Needlepoint Tips and Techniques

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

This is the second panel of 5 from Julie Mar & Friends, with the stitch guide by Patricia Dee. Sometimes I am a stickler for mirror i...

How handsome is this guy?  Widow's peak, bedroom eyes, cleft chin, and there's something about that smile.... This is one of 5 ca...

I'm starting the New Year in a rush--stitching Mehitabel the Witch from NeedleDeeva in less than 2 days. And I took plenty of time off ...

After my latest stocking was finished, I said I was working on lots of ornaments.  The Spider Queen was a Sunday afternoon project (I didn...

What a handsome devil we have here.  This is the latest release of "the Creeps" from Needle Deeva, with stitch guide by Robin Kin...

My Hooty Owl canvas is finished and will be back soon to hang on my Halloween tree. Hooty and Robin King (and NeedleDeeva, of course) wer...

I've been indulging myself by stitching both of the recently released "Creeps" from NeedleDeeva and the 6 witches' hats b...

As many of you know, the first canvas in "The Creeps" series by Needle Deeva has arrived. I saw all the finished models at the Co...

We have Kelly Clark's trunk show in the shop and I am treating myself to the six witches' hats and the stitch guide created for the...

I'm working on 3 large projects and I needed a quick, fun piece to fit in my "scheduled" stitching. This pretty witch and cat...

These leopards are the first pair I have chosen to stitch from the series of 12 Noah's animals by Kelly Clark These are large animals...

I had to stitch something just for me, something with a stitch guide, something on 13 mesh--I have been stranding and laying too much silk ...

This beauty from Labors of Love is just another fun canvas in an addictive series. They stitch up in a flash and are so gorgeous on a tree....

Some of my favorite canvases so far * A 3D crow by Melissa Shirley on 13 count canvas; he comes with a hat and a monocle. * Also from Meli...

We just received the new book from Little Shoppe Canvas Company, "Landscape". This is the first of a series of books to be publi...

Hooray!  Except for the part where I ran out of my silk floss, the Monkey House from the Ark is complete. I love the stitch I used for t...

The great thing about working on the Ark is that if you can't think of the perfect stitch for an area, you can stitch something else wh...

I'm not sure how clearly you can see this, but I have tried two different threads for the same stitch.  One of them will be ripped out.....

I'm having so much fun with this canvas because there are so many different pieces to work on--I can't get bored! For the main dec...