I know I’m ready for a beach vacation – sand in the toes, relaxing under a big umbrella, waves gently lapping, walking the shoreline looking for treasures – can I leave today? Well, I can’t go today, but we can all stitch the essence of a beach vacation with June’s Kit of the Month. This …
Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions N Sometimes it happens that I will change a design. It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally as I’m stitching something doesn’t work like I want, or I have a different idea. That is what happened here. I had the entire design ready before I began stitching, all laid …
Click here for On Point Wallet Design Instructions L The next part of our stitch along is a narrow border of crow’s foot stitches. It took me a bit to figure out exactly the best way to stitch this, but I think I’ve got it! The crow’s feet are all the same, but alternate direction. …
Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions Area K The next part is a diagonal row of tied sheaf stitches. Well, they aren’t actually tied sheaf stitches but a modification of tied sheaf stitches. Traditional tied sheaf stitches are stitched with a number of straight lines, then a stitch that gathers them in the middle. …
No this isn’t a new picture – but we need a picture so I thought something spring-y would be nice. Anyway, we’ve made a few changes to the website and wanted you to know about them. SEARCH FEATURE – we’ve added a search feature to the site. We didn’t have one previously, but as we …
This year I was honored to be asked to create a design for the San Bernadino California chapter of ANG (American Needlepoint Guild). Each year a designer is asked to design a project in memory of Nina Goerres, an important member of the chapter who left a lasting legacy after her passing. The Nina design …
Decades ago I went to a stitching festival where someone was demonstrating a trolley needle like this one. I was promptly hooked! At that time I was just barely getting into counted canvas work, mostly cross stitching, and had never heard of laying tools, didn’t know what they were used for, didn’t know I needed …
I had hoped to post the first steps in Regal Autumn today, but will need to postpone for a week. I’ll start next Monday. My dad died yesterday, and I spent some time going to see him before he passed last week. I didn’t have a chance to start stitching. Thanks for your understanding, we’ll …
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I’ll be joining FiberTalk for a live show on Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m. Eastern, to talk about Royal Garden! I designed and released Royal Garden several years ago, and now FiberTalk is starting a stitch along with it. I’ll be joining the live show on Sunday, along …
We are certainly living in strange times. As we approach Good Friday and Easter, I thought I’d just share some of my Easter decorating. Of course, these are my own work, both stitched and ceramic. (Did any of you do ceramics in a past life? I did in the ’70s!) The eggs on sticks are …