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In this incredibly detailed post from Joni Stevenson, she looks at the question of coverage when it comes to stitches such as Cross Stitch. I know for myself that I find stitches with incomplete coverage very frustrating. And I’ve done various things to try to correct this. Sometimes I’v... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 1 day 12 hours ago
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Originally posted 2010-04-30 07:07:15. Republished by Blog Post PromoterUse a drapery hook to make this easel If you are like me, you love small needlepoint designs. In fact that is most of what I stitch. But finding ways to display them can be difficult. Sue Dulles has a post on her blog with deta... (original story)
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Originally posted 2009-06-01 07:29:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe theme for the May Giveaway was how I learned to needlepoint and we got some great responses. I’ve contacted the winner and I wanted to share with you today the great responses. My friend Donna learned just the way I d... (original story)
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Originally posted 2009-10-26 07:29:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Lucinda Gregory Rice has just come out with a series of twelve one page Bargello needlepoint projects, available directly from her. The series has a different Bargello design for each month. They are all shaped. Some, like Fe... (original story)
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Design by Kell Smurthwaite With more people keeping chickens these days (I have many friends who do), you may know someone who would be a perfect recipient of a needlepoint of these two delightful chickens. The design is by the talented Kell Smurthwaite and cam be found on this post at her blog Kinc... (original story)
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In a few weeks, I’ll have a round-up of the many magnetic needle minders I have been trying out lately, in the meantime, I have discovered some useful hints about how to get the best use out of them. 1. Match the size of the minder to the size of the needlepoint. Last night I was working on a ... (original story)
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I think I should buy double-sided tape by the case, I use it so much. That’s because I keep notebooks. Most importantly, I keep what I call “inspiration notebooks.” These notebooks consist of clipped out things from magazines and books that I like. They might be there because I th... (original story)
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Originally posted 2010-05-19 07:37:07. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDarn Fillings, Julia Key H. Snyder, self-published, 2010. This little book is a nicely guide to laidwork but if you are looking for pattern darning, look somewhere else, only 12 pages of 61 at the end of the book are about darn... (original story)
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Susan Thompson, a marvelous finisher, has put up a great step-by-step on how to add needlepoint to a bag or tote. Susan has finished many things for me (she did the finishing for Bargello Revisited (you can buy this book by contacting me). She shows us, step-by-step with great clear photos how to do... (original story)
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Originally posted 2008-05-15 07:26:31. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou can use overdyed and hand-dyed threads on painted canvases, in fact they are very effective. But you need to remember two things 1. You control the thread, it doesn’t control you. 2. YOU CONTROL THE THREAD, IT DOESN... (original story)