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Today, we’re featuring embellished stitching as a variation of the basic herringbone stitch that we had written about last month The herringbone pattern offers many opportunities for embellished stitching. The base fabric for this stitch is polyester in a lavender shade. The bottom is pale peach silk. Once again I always start my seam treatments…
Have you ever used an alternating mosaic stitch for needlepoint? Alternating mosaic stitch was used in the latest mitten in our Twelve Month Of Mitten series. While the current weather may not put you in the mood for mittens, stitching them using these bright, vibrant patterns surely will. Regardless, I hope you are stitching some…
Today, we’re featuring a gorgeous aqua cross-stitch! Colour 82 is the third colour I dyed in my summer collection. I always like to dye at least one what I would refer to as a “blending” colour. This is generally a monochromatic variation of values that enhance or coordinate with the other colours I dye in…
Today, we’re featuring this gorgeous bargello sample featuring, of course, the colour LIME GREEN! It’s a beauty! Are you inspired to experiment with these colours? If you happen to be joining this series for the first time, each month we feature one Bargello sample using either a particular thread OR a colour palette. Our hope…
This month I am introducing my summer collection, featuring one of my favourite colours – LIME GREEN! I’ve had a passion for lime green since I started needlework. While lime green is most often seen as the colour of the skin of a lime, it has always given me the impression of freshness, liveliness and…
Today’s stitch sampler is proof that you CAN in fact use copper threads without overdoing it with the pattern. Earlier this year, we featured a pattern entitled, Asymmetrical Copper designed by Jeff Kulick. The pattern was published in the November/December issue of Needle Pointers available as a member of the American Needlepoint Guild. The original…
This month I am sharing another of my favourite stitches, the herringbone stitch. This is the first stitch I learned when I started crazy quilting and still by far my favourite! If you are new to my seam treatment series and want to learn more, check out categories – crazy quilting – seam treatments. While…
I’m always thrilled to see a project stitched with Colour Complements threads and today’s post features a contempoary cross-stitch design that uses traditional stitching methods BUT with a twist which I’ll explain further below. This pattern was designed by my friend, Teresa. She has an Etsy shop called Screaming Heart Design where she offers unique…
Today’s video highlights a beautiful blue stitch sample, featuring Colour #14 from my Colour Complements collection. I refer to Colour #14 as my ocean blend since it was inspired by a view I had for many years of the ocean. Being located on the coast, we don’t often get that light blue water that you…
Our bargello sample features yellows this month and incorporates a flame stitch technique to create a beautiful flame pattern. This traditional flame stitch technique is sometimes referred to as Florentine stitch which of course is the foundation for most bargello designs. As the name suggests, the flame stitch technique creates this beautiful fiery pattern. It’s…
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