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New Products in Needlepoint – Late November 2009
I have so much new product news to share with you, that I think it’s going to take up both today and tomorrow’s posts. This will have about half the great stuff I just learned. Remember that often manufacturer’s websites lag behind ...
Quaker Samplers Adapted for Needlepoint
I don’t do the whole shopping thing today, so I thought I would share with you a delightful type of Cross Stitch that can easily be adapted to needlepoint. It’s called Quaker Stitch and has whole stitches, delightful motifs, often from t...
Great Source for Free Needlepoint Charts
One of my regular blog stops is my friend Denise Felton’s Needlework News blog at Craft Gossip. I always find such cool things on her site, and not just needlepoint. One of the things Denise does best is her round-ups of free charts. She does...
Vintage Needlepoint – Anne Orr Maple Leaf
This is a simple maple leaf from Anne Orr. Isn’t it great? It’s so simple that it could be a beginning project if you wanted to try counted needlepoint. I’m also thinking it would be great for other techniques using charts like bea...
Two Great Stitches from Rittenhouse Needlepoint
The two stitches featured this week on Rittenhouse Needlepoint’s blog are outstanding stitches, not only for backgrounds, but as accents as well. Cushion Stitch, or Framed Scotch Stitch puts Scotch Stitches into Tent Stitch frames. Done all in ...
Video Games and Needlepoint
Sprite Stitch is a completely delightful site working at the intersection of the video gaming world and needlework. The pixelated graphics of video games are perfectly suited to becoming the basis for needlepoint or cross stitch. In fact one of thei...
Vintage Needlepoint – Anne Orr Leaves
This simple leaf design can be effective for a pillow when stitched in several shades of “fall” colors on a dark green background. Anne Orr suggests three shades of tans, greens, or reds, on a dark background of brown, blue, or black. I ...
Black Cats & Needlepoint
Its no secret that I like black cats. I’ve owned three of them (that’s Dot in the picture above), and I have many black cat canvases stitched and unstitched. The nice thing about black cats and needlepoint is that since they are associate...
Rich Source of Alphabets and Charts
Thanks to the folks at CRAFT magazine, I recently learned about this marvelous site, PatternMakers’ Charts, that provides, free of charge, charts from vintage needlework books. The one that really intrigued me was the set of Cyrillic alphabets....
Embroidery Traditions – Palestine
One of the things I love best about embroidery is that it is done in so many cultures and is so adaptable to many uses. Recently, I was looking through my books of charts and found Dover books of charted folk embroidery from Hungary, Baroque Germany,...
Anne Orr’s Brocade
This is the main motif in Anne’s design called “A Brocade Effect.” In her instructions for the design she suggest using two tones of a color, creating what I call “needlepoint damask.” This is a large pattern, so it is ...
Introducing Happy Threads
There is a phenominal new resource availble on the Internet for people who like to stitch from charts. Happy Stitch is from Australia and the designs are all original, contemporary in style, and free. In the free needlepoint charts,there is “Ba...
Bath Mosaic — Borders 3
The last two borders in the needlepoint reproduction of the Bath Mosaic are mainly Tent Stitch. Each will be shown as a straight border and then as the corner. The first border is all Tent Stitches in all three colors. Remember: blue squares ̵...
Classic Needlepoint Recharted – Monday Series
For the next several Mondays (more or less), I’m going to have a series of classic needlepoint designs recharted for you all. The designs are taken from a 1938 magazine packed full of stitched needlepoint designed by Anne Orr. You might be wond...
Geek Stitching – ASCII Table Cross Stitch
You may not need to know ASCII to program a computer anymore, but this ASCII table done in cross stitch is a delightful modern take on a sampler. I just love it and it would make a great needlepoint piece. First find graphic of an ASCII table, then...
Bath Mosaic Needlepoint – Borders 2
The next two borders in the needlepoint reproduction of the Bath Mosaic combine Tent Stitch and Backstitch. Each will be shown as a straight border and then as the corner. The first border is made up of Backstitched squares with Tent Stitch squares ...
Roman Mosaics in Britain
Wherever the Roman legions went, they left their mark on the area one way or another. You find Roman aqueducts in Spain, a Romance (i.e. Roman) language in Eastern Europe, and, in England, floor mosaics from the time Rome ruled the island. When I w...
Abstract Needlepoint - Stitches
Needlepoint, when done in all Basketweave, looks dull to me. It’s too flat. While I want there to be flat places, so the eye can rest, I also want texture. This is even more important when the design is abstract, so your mind can’t R...
Patchwork Blocks for Needlepoint & Cross Stitch - eBook Sneak
This charming needlepoint (it’s also a Twinchy) is one of about 50 in my first ebook, released July 1, 2009. This book is designed to be springboard for your creativity with many modelstitchers making their own interpretations of the blocks in...
Stash Busting Project & Contest
Connie Barwick, the Cross Stitch Guide at About.com, just published this delightful abstract chart. I just love it. It would make great needlepoint, especially as a stash project. With all the different spaces, you could also do some fun things with ...
Cross Stitch Charts for Needlepoint?
This week I got a question about converting cross stitch charts to needlepoint. This is an easy process if you are careful about the charts you pick. It can also be economical, allowing you to use charts from your stash and less expensive floss. It...
