When I started to look for needlepoint site’s this was one of the first ones I found and it’s still one of the best. Put together by the folks who write The Humble Bag’s Book of Wonderful Stitches, this site is an inspiration for needlepointers.
This site has a great collection of stitches and patterns available on-line. To see the samplers worked using these stitches, click on “Needlepoint Decorative Stitches” on the left menu bar. There are three choices, Needlepoint Pattern Series, Cross Stitch Series and
Quilts in Action. The on-line charts include two cyber samplers (one needlepoint one cross stitch), a quilt sampler and two needlepoint series. The needlepoint samplers have 24 stitches in each. These samplers are each different and worked in similar colors would give you a superb education in needlepoint. Click on a stitch and you will get a page with a close-up of the sampler square and a chart or charts showing you how to make the stitch. There are also some notes on the pattern.
The quilt series is a delightful needlepoint sampler which uses many different quilt patterns in a great bordered piece. I love this design.
The site also has some wonderful examples of needlepoint in their three galleries. Each gallery has a theme: Gallery I is “Stitches in Action,” Gallery II is “Quilt Designs in Action,” and Gallery III is “Special Projects.” In each gallery you will find glorious examples of needlepoint using the stitches on the site or in the book (or both). Each item in the gallery has a page devoted to it and you can click on the picture to get a much larger picture of the work.
There are also two other free projects on the site: Daisy Coat Hanger and Poppy Vest. Complete instructions are on-line. Many of the pieces you see one the site can be ordered here in printed format. There is also a good collection of needlework links and a BBS.
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