I feel hot-pink about this stitching thing right now, and hot-pink marks a new phase in my emotional lexicon.
EMBROIDERY AND STITCHING HOW-TO'S + TUTORIALS
- Elemental embroidery (Purl Bee)
- All about needles (Feeling Stitchy)
- A beginner's embroidery project (Prudent Baby)
- Embroidery how-to for beginners of all ages (Shiny Happy World via Made By Joel)
- Hand embroidery basics by Jenny Hart (Sublime Stitching)
- How to cross stitch (Mochi Mochi Land)
- How to separate your floss without tangles (Feeling Stitchy)
- Embroidery sampler pillows tutorial (Purl Bee)
- Ladybird needlekeeper project and tutorial (Adventures in Thread)
- Christmas pattern embroidery tutorial (Needle in a Haystack via Living with Lindsay)
- Swedish weaving hand towel tutorial (Craftzine)
- Stumpwork beetle tutorial (Sew In Love)
- Aunt Pearl's drawer satchels (Feeling Stitchy)
- Embroidery paper transfer tutorial (Carina's Craft Blog)
- Tea time mug rug with embroidery pattern tutorial (Wild Olive)
- Two color embroidery tutorial (Purl Bee)
- Martryoshka ornament pattern and tutorial (My Sparkle)
- How to attach paillettes and beads (The Unbroken Thread)
- How to sew a biscornu (Eva-Maria Nerling)
- Cactus pin cushion (Craftbits)
- Owl embroidery wall hanging project (My Girlish Whims)
- Love letter tutorial (Lucy Kate Crafts)
- Stitch and sketch gift bag tutorial (Janeville)
- Felt robot brooch tutorial (Cut Out & Keep)
- Embroidered buttons (Feeling Stitchy)
- Lovebirds pillows tutorial and pattern (Creative Breathing)
- Baby name embroidery tutorial (Lines Across My Face)
- Shashiko tutorial (Purl Bee)
- Nat's wonky cross stitch tutorial (Feeling Stitchy)
- Japanese embroidery tutorial (Ishtar Olivera)
- Embroidery on felt tutorial (futuregirl)
- Beaded kamal kadai project (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Shadow work (This and that... my random thoughts)
- American variation on Shisha mirror work tutorial (The Trouble With Crafting)
- Electronic LED embroidery project (Make)
- Stitch your own pattern onto fabric (Freckled Nest)
- Embroidered shoes (Three Years of Death)
- Folk star ornament tutorial (The Trouble With Crafting)
- Wine stain embroidery (Truly Amelia)
- Embroidery on knit (Festo Tu)
- Embroidery hoop framing tutorial (Carina's Blog)
- Embroidered mushroom house tutorial (Creative Breathing)
- Four seasons bean bags tutorial (The Crafty CPA)
HOW TO MAKE CERTAIN STITCHES
- Backstitch (Thirty Handmade Days)
- Scottish Cretan stitch (Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials)
- Open Cretan stitch (Sarah Whittle)
- Feather stitch (Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials)
- Knotted broken chain stitch (Sadalas)
- Stem stitch for use with lettering (NeedleNThread)
- Bullion stitch (Southern Stitches)
- Palestrina (or double-knot) stitch (Sarah Whittle)
- Maidenhair stitch (Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials)
- Romanian couching stitch (big B)
- Swedish huck weaving stitches (Embroidery Methods)
- Ladder stitch (Sarah Whitte)
- Indian pachis work (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Open water stitch (Nuts About Needlepoint)
- French knots and faces (Wild Olive)
- Fly stitch, plaited fly stitch, and Muvvala stitch (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Punto antico bullion flowers (Italian Needlework)
- Chicken scratch lesson 1 (Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials)
- Chicken scratch lesson 2 (Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials)
- Kutchwork shisha tutorial lesson 1 (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Kutchwork shisha tutorial lesson 2 (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Fur stitch (This and that... my random thoughts)
- Stitch A-Z (Hand Embroidery Network)
FREE PATTERNS AND DESIGNS
- Russian dolls pattern (Hand Embroidery Network)
- Sombrero pattern (Wild Olive)
- Free stencils to download and use as patterns (Spraypaint Stencils)
- Hummingbird in nest pattern (Andrea Zuill's Blog)
- Small flower pattern (Carina's Craft Blog)
- Tarantula pattern (Hand Embroidery Network)
- Jelly beans pattern (Wild Olive)
- Happy ties and bowties pattern (Wild Olive)
- "All the arms we need" cross stitch pattern (Radical Cross Stitch)
