This page contains links to finishing tutorials on a range of different techniques, initially compiled by myself and published on my blog. My aim is to compile a really comprehensive centralised list of links for all stitchers to access, so if you know of any other tutorials that should be included, either ones you’ve created yourself or that you’ve come across online, please leave a comment below with the relevant details.
Different Techniques:
- * Si le point m’etait compte – a few different techniques, including biscornu, cube, heart box, stitchers envelope – in french, but very clear pictures.
- * Anne D’s blog – includes a stitcher’s bourse, scissor fob, needlebook and more – in french, but very clear pictures.
- * Just A Thought (Judy Odell) – cording and tassels, tin finishing instructions, and embellishment ideas.
- * PCB Dijon – Covered book, tote bag, concertina folder – again in french, found under the section “Ateliers”.
- * Treasured Tapestries – Quilted wallhanging, fringed stuffed pillow etc.
- * Cyberstitchers.com – cording, filled pillow, bookmark, etc.
- * CameoRoze – bellpull hardware, needleroll, ornaments etc
- * ABC cross stitch – loads of project ideas
- * JeBrode.com – loads of finishing ideas and projects
- * Dani…Black Belt Stitching Wizard – a few different finishing techniques
- * Aiguilles & Passion – some different finishing ideas (in french)
- * Atelier le Fil en Scene – in french, with clickable piccies
- * Sa Kartonn – links to French blogs which have tutorials on a wide range of finishing methods. NB: the links all go to the main blog page for each person, so you’ll have to dig around a bit for the tutorials
- * Nela’s blog (Spanish) – lots of tutorial links here and here
Biscornu/Pincushions/Pinkeeps:
- * Annette’s Acre – biscornu
- * The Finishing School – biscornu
- * Tale of a Shooting Star (Jenna) – biscornu
- * Si le point m’etait compte – biscornu
- * Rissa – biscornu basics
- * Own Two Hands – biscornu instructions in English, along with links to loads of free patterns suitable for biscornus.
- * Punti E Purline – Banurukotti, basically a 15-sided biscornu (in Italian but clear photos) *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Nata Serendipity – Banurukotti, a 15-sided biscornu (in Russian? but clear photos) *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Autour de la Broderie – heart-shaped pinkeep
- * Violarium – heart-shaped pinkeep
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – pinkeep
- * Cote Passions (Vero) – pinkeep
- * Heidi -pinkeep
- * Cote Passions (Vero) – mattress pincushion/pinkeep
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – pinkeep
- * Les Bonheurs de Sylvie – mattress-style pincushion
- * Marie – mattress pincushion – in French but with loads of clear pictures
- * Cote Passions (Vero) – pyramid pincushion
- * The Floss Box – Mattress pincushion *NEW* (added 16 Jun 08)
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Mattress pincushion/pinkeep *NEW* (added 16 Sep 08)
- * Ivory Blush Roses – Pincushion using a CD as the base *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Needleroll instructions:
- * J R Spreen
- * CameoRoze/Judith Romijn
- * MagicXstitch (Mayte) - part 1 and part 2 (in Spanish, with fantastic step-by-step photos)
Wallhangings/Bellpulls:
- * TKDchick (Dani) – layered bellpull
- * Tale of a Shooting Star (Jenna) – bellpull
- * Treasured Tapestries – braided bellpull
- * Heather Lott - patchwork wallhanging
- * Kitty Couture (Isabelle) – quilted wallhanging
- * Treasured Tapestries – quilted wallhanging
Needlebook/Needlecase:
- * Rissa’s 6-pocket needlebook
- * Pansy Fan needlebook – SRE but can be used for other techniques
- * JeBrode.com – needlecase
- * Quilters Cache – needlecase for quilting, but can be adapted for XS
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – needlecase
