New Stitch Monday – Creating a Family Heirloom

We are all very excited to begin watching and stitching Gretchen’s “Creating a Family Heirloom” beginning next Monday.  If you are interested in stitching this wonderful canvas, please see the flyer below for more information.  It’s not too late!

For those of you who are ready to begin with Gretchen’s project and would like to use the threads that Gretchen has chosen here is what you will need for Week One:  Impressions (White) 0057.  You will need one if you are planning on finishing your wreath round or two if you are planning on having the wreath finished as a pillow.  You will also need Petite Very Velvet V631.  Check your stash or let us know if you would like us to order the threads for you.

Happy Stitching – Stephanie

New Stitch Monday With a Twist – Week 12 – It’s a Wrap!

My journey with the Raymond Crawford “NEEDLEPOINT’ canvas has come to an end.  I decided not to add any new stitches in the spaces between the letters with the focus being on the stitches used for them.  I did the T-Stitch using Petite Silk Lame Braid numbers SP11, SP26, SP33, SP126 & SP141.  On my canvas the white/beige areas looked creamier so that is why I used SP33.  If your canvas looks whiter you may choose to use the white Petite Silk Lame Braid.

What I learned working on this canvas is that some stitches work better is small areas while others work best in larger areas.  I tried to use the threads that best matched the painted canvas.  It’s fun to experiment with stitches by using different colored, over-dyed & metallic threads.  There are no needlepoint police.  Play around with your stitches till you get the effect you are looking for.

I hope you will be able to use some of the stitches I included on this canvas.  Let’s see what I can find for next week’s New Stitch Monday.

Happy Stitching – Stephanie