Tangled Thread

October 23rd, 2006

Cross Stitch: Holidays

Is it really time to start thinking about Christmas? If you want to make a nice cross stitch Old World Santa, it probably is. The pattern is available free (don’t you love freebies?) at Coats and Clark.

You can download the instructions or just print them. Here’s what Coats and Clark has to […]

By Cathy -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2006

A Needlecase Update!

Finally. :)
I hadn’t been doing as much stitching, as it was making my eyes hurt. But now I have new lenses in my glasses, and the mad rush of many houseguests has calmed a bit. That means over the last couple of days I have had time to work on my needlecase! […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

June 21st, 2006

Elephant Sanctuary

I recently received the latest newsletter from Scarlet Quince, and they will be donating 20% of the proceeds of their new Elephant pattern to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. If you do not receive their e-newsletter, you can read them on the Scarlet Quince website. The issue with links to the patterns and […]

By Deb -- 3 comments

June 18th, 2006

From the Stash

My mother is spending part of her vacation visiting my family, and she brought me a present! Yay! :) I have hunted online for a vendor that has an image of this book, or even just has it for sale, but no luck. It is titled “Navajo Rugs in Cross-stitch & Needlepoint” […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

June 13th, 2006

Cross-Stitch & Needlework

Yesterday I spent hours re-organizing our shelves of books, and in the process unearthed a few needlework gems I’d forgotten about. One of these is the March 2006 issue of Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine (formerly Stitcher’s World).

This issue has several smallish motifs to stitch, as well as some Springy pieces. There are Faberge-style […]

By Deb -- 0 comments

June 6th, 2006

Needlecase- spiderwebs!

During the last few days that I’ve been working on Lorri’s Needlecase, I stitched my first ever Hardanger spiderwebs. They were a lot of fun, even though I seem to still have to learn the trick of getting them centered in the squares. Speaking of tricks, I’ve tried being extra slow and careful […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

June 3rd, 2006

Cross Country Stitching update

Last month I reviewed the Cross Country Stitching magazine. I also put in a request on their site for a free issue of their magazine as well as their catalogue. Yesterday I checked my mailbox and there was a large envelope from Jeremiah Junction, Inc with my (spelled incorrectly) name on it. […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2006

Blended Floss & Egyptian Sampler

I’ve stitched various projects in the past using single floss colors in the needle, and I have to say now that I’ve been working on Egyptian Sampler that I love the result you get using blended floss. It gives the work some depth and dimension, instead of being somewhat flat in feeling. As […]

By Deb -- 3 comments

May 28th, 2006

Sampler Border progress

Just a short note this morning. The last few days I’ve indulged in a frenzy of combining colors and stitching like mad, and what I have to show for it includes a slightly stiff arm and framing for border motifs across the top of the Egyptian Sampler. I am feeling rather clever for […]

By Deb -- 6 comments

May 25th, 2006

Cross stitch preparations

I thought I’d post a couple pics to show how I organize my bits & bobs for projects I’m working on.

I’m doing something new with Egyptian Sampler, because Teresa Wentzler uses so many blended colors. I bought some project cards, wrote the symbols and DMC floss numbers next to each hole, and then I […]

By Deb -- 3 comments