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An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
the Blog
An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
Color Me Permanent: A Guide to Thread Color Fastness
If you've ever wondered what color fastness means, you're going to L-O-V-E this week's blog post. In fact, we're going to do a deep dive into what color fastness means and why it's important to understand it. Sound good? Terrific...
Ribbon Work for Needlepoint
Ribbon work (aka silk ribbon embroidery) is a terrific way to jazz up your needlepoint projects - especially if your canvas features flowers! A lot of the stitches used in ribbon work are actually free-style surface embroidery stitches. That means...
All About The Algerian Eye Stitch
When the heat and humidity of summertime hits Alabama, it’s time to bring out the lightweight and lacy clothes… anything to help ward off the effects of the rising temperatures. 😉 And so, I thought we’d carry that over to...
Cleaning Needlepoint – Part 2
From pillows and stand ups to holiday ornaments and Christmas stockings, your needlepoint treasures add your unique personal touch to your home and family celebrations. And like all pieces of art, they require special care. As delicate fabric crafts, they're...
Cleaning Needlepoint
As stitchers, we know how much time and effort goes into creating a beautiful needlepoint treasure: selecting threads and stitches, plying your needle to complete the project, and transforming the canvas into its final form. But what often gets overlooked...
Loving Your Hands: Hand Care For Needlepointers
There's a special kind of magic that happens when you ply your needle on project. The stitches and threads that you use add color and texture to your piece, but it's your hands that are the unsung heroes of your...
All About the Long and Short Stitch – Part 2
Learning the basics of how to execute the long and short stitch is actually just the first step toward creating realistic shading on your needlepoint projects. (If you haven't read part 1 of this blog series, click here to hop...
All About the Long and Short Stitch – Part 1
I’m super excited about this week's topic - using long and short stitches to create painterly effects on your canvases! If you’ve ever wanted to stitch realistic looking animals or birds, you’re in the right place. And that goes for...
2023 Girlfriends’ Getaway…
Have you heard about my brand new 2023 Girlfriends' Getaway? It's happening at the end of July and it's going to be A W E S O M E!! Want to learn more about how you can join the fun?...
Straw Silk Needlepoint Thread
Straw Silk is a beautiful 100% silk ribbon-type thread from Silk Road Fibers. There are currently 102 scrumptious colors, with new colors being added every few months. Some of the colors are solid and others are hand over-dyed. Here's a...
Using Surface Embroidery on Needlepoint
I learned to do surface embroidery before I learned to do needlepoint. Maybe that's the reason I enjoy embellishing my canvases with French knots so much! (Teehee... 😉 ) Many of the stitches we use to embellish our needlepoint canvases...
All About The Double Hungarian Ground Stitch
This week, we're celebrating Serendipity Needleworks' twentieth birthday and part of the celebration includes opening enrollment in The Stitcher's Club™. The Stitcher's Club is where I teach needlepointers how to choose the best stitches and threads for their projects. You...
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