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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.
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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.
2021 Winter Stitch Challenge
If you've been following me for a while, you know that I've hosted a winter-themed needlepoint workshop in January for the past couple of years. But I decided to shake things up this year and we're kicking 2021 off with...
Happy January!!
It's already the end of the first week of January and I was hoping to have more of my Santa canvas done by now. But the holidays kinda' got in the way. And yesterday, I frogged all of Mardi Gras...
Stitches For Santa’s Beard
That jolly old elf in the red velvet suit is popping up all over the place these days. And since Christmas is right around the corner, let's chat about a few different stitches that you can use for Santa's beard...
Mardi Gras Santa – Part 1
Mardi Gras Santa (designed by Carol DuPree) is officially underway as my December project! YAY! I'm excited about sharing my progress with you here on the blog. If you want to follow along as I stitch the entire canvas, be...
Which Santa Should I Stitch?
Did you see Tuesday's video over on Needlepoint TV™? In it, I shared 3 canvases that I'm trying to decide between for my December project. Right now, Mardi Gras Santa and Red Bird Santa are neck-in-neck in the voting results....
Changes Are Coming To Needlepoint TV
2021 is going to be an exciting year at Serendipity Needleworks. I'm smack dab in the middle of planning our calendar right now. In fact, I'll be sharing more info about A LOT of fun activities real soon. Did you...
Entice – A Tempting Little Thread
One of my favorite threads from our friends at Rainbow Gallery is Entice. It's a gorgeously glittery thread that you can use to add all kinds of sparkle and shimmer to your needlepoint canvases. Want to learn a little more...
All About The Balloon Stitch
Earlier this week, I shared the balloon stitch with you on Needlepoint TV™. It's a very functional stitch - and it's one that you can use on your canvases in a variety of ways. It's a rather large stitch which...
A Scrapbook of Stitch Samplers
The very first canvas embroidery stitch I learned - way back in the day - was the mosaic stitch. There are literally hundreds of canvas embroidery stitches that you can use to add depth and dimension to your needlepoint projects....
Celebrating With Stitches
The 2020 Stitch Challenge is in the books. Well, almost in the books. (We still have prizes to award... squeeee!!!) More than 600 stitchers participated and it was a B L A S T!! (If you're not sure what the...
Five Needlepoint Tools Every Stitcher Should Have
We're in the final week of the 2020 Stitch Challenge! Oodles of stitchers are gathering together every weeknight at 8:00 p.m. CDT and you can still join us. (We have 2 more nights together - YAY!!) If you're already part of...
Which Threads Should I Use?
Does choosing threads for your needlepoint canvases leave you feeling overwhelmed or frustrated? Do all of the different options confuse you? I'll bet you wish there was an easy way to know which threads to use on the different sizes...
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