To try Thred, download free designs made in Thred, or look at other tutorials.

http://www.thredworks.com

Thred 'Videos' by Vanessa Page

http://www.ayeone.com/thred_lessons.htm

Summaries Embroidery Design Links - Huge number of embroidery links - check out the butterflies for one.

http://www.summaries-online.com/

This one's not free, but this is the program I used to build this page - Netobjects Fusion.

http://www.netobjects.com

FTP (File Transfer) program

http://www.smartftp.com

Only the best free program of all time - Irfanview. This is a graphics converter, screen capture program, and so much more.

http://www.irfanview.com

Celtic Knot making Program (and also a program to illustrate other knots)

http://www.abbott.demon.co.uk/knots.html