I think this is such a clever idea! Leisure Art’s designer, Kathy Elrod, has come up with an easy way to create your own original cross-stitch designs with rubber stamps.
Just use a water-proof ink (I’ve had really good results with Staz-On) and stamp your design directly onto your aida cloth. Use the same […]
This is such a cool technique for all you cross-stitch and needlepoint fans!
Unfortunately, I can’t post the video here, but you can follow this link to Youtube and watch it there. Basically, the video is a tutorial on creating your own gridded needlework patterns using your own photo and a transparency sheet.
It’s definitely worth […]
Did you know that you can interchange needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns? For instance, this needlepoint tapestry (from an out-of-print book by Stephanie Hedgepath) I did a few years back is actually from a pattern for cross-stitch:
As long as there aren’t a lot of half or quarter stitches (which you can’t do in needlepoint) you’re […]
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It’s the season for fireworks - in fact, I’m expecting to hear them start any minute now :-)
Do you want to express your creativity with some festive projects? All of these designs are free and available for download - just click on the links to check them out!
Paper-pieced fireworks motif from Four Twin Sisters:
image: […]
I’ve been mooching around the web to find butterflies to embroider on something…
What am I embroidering it on?
You’ll have to stay posted for that :-)
I found some lovely designs out there, both for hand & machine embroidery:
Sarah Bradberry designed this one.
“Embroidery Designs” has a beautiful multi-colored butterfly for embroidery machines.
4-Hobby offers a simple, graphic butterfly […]
I realized that it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything for my hand-stitching friends :-) Did you know that DMC Thread offers some fantastic free patterns?
I’ve got a soft spot for butterfly patterns - and this one is made using cotton floss.
This design is stitched using their spectacular “light effects” floss.
To view all of the […]
I love to design my own patterns for almost anything I make. That list includes hand & machine embroidery, cross-stitch, needlepoint & crochet (just to name a few!)
It can be a real challenge to try and graph a new pattern out if you don’t have the correct aspect ratio of graph paper (ei if you […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
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