Feather stitch is often seen as a seam embellishment in antique crazy quilts. It’s got that complicated look, but doesn’t take a lot of work to create it. Uses Feather stitch makes a great base stitch for ferns and seaweed. Add detached chain details for petals. Other than that, my imagination is limited when using… Continue Reading
This is an off-centered sketch I did in preparation for a new needlepainting. One of the reasons I do these came up smartly while I was painting it: it had looked fine to me in the pencil sketch. But as I was painting, something looked off. The design was centered on the page, but there… Continue Reading
Fly stitch can be used close set to form borders, or separated individually to make little motifs (like the “champagne glass” I mention in the video.) This is a stitch that is worthwhile to take the time to play around with. It is very versatile, and can be used for so much that it is… Continue Reading
Back in 2014 (was it really that long ago?), I promised to share my Eastern Bluebird in more detail and clearer photos. When life intervened, I misplaced the piece AND dropped off the face of the blogging world! Oops. You can see the first two posts here and here. I love needlepainting. It’s more meditative… Continue Reading
Another very useful stitch for outlining is split stitch. This can be worked in two ways – splitting the thread of each stitch from the back as the needle comes up, or from the front as the needle goes down. The traditional method is to split as you come up from the back, and is… Continue Reading