Yes, I’m talking about Compensation. So many stitchers don’t like compensation. It’s a brain game. It’s a challenge but it isn’t insurmountable. You can do this! There are a few tricks to compensation that I hope will help you. Here’s the stitch I used on the main zecca poppy on the current mystery class. Pretty, […]
Archives for March 2017
Poppies!
Yes, that’s poppies and not puppies. Surprising, no? Today we stitched the poppies on the Zecca hummingbird canvas! So many fun details. Or maybe not so many details. Depends upon your view of things. There are orange and red poppies. Both are stitched with composite stitches that are sort of floral. One stitch for the […]
New Classes at Bedecked and Beadazzled
It’s spring; it’s definitely time to talk classes! In the last week I have tempted you with beadwork classes by the one and only Shelley Nybakke and online cyberclasses from one of our favorite designers, Kelly Clark. Now I am delighted to announce that Mary Legallet from Whimsical Stitch.com will be coming in June for […]
Kelly Clark Cyberclasses!
Love to stitch in your jammies? from the comfort of your favorite chair? Kelly Clark is offering two new cyberclasses, YAY! These are her classes, but you know I love to play along, so here’s all the information in one spot. Happy Holidays Design size is 13 x 8.5 on 18ct. There will be 4 […]
Texture
Yesterday was the first lesson of the Zecca hummingbird class. YAY! This was a highly requested canvas. (Hint if there is something brand new that you wish I would consider for a mystery class let me know. It may speak to me and become a mystery class.) You know I like to tackle backgrounds early […]
Hoppity, hop, hop, Artemis
We were fortunate to have Brenda Stofft here this weekend teaching Artemis. Artemis is the cutest ever bunny! His body is completely needlefelted and his clothes are needlepoint. The flowers and the berries in his basket are stumpwork! This is a tour de force in techniques and skills we don’t usually do. But we did […]
