Pepperberry Designs

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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"Jingle" was created especially for Jingle in July, my 2019 needlepoint retreat.

Meet Diane Bertelson of Pepperberry Designs!

By Ellen Johnson / July 30, 2020

Last summer, I hosted my very first in-person Jingle in July needlepoint retreat here in Tuscaloosa. We had oodles of fun stitching a jolly snow girl that Diane Bertelson of Pepperberry Designs created especially for the retreat. Her name is Jingle and, if she looks familiar, it’s because she also made an appearance in the … Read more

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