Hand Embroidery

Today the focus is on hand embroidery web sites and blogs.

• Mary Corbet's Needle 'N Thread is the 'go to' site for almost everything you need to know about hand embroidery. 
• Mary Joan Stitching has lots of sites with free patterns and tutorials
• Sharon B's Pintangle
• I Sew Free   
• About.Com Embroidery
• Needlework Craft Gossip
• Bad Birds 
• Needlework
• Eglantine Stitchery
• Craft Leftovers
• Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials
• Sublime Stitching 
• Hand Embroidery Network
• Stitchin Fingers
• Textile Artist
• My Sweet Prarie

Previous Posts

• Hand Embroidery (May 2012)
• Hand Embroidery (Feb 2010)
• Embroidery (June 2011)
• Happy Stitching (Jan 2012)

These two pieces are original designs. The applique and hand embroidery evolved from the hand embroidery piece. I was pleased with the outcome.

Applique and Hand Embroidery

Hand Embroidery (Crewel with Appleton Wool)

Happy Stitching

This afternoon was for relaxing! I spent some time catching up with blogs I read. My focus was on hand stitching - something I hope to do more of in 2012. Several years ago I took part in a three year, 5 level hand embroidery course. I was not a lover of crewel work and stitching with wool. However, I came across some Jacobean leaves by Kelly Fletcher, on the Feeling Stitchy blog. I just may do some of these this year! Feeling Stitchy has some wonderful stuff.

Also check out the following:
Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Stitchin Fingers
Hand Embroidery Network (HEN)
Curiosities 808 (from Hawaii) - not just crochet
Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework (Ausrtia)
DMC Threads with Emma Broidery
Polka & Bloom
French-Knots: all things stitchy
Hand Embroidery from Sadalas
Pin Tangle


Hand & Machine Embroidery by Judy Cooper