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Needlepoint Bargello Frame Weight
Nuts about Needlepoint | December 16th 2009 by Janet Perry
The Nimble Needle, a shop in New Jersey,had a post last week about Bargello, with great observations and a wonderful project idea. Bargello Needlepoint is the perfect answer to many needlepoint dilemmas. Overwhelmed by stash? Use it to make some love read more
Free Torah Needlepoint Pattern
Nuts about Needlepoint | December 14th 2009 by Janet Perry
While Judaism has a long tradition of fine needlework, it’s not often I find great Judaic patterns available free on the Web. Thanks two Denise over at Craft Gossip for writing about this wonderful Torah scroll in its case on Craft Stew. I can read more
Wonderful Resource for Free Patterns – About.com
Nuts about Needlepoint | December 6th 2009 by Janet Perry
Earlier this week I spent a happy morning poking around Cheryl Fall’s Needlepoint site at About.com. One of the things I love about the site is that, as a professional designer, Cheryl has a wealth of patterns she is sharing with us, for free. read more
Adding a Name to a Ready-Made Needlepoint Stocking
Nuts about Needlepoint | December 3rd 2009 by Janet Perry
The second part of the house will run tomorrow, my apologies. Last weekend a reader asked: “I have store-bought needlepoint Christmas stocking. I want to needlepoint (or use some other method) to put a child’s name on the stocking. Can read more
Make It Merry!
Why Not Art | December 3rd 2009
It's the first week of December, so it's time you got cracking on those holiday crafts. Here are some winter treasures to get started with.Winterscape Needlepoint OrnamentsCreate a needlepoint ornament with these Winterscape printable patterns. Chery read more
book: Kata Golda’s hand stitched felt
whip up | December 2nd 2009
Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Felt: 25 Whimsical Sewing Projects Kata Golda, STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book (October 1, 2009). Kata Golda’s hand stitched felt lovelies have a gentle rhythm that is witty, tender and wise. They evoke an endl read more
Quaker Samplers Adapted for Needlepoint
Nuts about Needlepoint | November 27th 2009 by Janet Perry
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 read more
Free needlepoint patterns for domestic goddesses
Miss Thrifty | November 24th 2009 by Miss Thrifty
Miss Thrifty reader Felicity Hall, a needlepoint queen and purveyor of hot-to-trot needlepoint kits, got in touch to let me know that she has started to upload a wealth of free patterns to her new website. You can copy and print the patterns – read more
Needlepoint Collage
Nuts about Needlepoint | November 22nd 2009 by Janet Perry
Most of the things on my needlepoint bucket list are really huge projects, I probably never will end up doing. But some are small enough I might actually achieve them someday. Right near the top of that list is learning how to do canvas collage. Thi read more
How to Make Needlepoint Rugs - Life123
Sewing & Stitching | November 16th 2009 by stitchstall
Needlepoint is a broad term that encompasses the arts of traditional needlepoint , embroidery and cross stitching , but no matter which variation of the art interests you, you’ll find each technique easy to learn at an affordable price for try read more
Needlepoint Boxes
Nuts about Needlepoint | November 5th 2009 by Janet Perry
One thing which has always intrigued me is the idea of making boxes out of needlepoint. I find the idea of using needlepoint for the sides of the box completely intriguing. There are several painted canvas designers who do too. Kathy Schenkel makes read more
Blackwork, Bargello and Needlepoint ebooks by Janet Perry
Nuts about Needlepoint | November 1st 2009 by Janet Perry
Three wonderful eProjects are available for you to purchase today here and from the ebook store on All about Needlepoint. Maple Leaf Rag, pictured above, is a complete introduction to Bargello in sampler format. Beginning with a simple zig-zag, you read more
Video Games and Needlepoint
Nuts about Needlepoint | October 19th 2009 by Janet Perry
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 read more
Bargello experiments
I'd rather be stitching | October 18th 2009 by Tommye Bunce
I can't tell you why, but I've been doing some stitching experiments with bargello. I am fascinated by the various patterns and ways to combine colors to acheive different effects. Some time ago I found this great book, copyright 1974, on needlepoint read more
Stitch Kits Lot | Cross-Stitch Patterns | Supplies | Instruction
Sewing & Stitching | October 15th 2009 by stitchstall
Needlepoint tends to look very much like tapestry , and I see it a lot on pillows. Read the original post: Stitch Kits Lot | Cross-Stitch Patterns | Supplies | Instruction read more
Simple Trick for Stitching Needlepoint
Nuts about Needlepoint | October 13th 2009 by Janet Perry
When faced with a stitch such as Four-way Continental (diagram above), I don’t do well. Call me a dummy, but keeping on track with this stitch has been close to an impossibility in needlepoint for me. And the problem is that so many canvases h read more
FREE Needlepoint Decorative Stitch Patterns from Wonderful Stitch…
Bargello Needlepoint | October 7th 2009 by Althea DeBrule
Many designs in this sampler are related to holidays, beginning with January's choice of Good Cheer to celebrate the ringing in of the New Year. This is followed by February's Love Knot to celebrate Valentine's Day, March's Double Irish Chain for read more
Free patterns and charts
CraftGossip.com Craft Blog Network | September 30th 2009 by Shellie Wilson
(1) Happy Halloween Card from Happy Threads. (2) Pierrot from mes petits bricolages et mes chats. (3) Happy Halloween from Mon chemin de petites croix. (4) Persian Tile from Needlepoint Now. (Link courtesy Bargello Needlepoint.) (5) Several pretty bi read more
Our Trina Turk Pillows are almost gone!
