Archive Category: 'Embroidery'

• Kitchen Designs For Dish Towels: Vintage Embroidery: Here is the latest set of patterns that I’ve chosen from my collection for this round of vintage embroidery pattern freebies: Kitchen Motif Designs For Kitchen Towels. Each Wednesday I’ll upload one pattern from the set for you to download and add to your collection. This pattern is from the 1940’s and I think they [...]
• The Art Of Smocking: How To Guide: f peasant origin, smocking is a decorative means of gathering a wide piece of material into a required measurement. The word “smock” comes from the Anglo Saxon–smoce–meaning a shift or shirt, and from early Saxon days men working in the fields wore these loose fitting tunic-like garments. Later on the gathered portions were decorated or [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Patterns: Complete Set: For handy reference, here is the list of all the patterns in the Bluebird set: ul> Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday The pattern details and instructions are on the first pattern listed (Monday). More Vintage Pattern Sets Vintage Fruit Towel Pattern Set Vintage Kitchenware Patterns Sunbonnet Gals Days Of The Week Gingham Flowers Cross Stitch & Embroidery Kitchen Proverbs Puppies DOW Gingham Fruit Cross Stitch & Embroidery Days Of The Week: [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Sunday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Sunday” and features a bluebird flying with flowers. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Sunday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the file, select [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Saturday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Saturday” and features a bluebird flying towards a flower that could be a pansy. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Saturday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Friday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Friday” and features two bluebirds (mother and baby) flying around a flower that looks like it could be a pansy. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Friday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Thursday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Thursday” and features a bluebird flying with a single large rose. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Thursday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Wednesday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Wednesday” and features both a momma bird and baby bird that is similar to last week’s pattern but the birds are flying in a different direction. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Tuesday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie, it’s from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series that started last week. This pattern is for “Tuesday” and features both a momma bird and baby bird. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Tuesday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right [...]
• Vintage Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Patterns: Here’s the latest embroidery pattern set I’ve chosen for the next vintage series to share, charming bluebirds–how nice to have ready for Spring! The birds are mainly worked in cross stitch. I believe this set is at least 60 years old (1940’s). There are seven different patterns for tea towels, one for each day of [...]
• Tipnut’s Picks: 41 Free Baby Patterns & Projects: Here’s the latest batch of free baby projects and this time I included a handful of vintage embroidery cuties that would be perfect to add to bibs, blankies, shirts, hats and whatever else you like. Just click on the pics to get your copies (save to your computer’s desktop first before printing). To view the first [...]
• Vintage Teapot Holder Pattern: Cup & Saucer: Pattern Directions: ul> Transfer pattern onto felt material. Cut out felt, cutting along the inner edge of the stamped line. Cut another piece the same size for back. Cut another pair from contrasting felt for the inside facing. Pin the front section over a contrasting facing section and join entire edges together with buttonhole stitch. Use embroidery wool [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Complete Set: Here is the complete list of patterns from the vintage fruit towels pattern series: Pears (scroll to bottom) Cherries Apples Grapes Oranges Peaches The pattern details and instructions are on the first pattern listed (Pears). More Vintage Pattern Sets Vintage Kitchenware Patterns Sunbonnet Gals Days Of The Week Gingham Flowers Cross Stitch & Embroidery Kitchen Proverbs Vintage Puppies Days Of The Week Gingham Fruit Cross Stitch & Embroidery Days Of [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Peaches: The free pattern this week for the vintage applique & embroidery fruit towel series is the Peaches design. It’s a lovely design with a large peach in embroidery or applique surrounded by smaller cross stitch peaches on either side. You can download your free copy here: Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Peaches. If you missed it, the [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Oranges: The free pattern this week for the vintage applique & embroidery fruit towel series is the Oranges design. It’s a lovely design with a large orange in embroidery or applique surrounded by smaller cross stitch oranges on either side. You can download your free copy here: Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Oranges. If you missed it, the [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Grapes: The free pattern this week for the vintage applique & embroidery fruit towel series is the Grapes design. It’s a lovely design with a large bunch of grapes in embroidery or applique surrounded by smaller cross stitch grapes on either side. You can download your free copy here: Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Grapes. If you missed [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Apples: The free pattern this week for the vintage applique & embroidery fruit towel series is the Apples design. It’s a lovely design with a large apple in embroidery or applique surrounded by smaller cross stitch apples on either side. You can download your free copy here: Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Apples. If you missed it, the [...]
• Vintage Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Cherries: The free pattern this week for the vintage applique & embroidery fruit towel series is the Cherries design. It’s a lovely design with a bunch of cherries including a pattern for the applique. You can download your free copy here: Applique & Embroidery Fruit Towels: Cherries. If you missed it, the beginning of this pattern download set [...]
• How To Clean Needlework: If you love to display cross stitch, embroidery and crewel work, here are step-by-step instructions for cleaning pieces that are in dire need of freshening up. No matter how carefully we display our needlework, they can get grungy with smoke, grease and handling stains. As always, first test a small area before trying a cleaning [...]
• New Applique & Embroidery Pattern Series: Fruit Towels: New year, new freebie pattern series! Here’s the latest vintage set on Tipnut: Tea Towel Fruits in Applique &/Or Cross Stitch. There are six different designs in this set and both the cross stitch pattern and the applique patch are included. I believe this pattern is from the 1940s but it could be earlier, it’s an [...]
• Vintage Kitchenware Patterns: Complete Series: Here is the complete list of patterns from the vintage Kitchenware pattern series, these designs are some of my favorites. Plate with Salt & Pepper Shakers Coffee Pot Fruit Bowl Teacup Setting Creamer Sugar Bowl You’ll find complete details and instructions on the first pattern page listed (Plate With Salt & Pepper Shakers). More Complete Pattern Series On Tipnut: Sunbonnet Gal Days of the [...]
• Vintage Kitchenware Embroidery: Sugar Bowl: Here is this week’s freebie from the vintage Kitchenware embroidery pattern series, I believe it’s a sugar bowl. You can download the pattern here: Kitchenware: Sugarbowl. This is the last pattern of the set (there are six different designs) and this will be the last embroidery tea towel series until the new year. I’ll be posting more [...]
• Vintage Kitchenware Embroidery: Creamer: Here is this week’s freebie from the vintage Kitchenware embroidery pattern series, it could be a creamer or a teapot, but I’m going with a creamer since there’s a sugar bowl in the set as well (will be up next week). You can download the pattern here: Kitchenware: Creamer. You’ll find the first pattern and all the [...]
• Vintage Kitchenware Embroidery: Teacup Setting: Here is this week’s freebie from the vintage Kitchenware embroidery pattern series, it’s a teacup sitting on a saucer with a plate standing up in the background. You can download the pattern here: Kitchenware: Teacup Setting. You’ll find the first pattern and all the details for this series here: Vintage Embroidery Series: Tea Towel Kitchen Designs. Printing Instructions: [...]
• Vintage Kitchenware Embroidery: Fruit Bowl Pattern: Here is this week’s freebie from the vintage Kitchenware embroidery pattern series, it’s a bowl filled with fruit (I think they’re all apricots or peaches). You can download the pattern here: Kitchenware: Fruit Bowl. You’ll find the first pattern and all the details for this series here: Vintage Embroidery Series: Tea Towel Kitchen Designs. Printing Instructions: Make sure [...]