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4 Needlepoint Myths and How to Avoid Them

By Ellen Johnson / October 9, 2022

If you’ve ever worked a needlepoint canvas using a professional stitch guide, you know the difference that decorative stitches and fancy threads can make in your finished project. The added texture and sparkle bring a flat 2-dimensional design to life and transform a plain needlepoint canvas into a hand-stitched work of art. Maybe you’ve even … Read more

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How to Tap Into Your Creativity

How To Tap Into Your Creativity

By Ellen Johnson / September 25, 2022

Have you ever gotten stuck on a needlepoint project? You know – been absotively posilutely unable to find a decorative stitch that will work for that space on your canvas? Maybe you’ve tried 3 or 4 (or 7!) different ones – but NOTHING looks right. So, what are you to do when your creativity has … Read more

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Ellen's stitch guide for "Jingle", a canvas by Pepperberry Designs, was featured in Needlepoint Now magazine.

What Is A Stitch Guide?

By Ellen Johnson / January 20, 2022

If you’re a veteran stitcher, you probably know that a stitch guide is a set of instructions for how to stitch a particular needlepoint canvas in such a way that your finished project turns out exactly like the original piece. But if you’re new to needlepoint, you may not have a clue about what stitch … Read more

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