Art, patterns and techniques
If you’ve been wanting to try punchneedle embroidery (sometimes called needlepunch), DMCThread’s Blog has got your back. A recent post shows you the tools you’ll need, explains the basics, and even provides a video. Go to the post.
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Get the new, free stitch journal pages for Moorish Stitch and Corduroy Stitch from Cheryl Fall‘s needlepoint blog at About.com. Go to the post.… Read More ...
If you check the Fill Stitch category in your favorite stitch dictionary, running stitch probably isn’t included. But it becomes the perfect fill stitch to show movement and add shading in Caine‘s interpretation of Covus tristis‘ tentacle design. … Read More ...
There is so much gorgeousness to enjoy in Lynn‘s Beading Heart Art post about her March Bead Journal Project. And tucked quietly in the middle of the post is a brilliant tip for making easy, tiny beaded tulips. See … Read More ...
Allie Aller of Allie’s in Stitches shows us how she gave some vintage millinery carrots the look of stumpwork with a clever bobbin-work leaf application. See her post.
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Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint explains how to sign your needlepoint. See her post.… Read More ...
The thread experts at Kreinik Thread Blog offer five tips for stitching with silk threads. See the post.… Read More ...
Kathy of The Unbroken Thread lets us peek while she creates this fantasy flower of French knots. Along the way, she shares a bit about her technique and offers an excellent tip for French knots without tears. See her post… Read More ...
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, recommends T-stitch as “an open, airy needlepoint stitch…as a filling in areas where you would like the canvas to show through.” Find out more from her blog post.… Read More ...
Barbara Blankenship guest-posted on Kreinik Thread Blog about her top tips for using Kreinik threads in crazy-quilt embellishment. Any hand stitcher is bound to pick up an idea or two from her comments on using threads, ribbons, and braids. See … Read More ...
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint offers a tip for relieving needlework stress in your hands. See her post.… Read More ...
Jon Yusoff of Tat-a-Renda explains how to estimate the amount of thread needed for a project. See her post.… Read More ...
Tatter Jane Eborall explains her technique for “joining the final join when you’ve got rings in a motif and they face outwards.” Jane says she doesn’t know how to do a folded join. But since this technique works so well, … Read More ...
Debra S of All About ME shares instructions for making a pinkeep from a small cross-stitchery. See the tute.… Read More ...
When Natalie of the smallest forest received a vintage Spirograph for Valentine’s Day, she immediately saw the potential for embroidery designs. Check out her post. It will make you want to hit all the local garage sales, looking for … Read More ...