Needlework christmas

Well, it's December 23rd - two days before Christmas, and time to hang a new hand embroidered ornament on the tree! So far in this mini series, we've set up the Christmas ornament and started embroidering it, we finished the embroidery on the first side of the ornament, we finished embroidering t

December 31, 2019--It's been a busy year, but I still managed to complete the stitching on 20 needlepoint projects. Here they are from most recent (December) to oldest (January). Many have not yet been finished into ornaments, etc.--I'm waiting to stitch all the projects in the collections before working them up into ornaments (e.g., Janet Zickler Casey's santa collection, Susan Portra's holiday ornament collection). Also included in this list are the projects stitched in prior years and…

March 5, 2021--Finally finished this project into a stocking ornament. This is the second stocking made using a technique I wrote about here. It's definitely a learning process and some of what I learned can be transferred to flat ornaments. For example, finger pressing the canvas seam allowance into place, then ironing it flat so it can be used as a mounting board template is a great technique for odd shaped ornaments. I'm still on the fence about hand sewing together the canvas front to…

It is a sound like no other. The bugle of an elk. A majestic animal that can weigh 700 pounds and stand nearly 9 feet tall, a bull elk is a imposing, scary, really unbelievable sight. During the ru…

Susan Thompson has done a wonderful job of finishing many items for me over the years. Her lovely blog, Sukylady’s Studio, has instructions on her method to finish small ornaments. There are lots of photos showing the steps to take to finish a small two-sided needlepoint ornament. The Attic Window ornament pictured above is only […]

Melissa ShirleyChristmas tree needlepoint

Learn how to finish a needlepoint ornament the easy way. Here are 9 easy steps for finishing a needlepoint ornament:1. Cut around the design approximately one half inch away from the stitches.2. Cut notches all the way around, close together, and taking care to avoid snipping the stitches.3. Use a steam iron on low to

I burst out laughing the minute I removed my new dolly truck from its box because I knew immediately a pattern from the platform was going to be a stitch. And here we are!

I love the big fluffy bow on Santa’s Books by Melissa Shirley. I made it from WireLace which is one of my favorite things to work with. WireLace comes in several sizes. I primarily use 6mm and 12mm. 6mm comes in more colors so YAY! 6mm is easier to pull through the canvas so YAY! […]

Downloadable counted canvas, needlepoint and cross stitch patterns.

Christmas needlepoint canvases including needlepoint Christmas stockings and needlepoint ornaments, mittens, mini stockings, socks, and holiday-themed pillows.

If you are looking for a fun little project to keep your hands busy during the holidays, look at these 9 patterns we have found. They are all simply beautiful and are sure to put you in the holida…

It’s time for a Cookies and Cocoa Nutcracker update. We have had three lessons with one more to go! There’s still a lot of details. If you know me, you know I have a thing for polka dots. I don’t know why, but I do. I also have a thing for Jessicas and big beads. […]

I fell in love with this piece immediately at market in January. I was a good little shop owner and left it upstairs for a few weeks, waiting to be priced, knowing that I really didn’t need …

Brand Bothy Threads Age range (description) Adult Colour White Theme Love,Snowflakes,Star Cartoon character Kim