- Windy girl pattern (French Knots)
- Simple cross stitch borders pattern (Free Patterns Online)
- Darling Dutch couple (French Knots)
- Blue flowers tapestry needlepoint chart (Design Crafty)
- Folk art fish pattern (Andrea Zuill's Blog)
- Alphabet and animals cross stitch patterns (Ulrika Erdes)
- Number 2 pencil pattern (Wild Olive)
- "When life seems gray just think again" cross stitch pattern (Free Patterns Online)
- Lowercase alphabet cross stitch pattern (Free Patterns Online)
- Coffee patterns (Wild Olive)
- Parterre de feu pattern (Carina's Blog)
- Numbers cross stitch pattern (Free Patterns Online)
- Trellis with border pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Blue and black bands cross stitch pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Eight-pointed star in octagon in square cross stitch pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Vintage girl and boy faces (French Knots)
- Cream puff pattern (Wild Olive via Danielle)
- Propitious pine pattern (Wild Olive)
- Impertinent birch log pattern (Wild Olive)
- Medieval Middle Eastern double running stitch pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Red and blue striped double running stitch band pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Zigzagging crosses pattern (Mathilde Eschenbach's Charts)
- Perservering pinecone pattern (Wild Olive)
- Ladylike fern pattern (Wild Olive)
- Hospitable cabin pattern (Wild Olive)
- Love in the middle pattern (Scissor Quirk via Wild Olive)
- Colonial woman pattern (French Knots)
- Daschund with holiday gift (Orang You Lucky)
- Cross pattern (NeedleNThread)
- "Look right" pattern (Wild Olive)
- Scarecrow with trees vintage pattern (French Knots)
- "Community radio rocks" cross stitch pattern (Radical Cross Stitch)
- Vintage horse (French Knots)
- Vintage edgings (French Knots)
- Sasha the seahorse pattern (futuregirl)
- "Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends" cross stitch pattern (Free Patterns Online)
- Funky giraffe pattern (Andrea Zuill's Blog)
- Curvy butterfly (French Knots)
- Friendship bracelet pattern (Wild Olive)
- Chicken with head in bucket pattern (French Knots)
- Whimsical animals and flower patterns (Made By Joel)
- Dainty flower pattern (Claudia Marchan)
- Reboot America pattern (Radical Cross Stitch)
- Bushels of wheat with chickie (French Knots)
- Talia's friendship pattern (Wild Olive)
- Hungarian design pattern #6 (NeedleNThread)
- Sharon B's freehand embroidery patterns (pintangle)
- Ninja BOM with kite pattern (Kandra Young)
- Fruity segments pattern (Carina's Blog)
- Fabulous wildflower bouquet (French Knots)
- "One lump or two?" pattern (Wild Olive)
- Little jumping Joan pattern (Joey's Dream Garden)
- 6 floral motif patterns (Broderie D'Antan)
- "Riots not diets" pattern (Radical Cross Stitch)
- A big happy chicken cross stitch chart (Hancock's House of Happy)
- Emma Goldman cross stitch pattern (Radical Cross Stitch)
- 7 butterfly motifs and patterns (Broderie D'Antan)
- Mommy and baby whale pattern (Andrea Zuill's Blog)
- Victorian flower monograms pattern (Shawkl)
- Everything is coming up daisies retro pattern (French Knots)
- Day of the Dead sugar skull pattern (Elemental Stitches)
- Daisy edging pattern (French Knots)
- "Love ewe" subversive cross stitch chart (Hancock's House of Happy)
- Gothic grandeur hand and rose pattern (Sublime Stitching)
- Vitamin ball silly food musician (French Knots)
- Oscar the owl cross stitch pattern (DMC)
- Houseblocks pattern (Pieceocake)
- Tree embroidery landscape (Petite Famille Gouny)
INSPIRING STITCHING BLOGS
- Antique Pattern Library
- Apple and Eve
- Big B
- Colourful Research
- Craftivism Blog
- Donkeywolf
- Early Bird Special
- Embroidery As Art
- Fiberartsy
- Fibermania
- Fourteen Countess
- Gooseflesh
- Hardcore Stitch Corps
- June At Noon
- Manbroidery
- Mr. X Stitch
- Orna
- Pintangle
- Rabidcrafter
- Radical Cross Stitch
- Roxycraft
- Sewphie
- Sorrytown
- Spiritcloth
- Spoolspectrum
- Steotch
- Sternlab
- Sublime Stitching Blog
- Subversive Cross Stitch
- The Floss Box
- Two-handed Stitcher
- Wee Little Stitches
- Whatever James in Stitches
- Wild Olive
Slightly stolen from the amazing Steotch blog.
