Needlepoint Tips and Techniques

Love to bead, but hate having to wrangle with the slippery little escape artists?  I know I vacuum loads of beads and sequins from my spr...

I started my day with Susan Portra's class "The Vintage Bird Cage", canvas by DJ Designs.  Susan was her usual ebullient ...

My second winter market class was taught by Sandy Arthur and sponsored by Sundance Designs and others. The coolest technique used on th...

I signed up for "The Sweetest Tree" because I really wanted the chance to take a class from Sandy Arthur (and because I love a...

Here you can see the different tricks I tried to outline the decorations on this ornament. The V-shaped design shows how a couched stri...

I've been threatening for years to teach a class devoted to beading and embellishment. I recently took the time to read my autograp...

Not all stockings should be huge and make you cry "uncle" repeatedly.  I love Susan Roberts' stockings--they are just the r...