- * Creative Needle mag – needlecase
- * Ink Circles – Needlebook
- * Meari’s Musings – Needlebook
- * AngelSan – Simple Needlebook
- * Sew Prim Khris - Needlebook (round shape that folds up) *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Cinderberry Stitches – Needlebook (includes the ‘redwork’ design) *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Hand Embroidery Group Projects – Needlebook with pockets *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Studio 259 – Needlebook made from felt with pocket for scissors *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Stitching Wallets/Hussifs/Pockets:
- * Barbara J – Stitcher’s Wallet *NEW* (added 16 Jun 08)
- * Nela - Stitcher’s box – page 1, page 2, page 3 (lots of photos in Nela’s Webshots album of the details) – in Spanish but very clear photos *NEW* (added 18 Jun 08)
- * Julia’s Place – Hussif *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Karmic_Sinkhole (Livejournal) – Needlebook with pocket for scissors *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Scissor case:
- * Aux Fils Fous – in french, but very clear pictures
- * Becky Bee
- * Aiguilles & Passion – in french
- * Aiguilles & Passion – another one
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – cartonnage etui
- * Popopazia – Scissor case (in Italian, with a translation link in the bottom of the sidebar)
- * Litla Skvis – Triangular scissor case
- * QuickQuilts - Needle and scissors case *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Scissor fobs:
- * Annette’s Acre
- * Aiguilles & Passion – strawberry (for emery)
- * Martha Stewart – strawberry (for emery)
- * Aiguilles & Passion – beaded fob
Pillows:
- * Advanced Embroidery Designs – flange pillows
- * Cyberstitchers.com – tuck pillow
- * TKDchick (Dani) – pillow tutorial
- * Si le point m’etait compte – small pillow
- * Cindy – small pillow
- * Treasured Tapestries – quilted stuffed pillows (flange)
- * JeBrode.com – large pillow
- * JeBrode.com
- * Finishing School – pillow with fabric “frame”
- * Finishing School – simple sachet
- * Finishing School - simple pillow
- * AngelSan – Simple Pillow
- * AngelSan – Deco Cushion
- * Cross Stitch Pro – Pillow 1
- * Cross Stitch Pro – Pillow 2
- * House on Hill Road – inserting zippers into a cushion/pillow *NEW* (added 21 Sep 08)
- * Knit One Quilt Two – button back pillows (quilted tops, but can be used for needlework) *NEW* (added 21 Sep 08)
Bookmarks:
- * Annette’s Acre
- * CyberStitchers.com – bookmark with frayed edge
- * CameoRoze – suede bookmark
Fabric Book Covers/Stitched books:
- * eHow
- * Craft at Home
- * JeBrode.com – making an actual book
- * Aiguilles & Passion
- * Les Broderies de Yayie
- * Autour de la Broderie – fold-out album
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – covered photo frame
- * Leena/Violarium – Stitched book
Flat-fold/Cube-it:
- * Kim’s flat-fold
- * Lisa’s flat-fold
- * Vonna’s flatfold
- * Meari – flat-fold *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
- * Barbara’s flat-fold photo frame
- * Kim’s no-sew cube
- * Eva’s cube
- * Hannah – no-sew cube
Sachets/Bags:
- * Stitched with Love & Cat Hair – stitched sachet
- * Craft & Fabric Links – tote bag
- * TKDchick (Dani) – lined fabric bag
- * Si le point m’etait compte – tote bag
- * JeBrode.com – treat bag
- * JeBrode.com – satchel
- * JeBrode.com – origami-style ort bag
- * Aiguilles & Passion – folding ort bag
- * Aiguilles & Passion – tote bag with ‘gusset’
- * Aiguilles & Passion – lined sachet bag
- * Aiguilles & Passion – tiny Aida banding sachet
- * My Little Mochi – origami pocket pouch
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – tissue holder
- * Bella Dia – travel tissue holder
- * Con estas manitas – armchair ort bag (Spanish, all photos)
- * La Maison Danael – drawstring bag
