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 this poll. My plan is to offer one project per month. The packet will include line-drawn canvas, instructions and, possibly, threads (I’m still debating that...
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Originally posted 2006-05-11 07:06:20. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI love Raymond Crawford’s designs. This is the fourth(!) set of stitch guides I’m wokring on for him and the second set of coasters. This set is so fun. Each coaster has a drink word (Drink! Sip! Slurp! Gulp!) and each uses a different kind of...
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One of the biggest challenges in needlepoint is the question of what do do with the finished stitching. While the stitching is the joy, sometimes it’s discouraging to look at the huge pile of needlepoint left stitched but waiting to be turned into something and loved. Maybe we should call it “The Island of...
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You can find the quilt block coasters on Art Needlepoint’s coaster page.
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Originally posted 2008-02-12 06:30:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I’ve stitched an awful lot of canvases in my time, but the Chinese Letter canvases from Raymond Crawford remain among my favorites. Why? They come in two sizes of canvas (14 and 18), they have a huge variety of background colors, and there are lots...
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