Modern and Traditional Embroidery Dress

Gil Elvgren pin-up from Sublime Stitching - stitched wonderfully by Giddy99

Sometimes I see a pattern that's been around for a while, pop up on the Flickr pool and the stitcher has done such a wonderful job with it, it makes me appreciate the pattern in a whole new light. Giddy99's Gil Elvgren pin-up, from one of the Sublime Stitching artist series sheets, was one such example, I love how Giddy has used a running stitch to help emphasise the pin-up's curves. Thanks Giddy for reminding us that such a great pattern sheet is out there!

Scarlet Tentacle, purveyor of, to quote, 'handmade audacity of the embroidered kind', has a series of slightly naughty embroidery patterns over in her Etsy shop. I had great fun recently stitching a couple of the patterns, as someone who still personally struggles a bit with embroidering faces, Scarlet Tentacle's line art makes it pleasingly easy to do well.