Posted in Quilting, tagged crazy quilt, embroidery, stitches on April 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am happy to say that my Haiku crazy quilt block is finally finished. It’s a funny thing about crazy quilting, you can just keep adding one more stitch here or motif there. I had the most fun working the row of Cast-on Stitches. I just love those little flower petals that are created. I chose to make rows [...]
Posted in Books, Design ideas, tagged embroidery, needlerolls, needlework, stitches on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
An excellent desk reference to own is a book called “Embroidery Stitches” by Mary Webb published by Firefly Books. It is a collection of more than 400 stitches for use in embroidery, needlework and needlepoint. This book was recommended to me as a resource, one which many of you are already familiar with, I am [...]
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 Design Process, tagged Aida, cross stitch design, embroidery, fabric, needlework, stitches on November 1, 2007 | No Comments »
I had an interesting email chat this week with a fellow stitcher and the question came up “What do I think of Aida cloth?” It was in reference to its use in a cross stitch design when the pattern calls for an evenweave or linen fabric. Great question! I’ve been mulling it over and felt [...]
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