Needleworking Department
Have you ever wanted to learn different types of needlework?
This is the place to learn techniques for crafts such as blackwork, candlewicking, hardanger, redwork and ribbon embroidery, to name a few.
We provide free project ideas, free patterns and free samples on various needlework crafts. In addition, the department offers links to the top cross stitch sites on the Internet as well as cross stitch calculators and floss conversion charts.
Order supplies for your new craft through our online shopping center.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Learn how to make a "Love You" key ring with plastic canvas. This is a nice gift idea for Valentine's Day, Mother or Father's Day or as a stocking stuffer.
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Free Chicken Scratch Christmas Tree Pattern - After embroidering, make it into a pillow, Christmas decoration, placemat, or potholder.
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The colonial knot is a hand embroidery stitch. This embroidery knot creates a cute bobble on the fabric.
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How to make an Easter basket with plastic canvas for an American Girl doll or 18" doll.
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Learn how to make heart ornaments from felt. This is a fun, cute and simple project even kid's can do.
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The backstitch is a basic outline stitch used in hand embroidery and cross stitch. This backstitch tutorial will help you master this embroidery stitch.
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Hand embroider snowmen with these free patterns. Make them into a wall hanging, placemat, potholder, table runner, and Christmas tree ornaments.
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With this tutorial learn how to hand embroider the woven circle stitch. This is a beautiful, decorative stitch that can be made on any type of fabric.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Hazel BlomkampFresh Ideas for Jacobean Embroidery!
Crewel Twists shows needle artists how to be creative with fabric, threads, beads and alternative stitches, borrowing techniques from other forms of needlework, and still producing a product that is typical of the crewel or Jacobean style of embroidery.
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Cloth Paper Scissors covers many types of fiber arts and collage work, including rubber stamping, embroidery and book art.
New Stuff
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A video with clear instructions on the introduction to crewel embroidery and its shading.
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You Tube
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A handy guide for converting DMC embroidery floss to Mandarin floss.
From
Rainbow Gallery
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A handy PDF chart for converting DMC floss to Semco.
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Stitchers Village
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A handy conversion chart for various brands of floss along with color name.
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Laura Stitch
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What is the best type of thread to use for your next project?
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Crewel Ghoul
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Design on design creates this richly textured afghan.
From
Craft Yarn Council
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Make your own cross-stitch or backstitch pattern with this online cross-stitch text generator tool. Enter your own text and this tool will chart the design. Quick and easy!
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StitchPoint
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Create your own patterns of words, sayings, poems, alphabets, etc. You can choose from several different sizes and styles of alphabets.
There are options for sizes, fonts, width, height and color.
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Crosstitch.com
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A little embroidery pattern in the Jacobean style.
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Needle 'n Thread
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Learn how to end threads when hand embroidering.
From
Stitch Floral