🎉 Our New Arlene’s Crafts Online Shop Is Live!

 I’m very excited to share some big news — the new Arlene’s Crafts online shop is officially live! 🎉

You can now browse the Arlene’s Crafts range all in one place, including Stitched Shapes, ABC Stitching Name Sets, embroidery kits and tutorials, stitching accessories, our Christmas Wreath Advent Calendar and more.

The new shop also makes it much easier to choose your shapes, colours, letters and sets, then order directly online.

🛍️ Visit the new Arlene’s Crafts online shop

Stitch • Create • Have Fun

Thank you for following along as Arlene’s Crafts continues to grow. I hope you enjoy having a look around the new shop! 💚

A Creative Countdown to Christmas – Stitch Your Own Advent Wreath

For Christmas 2026, I wanted to create an Advent calendar that was about more than simply opening a surprise each morning.

The Arlene’s Crafts My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar gives you a Christmas project that gradually comes together throughout December.

Starting on Day 1, you'll have your wreath frame, sparkling threads and needles ready to begin. Then you'll open your numbered Advent packages throughout December, stitch the pieces you discover and add them to your Christmas creation.

And you can make it your way. Your stitched ornaments don't have to stay on the wreath — they can also be hung on your Christmas tree.

It's a lovely screen-free activity and something you can enjoy creating rather than another Advent calendar filled with disposable surprises.

🎄 Christmas 2026 PRE-ORDER
Early Bird: $69.95 until 30 September 2026
Regular price: $79.95
Only 20 calendars available
Dispatch begins: 1 November 2026

Once all 20 have been reserved, pre-orders will close.

Updated QR codes

 QR codes are a quick way to link to either an APP, a website or even a document.

I have discovered a great free site that allows unlimited scans of the QR code, so they never expire.

This company: https://qrcodegeneratorhub.com/qr/my/campaigns does just that, thank you.

Just love how you can have so many designs for free.

More will be added as needed.

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Revising an old favourite - 3D Butterfly

Hi all,
If you want to learn how to do 3D embroidery, here's a great place to start.

https://app.box.com/s/21kvc224beinzwg8rjdkxqltw4n6mi3t

Go to the link and download my FREE 3D Butterfly tutorial.

Plus the stitches to help you create this beauty.
Basic Stitch Download: https://app.box.com/s/huzsa0hqhzhjblbcew6j
Intermediate Stitch Download: https://app.box.com/s/7uzmrxcz7kqmq3zmzqiy
Advance Stitch Download: https://app.box.com/s/x9be19f80vhs48tchiej

Enjoy
Arlene

2014 Joggles classes

Introducing a new class for the first part of 2014 on Joggles.

Dolphin:

and a repeat of "Cheerful Flutterings's"