Posted in Books, tagged Books, embroidery, needlework, punchneedle embroidery, stitches on January 30, 2008 | No Comments »
The Dimensions Company has a resource area for needlework tips on their website to include punchneedle embroidery. I have not seen tips in other forums specifically for punchneedle and found this to be a nice resource to pass along to those who enjoy this needlework technique. Also included on this site are tips for creating tassels, stitches, cording [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged finishing, needlework, stitching on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Anyone with a pet dog or cat can probably relate to this. My dog thinks he owns my couch. At times we have small turf battles over who owns which side. The couch is situated such in my studio that it receives a good bit of sunlight during the day - a necessity while stitching [...]
Posted in Blogs to Visit, tagged biscornu, finishing techniques, needlearts, needlerolls, needlework, tutorials on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I make my daily needlework travels around the internet to sites I enjoy and to those occasional new discoveries, I am constantly amazed and delighted by the creativity and goodness of people in the needlework community. I recently came upon the Focus on Finishing website. Many people are already aware of this site, I am sure, [...]
Posted in Friday Five on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Friday again. I have put in a full week of stitching The Sampler and I am getting restless from sitting too much. Not done yet and I have a way to go. It has been cold with dreary winter gray skies and Spring seems so far off. Here are five things that have brightened the days this week [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged cats on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Ann from Knowledge and Needles has a photograph on her blog that sums it up very well about a cat’s day called “TV for Cats”. They will sit for hours on end keeping an eye on the birds. I miss having a cat, but Duncan would not be kind to it, so I have to wait. [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs, needlework, tagged cross stitch, hardanger, Hoffman Distributing, needlework accessories on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am pleased to announce the release of The Window Box Needlework Accessories. The set includes a needlebook, scissor fob and Altoids Tin design. Charts, stitch diagrams and finishing instructions are included in the chartpack.
Two cheeky birds dare to build a nest in the window box as if to say “here we are, come and [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs, tagged embellishments, needlework, quilts, sampler, stitching on January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the end, “The Sampler” will be finished using bell pull hardware. I began stitching the needlework piece a day or so ago. After a good dose of nice, bright sunlight and viewing the threads, the bell pull and the fabric all together, I decided to go with my first inclination to use the Tumbleweed fabric. No [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged birds, sunrise, winter on January 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Of all the visitors to my bird feeders this winter, the Tufted Titmouse is my favorite. We have a little alcove with a brick patio out back. I keep two small feeders on either side of the house in this alcove to attract smaller birds and keep the squirrels away. Birds have become accustomed to this setup [...]
Posted in Design Process, tagged cross stitch, design, needlework, sampler on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
I have picked many of the colors that I want for my new cross stitch sampler, but I am having second (and third) thoughts about the fabric. I have plotted all the necessary stitches and colors into my stitch program so at least the framework has been done. It doesn’t help, really, that colors on [...]
Posted in Design ideas, cross stitch designs, tagged cross stitch design, needlework, sampler on January 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Alot of tasks have been accomplished this week that don’t make for interesting reading. Being a freelance artist, there is a need to wear many hats: marketing and promotional work, book keeping, correspondence, etc. which incorporate a necessary bit of time. All are very important, but nonetheless, they do not make for an interesting read.
I have been impatient [...]
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