Ingle Talk- The Inglenook Decor's Blog | September 20th 2009 by maureen
What is it with Trina Turk's dresses that is just o adorable? Well, it's the print patterns! Always classy & sophisticated & fits so perfectly.But if you are not into spending $200 to $300 dresses then bring a Trina Turk pattern home to you!H read more
>>>> CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS <<<<
Sewing & Stitching | September 19th 2009 by stitchstall
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Free chart: Fall trees needlepoint
CraftGossip.com Craft Blog Network | September 17th 2009 by Shellie Wilson
The chart for this beautiful fall needlepoint project, Breezes through the Treezes, is free for your personal use from Cheryl Fall, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog. Get the chart. And don’t miss Cheryl’s tips for working wi read more
FarAwayDesigns is Delightful!
knit1fortheroad | September 15th 2009 by Margaret Nock
Flight BookmarkJust a Note Cardvar addthis_pub = 'margaretnock@hotmail.com';All Things Card Today, I'm happy to welcome Anca of FarAwayDesigns on Etsy. Gather 'round with your coffe or tea and enjoy the interview, whimsical designs, excelle read more
Bargello Needlepoint Designers Are the BEST
Bargello Needlepoint | September 9th 2009 by Althea DeBrule
I admire Bargello needlepoint designers for their innate color sense, unconventional use of stitch patterns and unusual and creative design ideas. Every serious designer of Bargello needlepoint has a distinctive vision [...] read more
FREE Snowflake Santa Christmas Pattern from The Caron Collection
Bargello Needlepoint | August 26th 2009 by Althea DeBrule
The FREE Santa Christmas ornament pattern by Libby Sturdy for The Caron Collection is more suited for intermediate to advanced stitchers. Libby is such a talented designer and her patterns are whimsical and fun. There are some wonderful stitch techni read more
Around the blogs
Pin Tangle | August 23rd 2009 by Sharon
I have not done a general round up of what has been happening on various blogs for an absolute age so here goes a few gems discovered around the web. So make a cuppa settle back, have a browse and enjoy! If you have ever wondered how to stitch with read more
Bargello: A Golden Hands Pattern Book
Bargello Needlepoint | August 22nd 2009 by Althea DeBrule
Golden Hands is noted for providing clear and careful instructions in its pattern books. Bargello: A Golden Hands Pattern Book offers unique Bargello patterns in stunning color and instructions for making much more than the usual cushions and wall ha read more
Translating Bargello Needlepoint Patterns
Nuts about Needlepoint | August 9th 2009 by Janet Perry
Recently I got an email from Karen, who asked about the Madiera canvas listed for the projects in Beautiful Bargello. The book was written in England and many of the materials are challenging to find in the US. For us, Madiera is a thread company, n read more
Bargello Needlepoint Shop of the Week – Quail Run Needleworks
Bargello Needlepoint | August 7th 2009 by Althea DeBrule
On one of many business trips to the Scottsdale AZ area, I had a chance to visit Quail Run Needleworks and spend an entire afternoon there. There were so many hand-painted needlepoint canvases, threads, fibers, finishing accessories, charts and stitc read more
Family of Crafters
mommy's little corner | July 10th 2009 by liza
As a crafter, I love lurking on arts and crafts sites during my free time. If you have been following this blog, you know that I used to be a cross stitch nut and very much into needlepoint and embroidery. There was also a time I got so hooked with read more
Keep Your Bargello Patterns Organized in These Archive Files Boxe…
Bargello Needlepoint | July 4th 2009 by Althea DeBrule
One of the best storage items I have found to keep my Bargello needlepoint leaflets and patterns from being torn or damaged is the Archive File Storage Box System. Normally used to store important documents, I like the fact that it is versatile enoug read more
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