From Family Fun magazine’s website comes this cute holder for an iPod or other MP3 player. It’s made using mostly exposed plastic canvas and a bit of stitching. You could easily make it in an afternoon.
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Plastic Canvas iPod Case – Make it Today, Use it Tomorrow
Don’t Forget to Vote for Next Year’s Club!
Voting is still open so you can tell me which of the three needlepoint clubs you’d like to see. Just put a comment on the post describing the choices (the poll wasn’t working right, so I junked it). Your comments will greatly help me...
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Four Way Bargello Update
Originally posted 2009-01-02 18:01:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Stitchlady has been working on this lovely Four Way Bargello piece and finished it in time for the New Year. I love the pop you get from the little buts of red “poison” color. BTW,...
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Make these Birds your Own!
Originally posted 2009-01-18 06:46:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Don’t you just love this bird template? They are such great shapes and they make such a wonderful starting point...
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Painter’s Palette – Thread Review
Tentakulum is a German company hand-dyeing many different threads in colors inspired by different painters. Each is named for the painter (last names for the men, first for the...
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What Kind of Needlepoint Club Would You Like to See? (now revised)
I’ve been thinking about offering a monthly needlepoint club for 2011 but I’m torn about what to do and I’d like you to help me decide by participating in...
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Interview about Needlepoint
Originally posted 2009-07-19 07:35:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I’m so delighted that my friend Sister Diane interviewed me for one of my favorite blogs, Craftypod. We talk about...
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What Can I Do with a Belt Canvas?
So you’ve decided to stitch a belt. Now you have to make some decisions about finishing it. If you decide to finish it as a needlepoint belt, you have...
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More New Canvases from TNNA
Originally posted 2009-02-09 13:41:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s some more lovely new canvas which premiered at TNNA last month. A new needlepoint company exhibiting at TNNA for the...
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Needlepoint Belts – Needlepoint in the News
The style section of the New York Times ran an article this week about needlepoint belts. It begins by talking about the “breakup belt,” a close relative of the...
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Two Plastic Canvas Ornaments
Originally posted 2008-12-24 16:05:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMERRY CHRISTMAS! Here’s your Christmas presents from me. These are free charts for two simple Christmas ornaments you can make using...
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Design Celtic Knotwork for Stitching on your Computer
Celtic knotwork and interlacing is so lovely and complex. It always makes for lovely designs. But charting it from scratch can be tedious and time-consuming. Trolling around the web...
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Recovering from TNNA
Originally posted 2007-01-17 08:44:09. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYes I froze. Foolish me, I didn’t bring my winter coat and it was about the same temperature in SD as...
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Orna Willis – Sale & Giveaway
This news is so big I had to share it right away, Orna Willis is having a sale. She’s calling it a Mishmash sale and everything is at a...
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Dazzling Ornaments – Stitcher’s Tools
Originally posted 2009-06-25 05:31:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI tend to think there is too little beauty in our everyday world. Not in nature, but in the things we...
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Blackwork Accessories Class
Blackwork can be done on any countable ground, linen, needlepoint canvas, or evenweave fabric. It’s historic, easy and fresh. In my new on-line class, beginning, August 1 (that’s in...
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Transferring a Design to Needlepoint Canvas
Originally posted 2008-10-24 07:07:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI began by choosing this rose design from the collection at the V & A. I’m a sucker for this Arts...
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Needlepoint Trade Secrets: One chapter free download & special offer
In my book, Needlepoint Trade Secrets, I share hundreds of tips with you about doing needlepoint and other needlework. I like the book so much I keep a copy...
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