It's time for another smocking tutorial! One of my favorite smocking stitches is Surface Honeycomb. It is considered an advanced stitch...

Have you ever tried hand Hemstitching? It is an enjoyable and useful embroidery technique that can be incorporated into your garments,...

I am not sure where fall went, but the pellet stove is pumping out the heat, the leaves are mostly on the ground, and it is time to think...

Free Stocking patterns to stitch & sew.

Have you ever walked into a needlework store, seen all the colors of variegated and hand dyed floss and thought, "I LOVE it, it's...

I just finished eating my lunch outside on the back deck. That certainly doesn't happen in New England on October 10th very often! So...

Fall is definitely here in New England, although due to our lack of rain, this is not going to be one of our better Falls color wise. So...

I am not sure why I associate owls with Fall, but I always do. Perhaps it is the Halloween connection, but somehow owls seem to go with...

Time for a tutorial on the bullion stitch. The bullion stitch is so versatile and often used to add a special touch on smocked garments....

Video tutorial on how to stitch Turkey Work.

I am guest posting over at Oliver + S for their Weekend Links.

A step by step tutorial on how to stitch the Wave Stitch used in hand smocking.