embroidery and embroider

unique: only original, high quality embroidery designs.

unique: lots of photographs of executed embroidery designs.

unique: All 254 designs (14 april 2007) goes with free embroidery patterns. Nothing have to be downloaded. You can use the designs directly by printing them or by saving them on your computer (for own use). If necessary there are clear working drawings.

unique: A totally new embroidery style: "plaiting" . For the first time published.

unique: full embroidery instructions

unique: you can ask for you own alphabet.

25	small designs in the style Assisi
17	bigger designs in the style Assisi
9	big designs in the style of Assisi
3	big designs based upon traditional Chinese designs.
37	designs in the new style "plaiting"
83	alphabets in cross stitch
4	designs in the style of Florence ( Bargello)
18	Celtic designs
63	designs for blackwork
	pattern of the week

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To come:

regularly new designs
new styles
an encyclopedia about embroidery stitches, embroidery styles and the history of embroidery.

This site is the result of a few of my interests: building sites, writing computer programs and of cause designing and making embroidery. But to stay enthusiastic I really need some response. For instance: send me a photograph of your work. I will put it on this site.

cross stitch pattern for Celtic plaiting work

Design website: Jos Hendriks

spotlight
take a look at the Assisi work by Miguel

Chinese dragon, detail
detail "protection dragon"

phoenix
detail "dragons, foenices,bats"

detail "dragons, foenices,bats"

detail "bookend dragon"

plaiting work

Bargello
Florentines embroidery