Finishing links

This page contains links to finishing tutorials on a range of different techniques. 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)
• Nata Serendipity – Banurukotti, a 15-sided biscornu (in Russian? but clear photos)
• Stitch-Creations – 15-sided biscornu *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Lesley – 15-sided Biscornu and alternative finishing *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• 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
• Focus on Finishing (Nicki) – 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
• The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Mattress pincushion/pinkeep
• Ivory Blush Roses – Pincushion using a CD as the base
• Saolya blog – Humbug chicken pincushion (in Russian)*NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Paper.String.Cloth – Pincushion *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)

Needleroll instructions:

• Focus on Finishing (Anne S) – Needleroll
• 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
• Focus on Finishing (Helen) – No-sew 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)
• Cinderberry Stitches – Needlebook (includes the ‘redwork’ design)
• Hand Embroidery Group Projects – Needlebook with pockets
• Studio 259 – Needlebook made from felt with pocket for scissors
• Focus on Finishing (Meari) – Needlebook
• Focus on Finishing (Celeste) – Needlebook for needle packets

Stitching Wallets/Hussifs/Pockets:

• Barbara J – Stitcher’s Wallet
• 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
• Julia’s Place – Hussif
• Karmic_Sinkhole (Livejournal) – Needlebook with pocket for scissors
• Swappons blog – Stitching Wallet, SALexandre (in French) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)

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
• Saolya blog – Just Nan’s Gilded Dragonfly Scissor Purse (in Russian)

Scissor fobs/Strawberry emeries:

• Annette’s Acre
• Focus on Finishing (Cathy) – Strawberry fob
• Aiguilles & Passion – strawberry (for emery)
• Martha Stewart – strawberry (for emery)
• Saolya blog – Strawberry emery with spider web cap (in Russian) and Quaker Strawberry
• Aiguilles & Passion – beaded fob
• Focus on Finishing (Cindy) – 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/pillo
• Knit One Quilt Two – button back pillows (quilted tops, but can be used for needlework)
• Focus on Finishing (Alison) – Tuck Pillow
• Focus on Finishing (KarenV) – Tie-on Pillow
• Focus on Finishing (Katrina) – Flanged Pillow

Bookmarks:

• Annette’s Acre
• CyberStitchers.com – bookmark with frayed edge
• CameoRoze – suede bookmark
• Focus on Finishing (Barbara) – Bookmarks

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
• Focus on Finishing (BarbaraJ) – Covered book

Flat-fold/Cube-it:

• Kim’s flat-fold
• Lisa’s flat-fold
• Vonna’s flatfold
• Meari – flat-fold
• 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
• Focus on Finishing (Isabelle) – Bourse
• Focus on Finishing (Su) – Embellished Bag
• 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
• Lazy Girl Designs – Box the bottom corners of a tote bag
• Focus on Finishing (Celeste) – Treat Bag

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
• Nicki – Humbug
• Ink Circles – square ornament
• Ink Circles – diamond ornament
• Jean Farish – 3-sided ornament
• My Mark Designs (Monique) – Ornaments using metal finishing forms
• Marjorie – Flat ornament (canvaswork): part 1, part 2, part 3 *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Saolya blog – Slipper ornament (in Russian) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Saolya blog – Quaker Christmas Tree ornament (in Russian) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Saolya blog – ‘Folded’ ornament (in Russian) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Monique – Ornament with Wire Hanger *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)

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
• Dawn – Fabric covered box
• The Twisted Stitcher (Vonna) – Lining a Decorative Basket

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
• Anita – Floss ring tags *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Nataliejo – thread keeper

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
• Focus on Finishing (Barbara) – Mail Art
• 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
• AngelSan – Slip stitch closure for cushions
• Cross Stitch Pro – Eye Glasses Case
• Cross Stitch Pro – Checkbook (Cheque Book) Cover
• A Stitchinaddiction (Carol) – How to frame your own needlework (using pins)
• A Little Imagination & A Pile of Junk – Dyeing trims and ribbons
• Just One More Stitch (Cyndi) – Framing needlework in a CD cover to stand up on a desk
• Staci – Coffee dyeing threads *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Saolya blog – Ribbon trim for pinkeep (in Russian) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Mayte – Ribbon bows (for topping pinkeeps etc) *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)
• Alchemy Stitchcraft – Trinket Tray *NEW* (added 8 Sep 09)