There are several different methods for creating layers in needlepoint. These include using color, different types of stitches, and actually layering stitches. Janet M. Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint discusses this topic in her recent blog post and she goes … Read More ...
Needlepoint Background Tip
Over at Nuts About Needlepoint Janet has been posting some tips and topics from the archives and this one caught my eye because I had never considered it. She suggests that if you are looking for an unusual way to … Read More ...
Best Stitches for Beards
Baltimore Needleworks recently posted about the best stitches for beards. She suggests that these be used for Santas, but you could also use them if you are stitching up an homage to Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty. Among the stitches … Read More ...
Choosing Background Stitches
Are you confused and distracted when it comes to choosing background stitches for Needlepoint? Well Janet M. Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has help for you! Her next class starts on October 5, 2013 and it is available to everyone … Read More ...
Stitch a Garden Club
All Things Needlepoint is announcing a new way to save and to increase your collection of needlepoint canvases. Become a member of their “Stitch a Garden Club” and choose from a wide selection of florals and other botanical canvases. The … Read More ...
Summertime Gardening Needlepoint
My mom and step-dad have a lovely garden this year. It is so nice to be able to go out and pick a fresh tomato or pepper and enjoy the taste of it. Yum. Star of Star’s Needlework Art shares … Read More ...
Belted Needlepoint Pillow
I don’t wear belts to much, but I am always attracted to needlepoint belts for some reason – go figure. I like the long skinny shapes. So, this finishing idea I saw on Chapel Hill Needlepoint’s blog really stood out … Read More ...
Free designs for needlepoint belts
If you think needlepoint is just for chair seats and throw pillows, check out these new belt designs from NeedlePaint.com! Seth Berman of NeedlePaint says,
We’ve been creating lots of needlepoint belt designs the last 4 months, ever since I
Make a needlepoint Plastic Canvas pendant
Don’t turn up your nose at plastic canvas. Look at the gorgeous needlepoint pendants you can make with this ill-reputed craft supply! Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod steps us through the process from choosing the canvas to finishing the edges … Read More ...
Free bargello pattern: Not-quite diamonds
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint says,
… Read More ...This free Bargello Needlepoint pattern uses rectangles as its basis. Squares are far more usual in Bargello, but I love the odd shape of these rectangles, which are crazily turned on their sides.
A beaded bouquet
Kelly Clark gives us a peek into her artistic problem-solving process. How to fill the stumpwork basket on her needlepoint canvas? I think you’ll agree that her solution is exquisite. Read about how she arrived at it.
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Virtual needlepoint classes with the expert
You want to learn how to do needlepoint, but you’d like to skip the waste and frustration of trial-and-error, and the cost and inflexible schedules of in-person classes don’t appeal to you. Janet Perry to the recue! You can find … Read More ...
How to rip it
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to rip out stitches without damaging your needlepoint canvas. See her post.… Read More ...
New: Petit point from Cresus Artisanat
Haruhi of Cresus Artisanat has started a whole new cycle of work — pendants with detailed images in almost microscopic petit point on fine-gauge silk gauze. Wear these tiny artworks — 2.5 cm x 3 cm — on a necklace, … Read More ...
New from Kreinik: Reflective Yarn
Kreinik Threads has introduced a new fiber that’s creating a lot of buzz. The Kreinik blog describes it:
… Read More ...Kreinik Reflective Yarn is a carry-along fiber with light-reflecting properties. It’s part polyester and part glass beads (which gives it a sort