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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Create an Easter basket with plastic canvas for an American Girl doll or 18" doll. This can also be used as an Easter decoration.
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How to do the feather stitch. This is a hand-embroidery decorative stitch which creates a vine or branch looking line.
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Learn how to make cute and simple heart ornaments from felt. This is a fun project even kid's can do.
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Learn how to end yarn when working with plastic canvas.
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Do you need a quick DIY gift for someone special? Make this quick and fun keyring with plastic canvas. Free pattern and instructions.
This project can be completed in an evening.
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Learn how to make a patchwork keyring (zipper pull) with plastic canvas.
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How to make a plastic canvas patriotic flag coaster.
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How to make a plastic canvas Christmas wreath ornament.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Bernadette BaldelliStitches, techniques and 13 modern blackwork embroidery projects.
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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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Free cross stitch, needlepoint alphabetic pattern with Bees and flowers. Letters A - N. Very cute!
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Cross Stitch Crochet Others
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Free cross stitch, needlepoint alphabetic pattern with bees and flowers. Letters O - Z. Very cute!
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Cross Stitch Crochet Others
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Yarn Tree offers free block alphabet for count cross stitch which includes both upper and lowercase letters. A printable PDF is included.
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Yarn Tree
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Candy cane cross stitch alphabet with upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Fun to add to greeting card, tree ornament or bookmark.
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Better-Cross-Stitch-Patterns
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Learn about the materials used, the stitches and basic instructions.
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Spruce
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A free cross stitch pattern with uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols that feature holly.
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Better-Cross-Stitch-Patterns
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A selection of eight graphed cross stitch fonts for free download. Use to personalize your stitching with dedications and signatures.
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Hands Across the Sea Samplers
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This video will show you how to do the Smyrna Stitch which is a textured stitch which can be used as a filler, as a border and in chicken scratch embroidery. This stitch is also called the double cross stitch or Snowflake stitch.
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Needlepointers.com
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Alphabet chart for cross stitchers in uppercase and lowercase letters. These fonts are 14 stitches tall.
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All free Crafts
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Free Alphabet chart for cross stitchers in uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers. These fonts are 14 stitches tall.
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Yarn Tree