2012 Archives

May 2012

• 16 - Goldwork Tip: How to Attach Grecian Twist
• 15 - Hand Embroidery Cost: The Price Tag of the Medallion
• 14 - Silk & Goldwork Embroidered Medallion – Finished!
• 12 - 17th Century Embroidered Jacket – Worth Looking at Up Close!
• 11 - Portuguese Whitework – Book Winner Announced
• 10 - 5 Gold & Silk Roses – & Dot Discussion
• 9 - Schwalm for Lefties Update!
• 8 - There Ain’t Nothin’ Like Linen!
• 7 - Portuguese Whitework – Book Give-Away!
• 4 - Portuguese Whitework – Book Review
• 3 - Schwalm Whitework – for Lefties! A Give-Away, Strings Attached
• 2 - Five (x 10) Golden Rings!
• 1 - Stitch Your Own Garden!

April 2012

• 30 - Embroidery from the Back & Changing the Order of Work
• 27 - Grab-n-Go Needlework Project
• 26 - Hungarian Embroidery Samples – a Bit of a Browse
• 25 - Mellor Goldwork Tool – It’s a Handy Thing!
• 24 - Stitching Outlines – Details Matter
• 23 - Au Ver a Soie Silks – New Colors Rolling Out!
• 20 - Free Jacobean Embroidery Pattern Resource
• 19 - When Goldwork Gets Hairy
• 18 - Stitch Play: Couching – Beyond the Straight Stitch
• 17 - Goldwork Tip: Sharp Corners
• 16 - Crewel Twists Winner!
• 13 - Goldwork Embroidery: Never Ending, but So Worth It!
• 12 - Embroidery Thread Storage & Organization
• 11 - Crewel Twists – Book Give-Away!
• 10 - MacStitch Counted Cross Stitch Software
• 9 - Twisted Japanese Silk in Use
• 8 - Happy Easter!
• 7 - Hand Embroidery Happenings around the Traps
• 6 - Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Cross & Crown of Thorns
• 5 - Goldwork: Couching Stretched Pearl Purl
• 4 - Nesting Place – Needlebook Finishes!
• 3 - Stitch Play: Inside-Out Buttonhole Wheel Flowers
• 2 - Monogrammed Whitework – An Exquisite Piece of Needlework!

March 2012

• 31 - Medallion: Goldwork Galore!
• 30 - Stitch Play: Casalguidi Stitch – or Really Raised Stem Stitch!
• 29 - Stitch Play: Raised Stem Stitch
• 28 - Stitching Dilemma: Think Pink
• 27 - Japanese Real Gold Thread
• 26 - Goldwork Embroidery Book Winner!
• 23 - Goldwork & Silk Medallion: On the Edge!
• 22 - Goldwork Embroidery by Mary Brown – Book Give-Away!
• 21 - Stitch Play: Raised Spider Daisy
• 20 - Goldwork Dots: Lining them Up!
• 19 - Thread Talk: Coton a Broder
• 17 - Going Green with Hand Embroidery
• 16 - Stitch Play: Beaded Palestrina Stitch
• 15 - Goldwork Embroidery: Filled Dots
• 14 - Erica Wilson Needlework Show Videos
• 13 - Goldwork Dots on the Medallion
• 12 - Stitch Play: Combining Chain Stitch & Buttonhole Stitch
• 10 - Twisting Flat Silk – Video Tutorial
• 9 - Stem Stitch Filling in Silk – and Decision Making!
• 8 - The Bluebird of Happiness – in Silk & Gold Embroidery
• 7 - Stitch Glitch: Spanish Knotted Feather Stitch Restart
• 6 - Medallion Update: Gold Edge Finished … and fretting
• 5 - Elizabethan Stitches by Jacqui Carey – Book Review
• 2 - Coronation Cord Revisited
• 1 - Bead Embroidered Sculptures!

February 2012

• 29 - Stitch Play: Chain Stitch Spider Daisy
• 28 - Crewel Twists – Book Review
• 27 - Stitch Play: Whipping Two Rows of Chain Stitch
• 25 - Lizardine & Silk Thread, Resources, & News
• 24 - Pitching a Curve: You Need One
• 23 - Stitch Glitch: Whipped Chain Stitch Tips
• 22 - Outlining with Gold & Silk
• 21 - Long & Short Stitch Filling: All Filled Up!
• 20 - RSN Handbook of Embroidery – Winner Announced!
• 18 - Updates on Needle ‘n Thread
• 17 - Splitting the Difference: Split Stitch vs. Split Backstitch
• 16 - Splitting Hairs over Split Stitch?
• 15 - RSN Handbook of Embroidery – Give-Away!
• 14 - Still Long & Short Stitching with Silk
• 13 - RSN Handbook of Embroidery – Book Review & a Question
• 11 - Medallion Update: Not There Yet
• 10 - Blackwork Fans – This Looks Fun!
• 9 - Day Tripping, Day Classing, Day Dreaming
• 8 - Fleur de Lis – Slightly Shaded
• 7 - Some Gorgeous Needle Painting
• 6 - Medallion Update: Long & Short Stitch Filling on Felt
• 4 - Pattern Darning on Silk Gauze
• 3 - Hungarian Hand Embroidery Pattern #11: Small
• 2 - Cheater Embroidery?
• 1 - Winner of Home Sweet Home!

January 2012

• 31 - Vintage Linens
• 28 - Neat Needlework News of Note on the Net
• 27 - The Nesting Place Online Embroidery Class – Registration Open!
• 26 - Needlework Books: Some Info & a Give Away!
• 25 - Setting up Silk Gauze for a Little Stitching
• 24 - A Tiny Bit of Long & Short Stitch
• 23 - Kitting Up!
• 21 - Needlework & Travel: In My Dreams
• 20 - Cutting Felt Shapes for Embroidery Padding
• 19 - Long & Short Stitch Filling with Felt Padding
• 18 - Raising Stitching
• 17 - Cutting Linen on the Grain
• 16 - Inspirations Magazine – Drawing Again for a Winner!
• 14 - Vermicelli Goldwork – Finished, and The Back
• 13 - A Golden Finish – er, Almost!
• 12 - How Much Thread?
• 11 - The Tortoise & the Strawberry
• 10 - Laying Flat Silk: Direction of Filling
• 9 - And the Winners Are…
• 7 - The Wrap Up
• 6 - Twelfth Day of Christmas: Inspiration! And Something for Everyone!
• 5 - Eleventh Day of Christmas: Millenium Frame!
• 4 - Tenth Day of Christmas: Tools for Hand Embroidery!
• 3 - Ninth Day of Christmas: Favorite Linen & Silk for Hand Embroidery
• 2 - Eighth Day of Christmas: Beautiful Range of Wool Threads
• 1 - Seventh Day of Christmas: Little Kits & Other Goodies