... for the navy dots in the diaper pattern! Oh - I forgot to mention that I've actually found a place to use beads on this one! The center of the flower with that cross hatching is perfect for enhancement with a few beads - so I marked it with a brown Sharpie on the weft stitches to accomodate beads in the little dips. I'll work on the stitching tomorrow, hopefully.

... Tatting was developed in the early 19th century to imitate needlepoint lace. The English word for the craft likely comes from the word " ... for a bit of drama! I liked how she added loops of seed beads below. And for ultra fun, the tatted funky earrings. For ... and earring set tutorial.She added seed beads as well for this design. Then there is the ultra-sexy Queen's ...

... pillowcases. I fell in love with cross stitch for some time but needlepoint had to wait until I retired. I took a course at the local Senior Center (I love ... When I retired 20 years ago I thought needlepoint was yarn landscapes all done in the same flat stitch. Talk about change. ... because I picked I off this morning. The head ornament is purple beads set inside a burgundy Kreinik outline. The ...

... have a good selection of fabric and threads and hundreds of buttons and beads. In the back is a huge classroom where they also have open stitching nights. But I ... could have gone home with someone else before I got there.) However, they have the most complete collection of threads I have ever seen.  Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana silks, all the Rainbow Gallery lines, Renaissance and Dinky ...

... I could weave cloth bands on it, if only I had some directions. I clearly remember finding some Scandinavian needlepoint patterns in an ancient copy of Workbasket magazine around that time, and ... sewing trim or narrow tapestries with motifs like that!” Much more exciting than seed beads, to me. I kept the loom all these years not for band weaving, but because it was too cute to get rid of ...

... Martina Weber of Chatelaine Designs. Technique/Materials:  Mostly cross stitch with a few specialty stitches, along with beads and crystals. I'm using the variegated silks specified in the pattern, though I substituted Vicki Clayton's silks for the more pricey Needlepoint Inc silks. The fabric is a standard color of 32ct Belfast, though I couldn't tell ...

... we went to the LNS Stitchers Paradise to pick up a few things for a exchange and to get some of the supplies I need for my first venture in Needlepoint in about 35 years. Nancy R meet us there so I could meet her friend ... You really can't tell from the picture (unless you click on it to make it bigger) but the black beads make a hat and the pearls make the body of a snowman. I think I' ...