Here are some links to Video tutorials for Inkscape you might find useful or interesting.
Spiro (.47)
Swirls with spiro a variation on the spiro tool for creating swirls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4sfm...eature=related (Spiro swirls and flourishes)
Faux stitching (.46)use a pen to draw the stitching.
Dan's Videos
http://www.learndigitaldesign.com/index.php
http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp...deos/ep104.ogv excellent demonstration using the clone function, layers and blurring colours to make background papers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vr97...eature=related (Manual Text Kerning)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1nw9..._order&list=UL (Boolean Operations)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TKR9...eature=related (Circular Array)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQgHT...eature=related (Make a spider web - not one for beginners)
http://www.learndigitaldesign.com/wa...eo.php?video=1 A must watch for all newbies to Inkscape and.
http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.c...tutorial-list/
Text Warp in Inkscape (by Cleversomeday)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbdhVWaT20