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Getting Ready to Give Needlepoint Gifts
About a month before Christmas is not the best time to start thinking about making Christmas gifts. But, judging from my email, many of you are procrastinators, just like me. I went into my usual panic (even though I’m in remarkably good shape ...
Make a Quick Bracelet from Stash Threads & Plastic Canvas
Looking for a fast project that’s suitable for kids, makes something cool and uses materials in your stash? Look no further than these wrist wraps, a free pattern from Coats & Clark. Using plastic canvas with stitching modeled on friendsh...
New Needlepoint Products – August 2009
I’ve come across some delightful new needlepoint products for you to look for at your local shop. Here’s a round-up of some of them. Painted Canvas CBK Needlepoint Collections has added a new artist, Designs by Karen. These designs featu...
Got Some Leftover Plastic Canvas and Need a Fast Gift?
If you have a piece of plastic canvas and an empty frame, you can make this earring holder from CRAFT magazine. It’s just a plain piece of plastic canvas, but if you wanted to spiff it up a bit, why not stitch a few motifs on it? If you do hat ...
Make Yourself a Portable ORT Box
If you often stitch away from home, finding places to put your ORTs (end of threads) is always a problem. What you need is something small and something which either fits in your project bag or folds flat. Or something you were going to throw out any...
Designer Profile - Wawanna of Dazzling Ornaments
Wawanna is the talented designer behind Dazzling Ornaments, which makes beautiful and useful tools for needleworkers. Throughout the profile, you will see pictures of some of her products. One of the things which intrigues me about your line is th...
Dazzling Ornaments - Stitcher’s Tools
I tend to think there is too little beauty in our everyday world. Not in nature, but in the things we uses everyday. Why use a folded up piece of paper, when you could use a bookmark which is letterpressed. Why eat off a paper towel when a plate can ...
Lee Needle Arts - Hand Painted Canvas Needlepoint & Accessories
The big news at TNNA is that Lee Needle Arts will be closing after, I think, 40 years in business. I wanted to alert you guys because this company is one of my favorites. not only for their lovely canvases, but also for their great leather accessorie...
Great New Needlepoint Articles on Blogs
I’m getting caught up so I wanted to share with you some great needlepoint blogs posts with lots of good information. First off, Sharon B shares with us this lovely wide border. It uses Algerian Eye, Cross Stitch, and Straight Gobelin. I love h...
Bargello Mirror or Luggage Tag
Althea over at Bargello Needlepoint has started a series of Bargello Stash Projects. Her idea is to use her stash to make and finish small Bargello items, with each one being unique. Her first ones are a pair of Lee Needle Art mirrors with Bargello i...
A Cooperative Needlepoint Project?
Something I read recently got me thinking. The idea was that the best way to learn a craft was to teach the basics and then immediately give folks a chance to try it out. In other words, have them put some stitches into a cooperative project. It need...
