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.

Your kids or you have never see the film WALL-E?

If not watch it! There are Wall-E and Eve, two robots that are more of robots. They are more human that robots.

Here instruction for make a soft Eve toy!

A part 1 of a tutorial thank to Lee. She shows us how to transform an oversized t-shirt into a stylish asymmetrical skirt.

Petchy has made a case for her new iPod Nano and she decided to make a tutorial from her second - so here goes...

A good tutorial by Celtic Cross Stitch with the instruction about How to Do a Celtic Knot Cross Stitch Embroidery.

Craftster user Annabel used scraps of fabric from old sewing projects to decorate the front of a pillow, giving it the look of scattered confetti. I love the playful and sketchy way she sewed the patches on using visible stitches.

If you are interested in digital photography, HP's got a bevy of free digital photography classes online. Current classes include: Share your family stories in albums and photo craft projects, Beginner's guide to saving, printing and sharing your digital photos, Adobe Photoshop for photographers, Create your own photo book (quick lesson), and more!

You can download a PDF Tutorial of this pincushion on Hello Mynameis Heather Blog.

Erin from house on hill road shows us how to make a beautiful summer picnic blanket.

I had to share my newest crafty obsession: the Weave-It Loom. It's one of the most elegant simple devices I’ve ever used. It’s a real pleasure to use a piece of equipment like this, where every tiny bit of the design has a purpose. It’s easy to use and the resulting squares are beautiful.