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.


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Crochet by Faye shares a crochet pattern for making this stuffed dreidel softie you can use for decoration or for play.



How to do eco-fi felt flowers made of recycled plastic bottle and sweet vintage buttons. In no time at all, you�ll have a new felt posy for your wardrobe by following this simple tutorial. In fact, you�ll just have to be patient enough to allow the glue dry between steps.



The Japanese kusudama is a paper ball made out of multiple identical origami shapes glued together. They were traditionally used as a ball for incense or potpourri but now we see them more for decoration or as a gift.


A very interesting tutorial to create miniature needlepoint Christmas stockings. They are simple to make, and are ideal for adding that personal touch to your festive doll�s house scene or room-setting. Hang them up at the fireplace or at the end of the bed on Christmas Eve, one for each child, and wait to see if Santa fills them with goodies during the night!

Something small can infuse new color and cheer into your home.

With this tutorial you can build a great sewing with the patchwork style.
A lot of articles was posted to recycley t-shirt. This is one of this articles. It's beautiful create from an old object some new!
This tutorial was writed by Leethal.

T-Shirt Recycley
In this year, Halloween is no longer to come. Here a simple chart to stiching before this day by The Sampler Girls.

With Cicada DayDream you can learn how to create plaids in photoshop.


It's sample like to create a template.

The result of this tutorial it�s a t-shirt dress!

It's great to make dress for your kids and you can make simple.

T-Shirt Dress

Thanks to The Long Thread for this tutorial.






This is a fun and EASY way to add a little punch to a fabulous design!



Cotton and Cloud post a tutorial to do tubular casting on and off would giving a nice round edge, so the combination of double ribbing and tubular edges results in a very neat finish.

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