basketweave
Self-Care for Needlepointers
Self-care is always a good idea, but it’s especially important right now. COVID-19 (aka, novel coronavirus 2019) is all over the news. In fact, it’s hard to turn on the television or scroll through social media without seeing a reference to it. In response to all of the media hype, I can’t think of a … Read more
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Learn to Needlepoint
So, you want to learn to needlepoint? Well, my friend, you’re in the right place. You see, I’ve been a stitcher for a reeaaalllly long time. My grandmother taught me how to do the continental tent stitch when I was nine years old – on a canvas that looked very much like the one in … Read more
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Basketweave and Weird Shapes – Part 3
It’s time to work the background of our lovely little Florentine Bauble by Kirk and Bradley Designs. I’m having oodles of fun to stitching it – and it reaffirms what I already know (but sometimes forget!) – that working a canvas entirely in tent stitch is both relaxing and rewarding. (And it’s really good practice … Read more
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