- * How Original – purse/handbag
- * Kitty Couture (Isabelle) – drawstring bag
- * Kitty Couture (Isabelle) – bag/purse
- * Stitched in Holland (Ashleigh) – lined pocket (Flickr photo tutorial with notes)
- * Paola (Popopiaza) – 3×9 patch sewing pocket – translation here
- * AngelSan – Padded drawstring bag
- * Cross Stitch Pro – A Simple Tote Bag
- * The Floss Box – Small lined drawstring bag *NEW* (added 16 Jun 08)
- * Lazy Girl Designs – Box the bottom corners of a tote bag *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Ornaments:
- * TKDchick (Dani)
- * AngelSan – round ornament
- * Stitched with Love & Cat Hair – no-sew padded oval ornament
- * CameoRoze – basic padded ornament
- * CameoRoze – banner on a hanger ornament
- * CameoRoze – felt frame ornament
- * CameoRoze – foam core base ornament
- * CameoRoze – oval tuck ornament
- * Treasured Tapestries – felt-backed decoration
- * Treasured Tapestries – fringed stuffed pillow
- * Treasured Tapestries – stuffed decoration
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – Humbug
- * La Maison Danael – polystyrene heart ornie
- * Les broderies de Yayie – Pendibulle
- * Just Thinking Aloud… - Pendibulle *NEW* (added 16 Jun 08)
- * Nicki – Humbug
- * Ink Circles – square ornament
- * Ink Circles – diamond ornament
- * Jean Farish – 3-sided ornament
- * My Mark Designs (Monique) – Ornaments using metal finishing forms *NEW* (added 21 Sep 08)
Nametag:
- * TKDchick (Dani)
Baskets, Tins & Boxes:
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Tin Box Finish
- * Eva (Vavadesneiges) - Tin box tutorial
- * Argone – tin tutorial
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Altoid Tin tutorial
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Basket Lid tutorial
- * KarenV – Basket band
- * Barbara J – Fabric basket *added 7/8/07*
- * Dawn – Fabric covered box
- * The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Lining a Decorative Basket *NEW* (added 16 Sep 08)
Tape Measure Covers:
- * Tomoneko’s Works – tape measure cover (in Japanese, with photos)
- * Swappons – tape measure cover
- * Au Fils Fous – tape measure cover
- * Atelier Le Fil en Scene – heart-shaped tape measure cover
Thread Keepers/Tags:
- * Snippets & Stash (Staci) – Floss ring tags *NEW* (added 16 Jun 08)
- * Nataliejo – thread keeper *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
Cording, Tassels, & Miscellaneous:
- * Just A Thought (Judy Odell)
- * Tale of a Shooting Star (Jenna) – basic cording
- * Martha Beth Lewis – basic cording
- * Rose Rushbrooke – ruched ribbon
- * Su - ribbon trim/ruched ribbon
- * Nicki - ruched ribbon
- * Cote Passions (Vero) – tin brooch
- * Eva (Vavadesneiges) - Beaded edging
- * Eva (Vavadesneiges) – Double Beaded edging
- * KarenV – mitred corners
- * Mitred corners for napkins (pages 6-8 – .pdf file)
- * Heather S – mitred corners (quilting)
- * Lucialoo – Block roll
- * Aniza – Mail Art envelopes
- * Fab34 – Thread Winder (in french)
- * iSew.co.uk – Ribbon tassels
- * Popopazia – Looped tassels
- * U-handblog – zipper tutorial
- * Twelve22 – zipper tutorial
- * Handy Hippo – bow tying
- * eHow.com – tying a shoestring bow (no pictures)
- * Kitty Couture - fabric covered buttons
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* AngelSan – Slip stitch closure for cushions
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* Cross Stitch Pro – Eye Glasses Case
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* Cross Stitch Pro – Checkbook (Cheque Book) Cover
- * A Stitchinaddiction (Carol) - How to frame your own needlework (using pins) *NEW* (added 14 Sep 08)
- * A Little Imagination & A Pile of Junk - Dyeing trims and ribbons *NEW* (added 22 Sep 08)
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* Just One More Stitch (Cyndi) – Framing needlework in a CD cover to stand up on a desk *NEW* (added 14 Sep 08)