towels.  It ‘nice to customize your own linen making unique and special embroidery work for your home.

On the blog of needlepoint.about.com is available an embroidery pattern with colored apples to embroider in cross stitch or needlepoint.

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Are you looking for free flower cross stitch patterns? Do you want to decorate your home with floral motifs? Artedelricamo has selected for you some cross stitch patterns with flowers to embroider on cushions, tablecloths, sheets, rugs and paintings published on the blogs of our embroidery friends.

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