Oooh! The next in the series of nine from Kimberly is Movement! Stitch one, or stitch them all and showcase them together. Each is only 5″ x 5″ handpainted on 18ct and complete with stitchguide. What a glorious piece it is, filled with all sorts of fun and different techniques. The flower petals are gold […]
Archives for June 2017
Owls and Birds, Birds and Owls, Owls and Birds
Today was lesson two of the Sandra Vargas Owl with Key Mystery Class. We’ve made lots of progress. The owl is coming together nicely with all sorts of fun stitches. Gloriana provided the perfect shade of blue overdye silk to set the tone for the owl’s feathers. And of course I added Petite Silk Lamé […]
A Weekend with Mary
It’s always fun when new teachers come to the beehive. We have the opportunity to look at needlepoint through a different set of eyes! Every teacher has their own voice. Some teachers are lighter using Petite Silk Lamé Braid on 13ct and some are heavier using layers and layers of threads on a canvas. There’s […]
A New Designer! And she loves cats :-)
I am happy to introduce the art of Rebecca Walk! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Lots of details in these designs, but you can choose what to keep and what to ignore. She loves cats so of course we love her :-) This is Stylin Siamese. The most amazing Red […]
A New Mystery, A New Owl
It’s time to start a new Mystery Class! Today was the first lesson of the Owl with Key by Sandra Vargas. We love her style and this canvas is no exception. Big beautiful eyes draw you in and that flower on the owl’s tummy! What will we do with that? I do like to keep […]
Extravaganza Part Two
When last we met, I showed you some of the canvases from our Embellishment Extravaganza last weekend. Do you want to see more? Of course you do :-) We now have stitchguides for three of the Maggie Mandalas. This is Wild Fish. Brenda Stofft’s Steampunk Cat is really quite dapper. This little mouse […]
Embellishment Extravaganza
Here we go again! Three times a year I host an embellishment weekend. The students choose their canvases ahead of time and I write full stitchguides for each canvas. We then spend two days relaxing and stitching the canvases. This is your chance to ask questions and get one on one help about anything that […]
