Following on from my article last week about social bookmarking websites for crafters I thought it would be interesting to find out which ones are the most popular with Prick and Stitch readers.

Even if you have not joined one, please take part in this poll so that we can get a picture of their relative popularity…

Cards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is “stitched wreath” made by Eileen Scott.

If you are printing your own inserts for your prick and stitch cards then I have created some clip art for you. There are five different versions of Merry Christmas for you to download…

A new social bookmarking website seems to appear every month. How do you choose the best one for you? I have been researching social bookmarking websites and here is my top ten. I have ranked the sites on how easy it is to find links to craft and card making web sites…

Cards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This weeks card is “Beaded snowflake” made by CapricornK.

Following on from my post about making printed inserts for your stitched greetings cards I have created a template for you to download and print. If you have Microsoft Word there is an insert template that you can customise. If not then there is a PDF version ready to print…

The more expensive commercially produced greetings cards usually have an extra folded sheet of paper inside with a printed message or verse. In card making circles this is known as an insert. An attractive insert can add a touch of luxury to your card…

Cards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is “art nouveau rose” made by Jasu…

Beading needles tend to be much thinner than embroidery needles. The main requirement is that they go through the beads that you are using with room for the thread as well…

When it comes to choosing a needle for paper embroidery it is really a matter of what works best for you. If you have a range of needles in your sewing box then the best thing is to try them to find which one you like best…