Are you ready to stitch a celebration of all things Red, White, Blue and American? Perfect for summertime fun, this ornament series can be finished and hung individually, grouped as a long banner or finished like ours as a centerpiece. If you want to finish yours as a centerpiece like ours, the ornaments store inside […]
Archives for February 2017
Did someone say beads?
The final lesson of lulu mypinkturtles’s angel queen is all about the beads! What can I say? I love beads. I added crystal jewelry and the hearts in her hands are beaded and sparkling. The motifs in the corners were some of my favorite parts of the canvas. Ok, there’s two of each, and I […]
Desert Light
I am totally in love with this canvas. Linda Corirosi wrote the stitchguide for this Purple Palm canvas and we are delighted to offer it with the canvas. Lots of fun techniques but not too much of any one thing. You know I love that :-) The big blooming flower in the center is just […]
T Stitch
What is it about this little tiny stitch that I love so much? 1. It is easy to compensate. No thinking required. 2. It allows all the pretty colors of the painted canvas to show through. Here it is on a big leaf on Zecca’s Why Fit In. Four colors of Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid […]
What a Beauty
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. Coco Chanel said it. Zecca painted it. We wrote a super fun stitch guide for it. One of our super talented elves stitched it, and Voilá! How fabulous is this? The frame is exactly Halloween Green from Gloriana. You know I love that! Yummy, yummy threads […]
The More Bling the Better
She’s a Queen afterall, and an angel queen at that! Today was the second lesson of lulu mypinkturtle’s Angel Queen! She’s a doll! Just look at that face! She now has big luscious curly hair thanks to slightly ruched Petite Frosty Rays in black. Magic and a snap to stitch. Her crown is beaded and […]
Fabulous Frames
Remember House Hunt? This was our first mystery class from 2016. It’s a great canvas by Tapestry Fair, featuring the art of Pat Seurich. Absolutely gorgeous and so fun to stitch. It’s back from the framer and time to share! Talk about two entirely different interpretations of the same piece. Only the frame has changed. […]
Snowbirds
Blue Jay. What a glorious canvas by eleanor grosch. Thank you Kathy for stitching this and sharing it with us. What a fun stitch. If you are a snowbird and would like this happy bluejay to fly to you give us a call at 410.296.0405 or order online. xo ruth
The Boing Method
Boing, boing, boing. It’s the sound beads make bouncing across the floor. It’s the sound of Teresa Sullivan counting pony beads as she demonstrates the techniques necessary to recreate her contemporary beadwork. Teresa is an amazing artist and we were very lucky to host her this weekend. It’s good to challenge yourself with something outside […]
Starts and Stops
Let’s talk about starting and stopping threads….. Compelling topic, no? There are as many different ways of starting and ending your threads in needlepoint as there are stitchers. Well almost as many. These are just a few of the options I use. In most instances a Waste Knot is your friend. Tie a knot at […]
