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A musical notes pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards collection. It makes a great birthday card for anyone who plays a musical instrument. It can also be used for congratulations, thank you and other messages. It looks superb with silver lined glass beads. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 … Read more

Six new Christmas word patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection. They feature “Happy Christmas” with snowflakes, “Happy Holidays” with a candy cane, “Love, Peace and Joy” with bells, “Merry Christmas” with three candles, “Peace on Earth” with a dove and “Seasons Greetings” with a village snow scene. The patterns are available individually … Read more

A fawn and squirrel pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards collection. It makes a great birthday card for animal lovers, particularly if they like wild life. It can also be used for congratulations, thank you and other messages. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches). The fawn … Read more

Six new garden patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection. There is an apple tree, a bird bath, a grapevine, a hanging basket, a rose bush and a scarecrow. These make beautiful greetings cards for birthdays and to send messages such as thank you, best wishes, good luck or invitation. The patterns are … Read more

The full range of Form-A-Lines stitching patterns have now been added to the Form-A-Lines download store. Patterns that were previously only available in printed booklets are now available to purchase as downloads. The Form-A-Lines download store now includes all of the current Form-A-Lines patterns plus those that are out of print. There are over 200 … Read more

The following stitching card patterns have been added to the Form-A-Lines Classics collection: Christmas 6 Set Christmas 10 Set Christmas 11 Set Christmas 12 Set Christmas 14 Set Flower Set The Form-A-Lines Classics store specialises in out of print patterns from the Form-A-Lines stitching card range. Patterns are supplied as PDF files. Download them to … Read more

Tacketing is a type of stitching that was used on the covers of medieval ledgers and books. It was a decorative way of securing the spine during the bookbinding process. It can be done with bookbinders thread or leather strips. In the latter case it resembles lacing. Blog reader Beth Morton told us how she … Read more

Three garden gnome patterns and three fairy patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection. There is a gnome fishing, a gnome sleeping and a gnome with wheelbarrow. These make amusing cards for garden enthusiasts and would be suitable for birthdays, retirements and other messages. A fairy standing, a fairy kneeling and a fairy … Read more

A curve stitching calendar project suitable for 7 to 10 year olds has been added to the Tutorials section of the Stitching Cards website. The project was created by my daughter Sonya, who is a primary school teacher, as part of a practical day held at the end of school term prior to Christmas. This … Read more

An attractive curve stitching design that creates a heart within a circle has been added to the free pattern section of the Pinbroidery website. The illustration shows the design stitched in confetti pink thread. The pattern size is 120 mm x 120 mm (4¾ x 4¾ inches). The design is a scaled down version of … Read more