Home Stitching: It's National Embroidery Month

WALL WEAR Stitchings from neawear

February is National Embroidery Month, as seen over in Beauty & Style Buzz (love those stylish stitchings, Cafe MicheleZ!). Embroidery sure has come a long way from grandma's simple samplers and fancy florals.

Here's a lineup of some of my favorite embroidery links, so you can, if you wish, celebrate a Stitch-o-Rific National Embroidery Month.

DIY Embroidery Projects:

• Embroidered love letter tutorial from LucyKate Crafts
• Unique embroidery patterns at Sublime Stitching
• Stitchable journals from The Curiosity Shoppe
• Handmade artist trading cards (stitch 'em) from FineArtStore.com
• Sampler pillows from the purl bee
  
• How to: Embroidery 101 from Craft
• Hand embroidery resources (patterns too!) at Needle'nThread

Embroidered Wares for your Home:

• WALL Wear stitchings from neawear
• Embroidered wall hangings from lovahandmade
• "Do Nothing Then Rest" sampler from Spoon Sisters
• Custom monogrammed towels from chez-sucre-chez (via d*s)
• Embroidered chirp pillow from CB2
  

Embroidered Works of Art:

• Joetta Maue's domestic artwork
• Ginger Anyhow's embroidered text messages (via Design Is Mine)

You can also check out the CafeMom cross stitch group.