beading
Anna Marie Winter’s Outstanding Technique Site – Web Site Review
I have long been an admirer of Anna Marie Winter’s work. She’s a phenomenal stitcher, teacher, and designer, and is based in Canada. She has a lovely gallery of her needlepoint at Stitch Amaze as well as a gallery on her own site. She teaches at national seminars, and through workshops, both on-line and... »
Making Sense of Beads
Even though I also work with beads for making jewelry and needlework accessories, I must admit that beads on canvas mostly baffle me. Seed beads are measured in sizes that tell you, roughly, how many beads are in an inch. It’s like canvas, the smaller the number, the bigger the bead. But then there... »
Arts & Crafts Tree – Stitch Guide Sneak Peek
I’m hoping to be finished with the beading later today, but isn’t this piece, my latest stitch guide, great? I love the Art Deco-inspired blocky style and how there is so much design impact from three colors and simple stitches. The canvas is by Elements Needlepoint and is available at your local shop from Dream... »
Needlepoint Videos from Kreinik
Like many other needlepointers, I love Kreinik threads and use them often. I have several drawers in my thread stash devoted to them and often they inspire a piece of needlework. But now Kreinik has given us even more to teach and delight us. They have videos on YouTube covering a broad range of... »
Silk & Metal Evening Purse – Sneak Peek
On Friday I finished this Silk & Metal Purse, my newest stitch guide for Whimsy & grace. It’s a celebration of textures stitches in two different silk threads (Splendor and Silk Serica), three metallics (Kreinik ribbon and braid and Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braid Petite), and pearl cotton. The small triangle at the top... »