Robots are a ton of fun and my idea notebook has many of them cut and pasted in it, but I have mostly been disappointed in the ones I find in needlepoint. That was until I found this delightful robot from Petei. It’s one of her Petei People (504) and I stitched it as...
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I finally got around to counting up the votes for this (I’m a charter member of the procrastinator’s club) and the winner for a club theme for next year is stitches and quilt blocks. I’m excited because quilts always inspire me and this is...
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Originally posted 2003-03-09 22:36:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBeadpoint: Beautiful Bead Stitching on Canvas, Anna Benson, Sterling Publications, 2002, $27.95, ISBN: 0-48725-08939 A couple of weeks ago I was at a shop which specializes in seed beads, Out on a Whim. As I looked...
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There is talk going around the internet yet again, that it is illegal to chart Scottish tartans except for personal use. I have done extensive research and corresponded with...
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Originally posted 2008-08-15 08:00:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou may think, unless you are an athlete or have kids who are athletes, that this is a glamorous life. It’s...
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There are so many wonderful needlepoint things I have to tell you about, I’m going to devote at least two posts every week this month to reviews. Threads, kits,...
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I hope you liked this free patterns month. There was lots of stitchy goodness here as well as plenty of inspiring patterns ands projects for you to stitch. Here’s...
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Originally posted 2006-07-16 22:09:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I had this “A” canvas hanging around the stash for years and years. I think I bought it at a...
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I love this free design of Star’s in so many ways. The saying, “Seize the day” in Latin, is one it is always good to remember. I love the...
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Originally posted 2009-01-12 22:38:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou may have been wondering why you haven’t heard from me for a few days. The simple answer is that I...
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Liz Morrow has just come out with two delightful and innovative Four-way Bargello patterns. Butterflies, pictured above, has Ten Stitched animals with a wavy border in neutrals. Twelve Days...
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Originally posted 2008-07-29 12:28:53. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThreads: Dinky Dyes has just released their first collection of silk ribbon. The ribbon comes in 4mm & 7mm widths in...
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One thing you can often say about Victorian art is that it tends to be elaborate. Star took her charming Berlinwork motifs and added to them this glorious folded...
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Originally posted 2007-08-16 16:30:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Off the stretcher bars and straight to this sneak peek. This curvacious mermaid is from Happy Heart Designs. I love...
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Gay Ann Rogers has a dozen suggestions for improving your stitch tension on her blog. They’re great ideas. If you are new to needlepoint and your stitches look uneven,...
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Originally posted 2008-11-27 06:13:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US! And Happy Fourth Thursday of November to everyone else! On this holiday I...
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I’ve been thinking about the canvases in my stash and, when I do that, inevitably I think about how others might stitch them and how I would stitch them....
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Originally posted 2008-09-14 05:35:10. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBarbara has posted the eighth block on this sampler. It’s Interlocking Gobelin, one of my favorite stitches. If you want to...
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