21 Places to Find Free Embroidery Patterns

Who doesn't love free stuff? If you own an embroidery machine, or have put one on your wish list, you can find enough free designs online to keep you busy creating beautiful embroidery for years to come. Ordering free embroidery designs is a fabulous way to build your collection of patterns and all it cost is the price of a little paper and printer ink. Here is a list of just some of the sites offering free embroidery designs. You'll discover designs for all types of embroidery, but especially downloadable patterns for your embroidery machine.

Be leery of any sites that ask for your credit card number before you download "free patterns". These are sites you want to avoid. You also should be aware that some sites will want you to buy something in order to get your free designs, but that does not happen too frequently. Most places your pattern is completely free to download. Of course, all the sites will have other products to tempt you with, but usually no purchase is necessary to take advantage of the free designs. Many of the sites also offer free newsletters that are full of helpful tips and ideas to make your embroidery time even more successful.

1. Free Embroidery Stuff.com http://freeembroiderystuff.embroiderydesigns.com/stockdesigns.aspx
2. Embroidery Designs.com http://www.embroiderydesigns.com/
3. Secrets of Embroidery http://www.secretsof.com/embroiderytips/freedesigns.htm
4. Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/free-embroidery-patterns-around-web.html
5. Ann the Gran http://www.annthegran.com/
6. Love to Know http://crafts.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Free_Embroidery_Patterns
7. Designs by Sick.com http://www.designsbysick.com/
8. Bunnycup Embroidery http://www.bunnycup.com/
9. Bad Bird's.com http://zuill.us/andreablog/category/embroidery/free-patterns/
10. Sweet Embroidery http://www.sweetembroidery.com/
11. Embroidery Library http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/Free.aspx
12. Embroidery Friend http://www.embroideryfriend.com/
13. Embroidery is Free.com http://www.embroideryisfree.com/
14. Freebie Lover.cohttp://www.freebielover.com/
15. Embroidery by Us.com http://www.embroiderybyus.com
16. Star Bird Stock Designs http://www.starbirdstockdesigns.com/asp_pages/freedesigns.asp?spc=free
17. Artistic Thread Works http://www.artisticthreadworks.com/http://www.embroidables.com/
18. Amazing Designs http://www.amazingdesigns.com/en/
19. Smart Needle http://www.smartneedle.com/
20. Embroider This http://www.embroiderthis.com/
21. Cindy's Embroidery Designs http://www.cindysembroiderydesigns.com/index.html

This is by no means a complete list of every place that offers free embroidery patterns. If you search the Internet, it is very possible that you will find even more places to help build your embroidery design library. You can even find free embroidery design at places that are not on the Internet, like in craft magazines, at a craft store your frequent regularly, or from friends and family who share your love for embroidery.

I'll say it again...Who doesn't love free stuff, especially when it is something you will actually use. Take advantage of all these free offerings and be prepared to embroider something special for almost any occasion. Family and friends will treasure the gifts you make them because they know that they were created and stitched with love especially for them.