Posted in Design Process on June 8, 2007 | No Comments »
To me, the most important aspect of designing a needlework piece is to come up with a good, solid idea, one that is usable and deserves further exploration. This is the basis for all further work. If it is a solid idea, the rest will fall into place as I proceed. I make sure that [...]
Posted in Design Process on June 6, 2007 | No Comments »
I thought it might be interesting to talk about how a cross stitch design is brought to life for me. I have been asked many times where my ideas come from and just how do I design my needlework pieces. To be honest, I have many projects waiting to come alive. I keep a list [...]
Posted in Mittens on June 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Now that Summer is on its way, I have been thinking about projects to work on. It is nice to take a break from cross stitching every now and then, plus I adore knitting. Last summer I taught myself to make cables on an Aran vest for myself. It is lumpy and bumpy, but I [...]
Posted in Gingerbread Cottages on June 3, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a new cottage called “Gumdrop Cottage” and it is a new design just released June 1st. It is one of three cottages in a set of Gingerbread Cottages and the others are “Lollipop Lane Cottage” and “Candy Cane Cottage”.
I made these because of a fun tradition in my family of baking cookies and [...]
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