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san francisco needlepoint ornament from Princess & Me

Over the weekend I was working on this Princess & Me ornament for my DD. I had picked this bright blue Rainbow Linen for the background.

Initially I thought one skein would be enough. But I didn’t like their suggested background or any of the three others I tried. By the time I settled on this Random Gobelin Stripe, I knew there wasn’t enough thread. Since the thread was from stash I was unlikely to find a matching dyelot.

This could have ruined the ornament, but you can see above how I planned for the dyelot change. I skipped every other stripe.

By doing so I’ve planned for the different dyelot. Since the change is regular, it will look as if the background was supposed to be striped in this way.

I found another card of this color in my stash and I’ll be set whether it matches or not.


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Originally posted 2009-02-15 06:16:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

square pincushion

Do you have some square pieces of needlepoint hanging around stitched but unfinished?

Take a look at this slideshow tutorial for making a square pincushion. She uses an embroidered piece of linen, but you could do this with needlepoint if you folded under the edges.

My pile of stitched projects is sitting in the storage PODS which hasn’t come home yet, but I am going to try this as soon as I get them back.


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Finishing Idea — Square Pincushion

Originally posted 2008-06-10 05:29:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

John Young who commented about the Railroad coasters post, has made his chart of the logo for MOL (a container shipping company) available.

This history of this little guy is fascinating and worth reading about.

It is free for you to use for any non-commercial purpose.


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MOL Chart Available

Find some great needlepoint tips over at Stitchlady’s blog. I REALLY could have used the one about highlighters a few days ago. Oh well.


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Needlepoint Tips

Originally posted 2008-12-16 20:24:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Have you ever been a Needlepoint Numpty?

I love this term, it so perfectly expresses that state of being brain dead when it comes to your needlepoint.

I just learned it today in this wonderful post from the blog Block-a-Day. She’s working on a needlepoint cushion for Christmas (it’s a delightful design) and numptiness has overcome her, particularly in doing the background.

You’ll love her rules and sympathize with her predicament.


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leaf stitch on needlepoint rug

Here’s a great idea for a quick contemporary needlepoint rug. It was designed by Karen Barbe and complete instructions for the rug are on her blog.

The key is to use rug canvas (if you can’t find it, try latch hook canvas). Ad you’ll need a bulky, hand-wearing yarn. A single stitch, leaf in this case, is used throughout.

You could also use the same materials and pattern to make a floor pillow.

You can use any bold, highly textured stitch on rug canvas to make a fast and easy project. I used Norwich Stitch, an ANG stitch of the month) and three shades of rug wool to make a bold pillow. You can do the same. And remember if it’s 7 mesh rug canvas a 12″ pillow is the same number of intersection as a 4 2/3″ inch piece on 18 mesh.

Thanks and a shout out to Denise from Craft Gossip.


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Idea for a Quick Rug or Floor Pillow

Originally posted 2009-01-29 14:50:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Just a quick update.

They are installing stuff today and tomorrow, so I have to have my table (and therefore my computer) moved away from the windows.

So I won’t be here much if you need me. I’m going to go stitch.


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Signing Off for a Bit

Originally posted 2006-12-06 07:28:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Right now sitting on my desk are lots of Christmas ornaments. One of them, Petei’s Alice
in Wonderland, could be a stand-up except for one thing – I can’t hide the hanger.

But finisher Susan Thompson has developed a unique solution for this problem. Her small
stand-ups can double as ornaments, or is it that her ornaments can double as stand-ups?

Anyhow, the back of the ornament has a button attached to it. When it’s not Christmas,
you can hide the hanger by looping it onto the button. It’s just the coolest idea!


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Ornament or Stand-up?

The blog continues to have problems. They are behind the scenes, but they are there. For the next several days I will be tinkering while I try to figure out how to get this all straightened out.

I’ll keep you updated on progress, but if you see anything odd, let me know.


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Petite Square Bargello Needlepoint by Liz Morrow

Petite Square Bargello Needlepoint by Liz Morrow


The marvelously talented Liz Morrow has released three new designs in her on-line shop. Needless to say, I’ve already bought the Bargello and am using it to try out some new threads.

And think of the possibilities for stitching the cat and the horse; you’d could even make it to match and animal you know.


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New Designs from Liz Morrow