Happy 2015, everyone! I hope that you all have had a great holiday season and are ready to dive into more stitching in the next few months! I am happy to announce that Monday I will be releasing a new chart, based on a crewel design I posted as an Elmow several years back. Little… Continue Reading
Time for a Technique Circus!
See this little bear? I made him as a tween. He’s made from leftover fabric from one of my Halloween costumes. But what’s really special is that the pattern came in the mail direct to me. It was part of a “club” that my grandmother signed me up for one year as a birthday present.… Continue Reading
WHY?
I’ve been asked again recently, why I do this. One of my cousin’s years ago asked me why I create designs for hand stitching, when you can stitch easily by machine… I didn’t have an answer at the time. But I’ve been digging for one ever since. I think I’ve finally found it. Not necessarily… Continue Reading
Busy October…
I’m just back from a dance workshop last weekend… and I’m overwhelmed with stuff to get done! But I wanted to show you my newest work in progress. This is an Eastern Bluebird, from a reference photo found on Flickr… It’s my very first attempt at doing a needlepainting that someone else (usually Trish Burr)… Continue Reading
Arraiolos Revisited
YEARS ago (2007 in fact) this stitch dilettante got interested in, and tried out the techniques for stitching Arraiolos rugs in long-armed cross stitch. Mostly, I think, because I’ve loved long armed cross for a long time. I stitched a small sample in plain old embroidery floss on 14 count aïda cloth. Which is most… Continue Reading