NEW THIS WEEK - August 25th, 2010
Once Upon a Time
Free Project Instructions!
Book lovers, rejoice! This week's new embroidery is all about the imagination and inspiration of the written word ... from fairytales to Shakespeare, from your local library to your cozy book nook at home. Stitch these bookish designs and let a thousand stories unfold!
Shakespearean cats take the stage first, acting out famous scenes from the Bard's works. You'll fall in love with these theatrical felines! Sleek and stylish cameo silhouettes of well-known authors are filled with famous quotes from their writings. Declare your love of reading with a colorful medley of designs perfect for tote bags, sweatshirts, pillows, journal covers, and more. And two new bookmark styles -- a corner bookmark and a ribbon bookmark -- will create lots of new ideas for gifts and craft fairs.
With school starting up again, it's a perfect time to hit the books. Read on and discover a world of literary embroidery, just waiting for your creative touch!
Try out two new styles of embroidered bookmarks: an in-the-hoop corner bookmark, and a ribbon bookmark with crafty cut designs on each end.
A Cats Shakes-purr Value Pack
Stitch this whole troupe of playful cats! The Cats Shakes-purr design packs contain 6 designs, priced at only $9.97! Click on an image or link below to see the designs included in the pack, and add the pack to your basket.
When you open a book, anything can happen! Brilliantly colored butterflies and sparkling swirls fly from the pages of this beautiful design. Perfect on tote bags, sweatshirts, pillows, and more for your favorite book lover!
What's a better gift for a literature lover than a sturdy canvas tote bag, embroidered with a delightfully bookish design? There are plenty of blank canvas totes available, but a lot of the time it's just as easy to make your own. Read some tips and tricks for embroidering on canvas, design your dream tote, and stitch happily ever after!
Click here for these free instructions for embroidering on canvas!
Cameos of Classics
A Cameos of Classics Value Pack
Stitch a library of beautiful cameo designs! The Cameos of Classics design packs contain 5 designs, priced at only $9.97! Click on an image or link below to see the designs included in the pack, and add the pack to your basket.
Lost in Literature
Customize a blank book with a fabric journal cover! We originally made this project as a sketchbook holder, but it's perfect for holding your daily musings too. An elegant script embroidery design on the cover will complete the literary look.
Click here for these free project instructions!
A Lost in Literature Value Pack
Stitch lots of happy stories with these bookish designs! The Lost in Literature design packs contain 12 designs, priced at only $19.97! Click on an image or link below to see the designs included in the pack, and add the pack to your basket.
In-the-Hoop Corner Bookmarks
This week brings an all-new style of corner bookmarks, just for you! Stitch them up entirely in the the hoop, adding bits of fabric, then slip them over the corner of your page to keep your place in your current book. They'll make great little gifts!
Click here for free project instructions to assemble your bookmarks!
Stitch a batch of corner bookmarks for gifts and more. All 6 of the In-the-Hoop Corner Bookmark designs are available in a value pack, priced at only $9.97! Click on the images or links below to see the designs included in the pack, and add the value pack to your shopping basket.
All designs smaller than 4 x 4
Crafty Cut Bookmarks
That's right -- here are even more new bookmark designs for you, in yet another new style! Affix these little crafty cut applique designs to the top and bottom of a length of ribbon to create a lively bookmark. We've paired them up as shown below ... but feel free to mix and match! You can use them as regular applique designs, too.
Get all these little crafty cut applique designs at a delightful discount! All 12 of the Crafty Cut Bookmark designs are available in a value pack, priced at only $10.97! Click on the images or links below to see the designs included in the pack, and add the value pack to your shopping basket.
Bookmarks are an old favorite here at Embroidery Library! Over the years we've created a variety of different styles to suit every style and personality. Discover some new ideas and start crafting up versatile and popular bookmarks for yourself, for gifts, and for craft fairs...
Summer is almost over, and Sunbonnet Sue and Fisherman Fred are ready to head back to school! Books strapped together with a belt lend an old-fashioned touch to this classic pair of designs. Stitch them on something special for the wonderful educators in your life!
Fisherman Fred
Available in three sizes: 6.06"X5.84" and 5.05"X4.86" and 3.84"X3.70"
Want to see more? Click here to see designs released in previous weeks!