halloween
Wicked Done!
Originally posted 2007-11-21 07:38:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Here’s the finished picture of Wicked. It’s hard to see from the scan, but there is such a wealth of texture here. Not only is there the wonderful juxtiposition between the two withces, the background has a great contrast as well. The green is stitched using... »
Some Tips & Ideas for Framing Needlepoint
Originally posted 2008-10-12 06:37:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Laura Perin recently finished this charming Vicki Hastings design of a Haunted House (you may know Vicki as the designer behind Cross-eyed Cricket, Dream House Ventures adapts her work for needlepoint). Laura has a great post about finishing the piece, with some excellent observations about framing. She... »
Wonderful Resource for Free Patterns – About.com
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. Before we explore some of the great patterns there, she has... »
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 associated with Halloween, it’s easy to find them. The bad thing is... »
Needlepoint Start on Halloween
Last weekend at the St Charles Needlework Market, my friend Leigh introduced four witchy designs. Go take a look at the fives of them on her site. I think they are very cool because they have all the lovely shading and painting that make Leigh’s pieces so wonderful, but in a very different context. The... »