scissors

Originally posted 2009-05-24 06:26:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

I always used to joke that the way you know which of the Seven Deadly Sins was your problem at the moment was to figure out which one you couldn’t remember.

But remember them in Latin? Not me.

Now I can with this delightful cross stitch chart of all seven.

I’m going to sponge paint a tea-dyed piece of canvas so it looks like old parchment and stitch them with red first letters and the rest black. I think I’ll leave out the scissors and put it in a small frame on my desk.

Great project for the Sunday after Ascension.

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Sunday Stitching & the Seven Deadly Sins

Lose your Heart

Originally posted 2007-03-15 07:52:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Lose your heart but not your scissors with this Hearts of Gold Scissors Case!

I’m a big fan of Whimsy & grace’s stitcher’s accessories and I’ve created Needlepoint Stitch Guides for many of them, But this one is the one I like best. I started stitching it Monday and in three days (about six hours of stitching), I’m almost done with the front.

This design is really witty. It’s called Hearts of Gold and, as you can see, it has golden hearts in many of the patches. There is the large solid heart near the bottom, the over all interlocking heart design to the right, and the tile-like pattern of four hearts near the top center. One the back there are several more hearts.

Another great aspect of this design is the way it combines many different metallic threads into a sublte color palette. Throughout, it uses five different gold threads, and four silver. The non-metallic shades of cream and white create a lovely backdrop. It features threads from Kreinik and Rainbow Gallery.

The front has these regular diamonds while the back has elongated diamonds which have a more contemporary look. There is a matching needle case as well.

The Stitch Guide is available now from your local needlepoint shop. If you’re introgued by Whimsy & grace’s stitcher’s accessories ask your shop about booking a mini-trunk show of them. The show consists of the canvases (and stitch guides) available and gives you a chance to pick your favorite. If you’re like me, it will be an extremely difficult choice!
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Lose your Heart

Gay Ann Rogers Eweek Sale Is Next Week

The wonderful needlepoint designer, Gay Ann Rogers, has a special sale one week a year and it starts October 12.

During this week she has a variety of her projects for sale at special prices. Until Monday she is also having a Pre week sale of her Scissors Angels. These are little chatelaine angels with a pocket on the back with a small pair of scissors. They come in three colors. Instructions with beads are $29 and kits are available from Kate’s Corner.

In the meantime, take a look at her Geometric Gallery that features pictures her customers and students have stitched of projects sold at previous Eweeks.

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Gay Ann Rogers Eweek Sale Is Next Week

Roses Are Red Scissors Case

Originally posted 2006-10-14 06:02:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Here’s the most recent of the Whimsy & grace stitcher’s accessories, Roses Are Red Scissors case.

Whimsy & grace scissors case & needlepoint stitch guide

Don’t you just love it!There are lots of fun stitches here, so not only is the case delightful in itself, you’ll get lots of ideas about new stitches to use on other canvases. In fact, two of them, the small balloon and the offset tied scotch (the brightest red patches on either piece), I like so much I’m using them in other canvases I’m stitching. Another, Diagonal Willow (violet patch without initial) is one of the most flexible stitches I know. Made up of short and long diagonal stitches, the rows interlock in a way which creates oblique lines. This makes it a fantstic accent or background stitch, especially when you want something which isn’t strongly diagonal. It also makes a fantastic wide border. I’m using it for the border on the Sunday Stitching Quilt pillow (which I’ll update Monday).

Now today onto the next Scissors Case & new Bargello model!

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Roses Are Red Scissors Case

Old Glory Scissors Case

Originally posted 2006-11-14 17:33:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

This has been sich a fun project. One big reason is that there are so many unusual (and easy) techniques packed into this tiny space.

It’s one of a series from Whimsy & grace (http://www.whimsyandgrace.com/scissorcases.htm). I have stitch guides available for many of the scissors cases and the matching needlecases.

The guide for this one is out and available now, I’m working on the model. I just love the classic red-white, and blue color scheme.

This guide is fun because it uses lots of cool techniques you can apply to other canvases. The background of the patch with the wavy lines is just one color of Watercolours, stitched in vertical lines. You get this great hand-dyed fabric effect, with no work.

The wavy lines are stitched in Whipped Backstitch, making a absolutely solid, curved line.

The little stars are stitched with Eyelet Stars over the basketweave. This stitch makes a little five-pointed star.

This was so much fun to stitch I raced through it.

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Old Glory Scissors Case

Needlecases

Originally posted 2006-06-19 22:35:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

I wanted to tell you about my most recent stitch guide, a charming needlecase from Whimsy & grace. I’m partway through stitching it and I’m having so much fun.

Whimsy & grace has a whole series of stitcher’s accessories – scissors cases and needlecases. Many of the scissors cases also come in 13 mesh. The accessories are characterized by lots of different patches and each stitch guide has lots of different effects, stitches and threads, so not only are they fun to stitch, they have ideas you can use on other canvases.

I’m so excited about the line, I worked on this yesterday instead of my usual Sunday stitching.

The whole line of scissors cases is on the Whimsy & grace site, http://www.whimsyandgrace.com. The needlecases are similar but rectangular.

Now excuse me, I’m going back to stitching!

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Needlecases

Raining Violets

Originally posted 2006-07-08 08:49:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The violets scissors case from Whimsey & grace (http://www.whimsyandgrace.com/scissorcases.htm) is almost finished, only three patches left to go. I’m hoping to finish today sometime, if my cold doesn’t keep me from working.

Violets Are Blue Scissors Case - unfinished

I really like the combination of threads and stitches, there is lots of texture but none of the stitches are too hard. The two different sizes of gingham (on the right) are really fun. The smaller one just uses Tent Stitches in three colors (white, lavender and violet). The larger one uses Scotch Stitches in the same colors.

The fun thing about gingham is that the fabric comes in different sizes, so any stitch which is a box could be used to make gingham. I would call these tiny and medium. And remember that if you have three values of a color, or two plus white, you can make a gingham. It also can make a great, unusual background.

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Raining Violets

Clever Stitching Gadgets

I got a small Nordic Needle catalog recently and instead of drooling over all the wonderful charted needlepoint (which I usually do), I was struck by a bunch of clever tools and gadgets to make your stitching life easier. I haven’t tried any of them yet, but they look great to me. The links will take you to the product page at Nordic.

Thread Minder is a clever heavyduty zip-top tote with three little holes along the bottom. If you use spools of thread, you can use a hole for each and keep those threads from tangling and there’s space leftover for your other threads.

They carry three types of stretchy fabric covers to protect the edges of your needlework from grime. Grime Gards are for Q Snaps or Scroll Bars and Cozy Covers are for scroll bars. They come in different sizes.

The Precision Cutter takes a cue from the newest kind of kitchen knives by using a ceramic blade. These blades never dull and the cutter comes with an easy-grip handle and blade guard.

There is a news type of thimble out there, made from soft plastic, called “Soft Thimble.” I always feel so awkward using a thimble, I’m thinking about trying them.

Clover is now making small, rubber point protectors for scissors. They are 1/2 inch long and come in two sizes. They are sold in sets of six.

There is also a cool rosewood laying tool. I love carved wood for laying tools and this one is charming and has it’s cap attached to it by a cord, so you won’t lose it.

Now I just have to figure out which ones I can’t live without.