choosing stitches

Using crossed stitches to embellish your canvases, like this one from Pippin Designs, is a terrific way to add texture and perspective.

Using Crossed Stitches on Your Needlepoint Canvases

By Ellen Johnson / August 20, 2020

Last week, we explored some slanted stitches that you can use to embellish your needlepoint canvases. And guess what?! Now we’re gonna explore cross (or crossed) stitches. A crossed stitch is comprised of two – or more – straight stitches that cross over each other to form a new stitch. They come in lots of … Read more

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Choosing stitches and threads for your canvases is just part of the process for writing a stitch guide.

Choosing Stitches for an Ornament

By Ellen Johnson / July 23, 2020

This week’s blog post is a blast from the past – and it’s chock full of terrific information about writing your own stitch guides… Ellen Johnson

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Texture in Needlepoint

By Ellen Johnson / July 9, 2020

Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”  Now, you’re probably wondering why I’m starting a needlepoint blog post about texture with a quote from Henry Ford, aren’t you? Well, it actually has more to do with needlepoint than you might think. Ellen Johnson

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