Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Originally posted 2010-01-11 07:55:58. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThere’s always so much great needlepoint coming out at the TNNA market, it’s like needlepoint heaven. On Saturday I shared thread news. Yesterday you heard about some of the great new canvases, today there is more t... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Originally posted 2010-01-11 17:35:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMore thread news from TNNA. The new Caron Colors are available in Watercolours and Wildflowers. Threadworx has significantly expanded their line with new overdyed silks, using Au Ver a Soie (stranded silk) and Vineyard Silk. The... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Learn how you can create your own stitch guides in my popular cyberclass. Planning stitches, threads and colors for a hand-painted needlepoint canvas can be so rewarding. Then again it can be so frustrating. While already-created stitch guides exist for many canvases, they may not be around for the ... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Several years ago Judy Heim wrote an article about using your inkjet printer to print needlepoint canvas. It’s got good step-bby-step information and you can read it here. But all is not as it seems and I have some advice for you if you are thinking of doing this to create your own designs. 1.... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Thanks to DMC’s Blog, I found a link to a delightful post on Creativepoppy.com on ways to use multi-colored threads. These tips are designed for Cross Stitch but they can be adapted to needlepoint easily. Most of the instructions need you to do one stitch at a time, and with needlepoint this w... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
In Nuts about Needlepoint, I’m always trying to give you the information, help, and ideas you need. So that I’m sure I’m doing that, I need your help. Please fill out my survey, letting me know what you think. Everyone who answers the survey before midnight Pacific on Friday April ... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Laura’s charming new cyberclass is Fleur-de-Lys, this lovely canvas in bright iris blues. There is an additional color option of violet. Watercolours and lots of other threads will make this fun to stitch. The design is stitched on sage green canvas and has a finished size of 8″ square.... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Originally posted 2010-03-15 07:51:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoterneedlepoint cuff from Les Jardins de Vie Recently I came across Les Jardins de Vie in Etsy. Jessica, the artist behind these lovely pieces, is a talented stitcher in Northern California. I was enchanted by her work (you can see... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Have you ever had a thread that looked one color when the stitches went one direction and another color when they went ion the opposite one? This characteristic is called directional light and is common with many kinds of threads, including perle cotton, floss, many silks, and many silk/wool blends... (original story)
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 36 days ago
Needlepoint : News
Originally posted 2004-06-18 08:58:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis is my summer to go to weddings. I’ve been to three so far and will be going to three more in the next five weeks. And a 40th anniversary party on one of the other weeks. Oh and then my daughter’s best friend ... (original story)