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Replacing the Old Needlepoint on a Footstool
I recently got asked about how to replace the covering on a footstool. It isn’t a hard process and this makes for some lovely needlepoint. Here’s how to do it: There are three steps to this process, neither particularly hard. The first s...
A Difficult Needlepoint Problem
It is a lovely canvas. Someone has givewn it to you, or you’ve found it at an unbelievable price. There’s only one problem. It’s partially stitched, but hasn’t got the threads with it. A reader wrote to me recently with this p...
Needlepoint in the Fifties – A Look Back
Yesterday I had an occasion to look at the oldest needlepoint book I own, Needlepoint Made Easy, published in 1955. It gave me pause, because I was also looking at The Needlepoint Book, first published 21 years later. Since most of us started stitchi...
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...
Why I Love Needlepoint Auctions
Yesterday I went to the a benefit auction at one of my local ANG chapters. Many guild chapters use auctions as a significant way to raise funds. For you, as a stitcher, auctions present amazing opportunities to find canvases books, and supplies at a ...
Needlepoint Bargello from your Stash
Betsy used my adaptation of an Anne Orr design to stitch this charming little piece. She said ” I love all bargello and wanted to try it out. . . . Most of it was done from leftover Watercolors but the picture doesn’t really do the colors jus...
Stash Destashing
Last week I had a chance at long last to visit NCPat’s delightful new blog, Stash Destashing. It’s such a great idea and wonderful resource that I wanted to learn more about it and share it with all of you. Here’s an interview with Pat, so we c...
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...
Vintage Crafts - Bargello Needlepoint with a Hook
Over the weekend I got a query from Bob who wanted to know if I had heard of a craft he had done in the 70’s. He wrote After many years, I’ve become interested in needlepoint again, but can’t seem to find the type I enjoyed so much...
