How happy is this canvas? Add in yummy threads and a uber fun stitchguide and you have a recipe for magic. Canvas by Melissa Shirley with stitchguide by Brenda Hart and myself! Don’t you just love the way it stitched up? Little birdies and their houses. Are you seeing a theme for February? […]
Archives for February 2016
Deco Cat Encore
Recognize this book? See what’s on the cover? This was one of my very first Mystery Classes. Deco Cat. It’s a very fun canvas to stitch. It has big areas where you can really get the rhythm of the stitch. It’s also an interesting challenge of how to make an animal on a canvas look […]
Sparkling Birdies and Pink Flowers
What can I say? I really really wanted sparkling birdies and luscious flowers. Today was lesson #4 of House Hunt by Tapestry Fair. Another fun Mystery Class has come to an end. The stitchguide is now complete. This unfortunately doesn’t mean my canvas is completely stitched. Oh well. The incomplete areas are mostly basketweave and […]
Chickadees and Bower Birds
New from eleanor grosch….. This chickadee is going to be amazing when stitched! I can’t wait for you to see what I have designed for this canvas. It’s going to be so fun. And such a quick stitch. I even survived all this brown, yikes! For those of you who loved the Blue Bower […]
What a Silly Bird!
Featured in the current issue of Needlepoint Now you will find Kimberly Smith’s Silly Bird. It’s a quick little project with lots of fun threads. You know we love Kimberly’s canvases and this one doesn’t disappoint. Dawna Freeland selected the stitches for this canvas and it’s charming! So many different threads, beads, crystals and […]
Flowers from my Garden
Yesterday was the third lesson of House Hunt by Tapestry Fair. It’s coming right along but there’s still a lot to do! The challenge with a canvas that has so many small spaces and beautiful details is how to make it come to life in stitches without making it look flat or like a […]
It’s Time to Twirl!!!
How happy does this make you. Silly, fun canvas that twirls!!! And two more versions that are framed!!! This was a mystery class last year and it’s a quick fun stitch. If you missed the class are always happy to send you a kit. Give us a call at 410.296.0405 or order online. Happy […]
Welcome Brooke Connor
I love finding new artists and interpreting their work to needlepoint. It’s all about the fresh and new. With that said, let me introduce you to Brooke Connor. She’s all about color and pattern and movement. She obviously has a sense of humor. How van you resist Bah Bah Bah Babara Ann? Without any further […]
And we have a winner!
Drumroll please! We have a winner! Janice Wilkens won the 2015 viewer’s choice award as part of the Stitcherie Challenge on Stitcherie.com for her interpretation of the yellow house from Maggie. Janice, you did a beautiful job; it is clear why you were the winner. You really took this canvas to a new level of […]
