Needlework christmas

Do you ever make a decision to do something and then wonder, What the heck was I thinking?!? I do that with embroidery projects all the time (if you hadn’t noticed). More to the point, I do it with embroidery deadlines. After all, it’s one thing to say, on a day like January 12th, For ...

Wintergreen House from Melissa Shirley Designs Touching Earth by Linda Carter Holman/Melissa Shirley Designs CH223 Santa's sleigh by Raymond Crawford Melissa Shirley 1841 Santa with Packages from Raymond Crawford Garden Bunny from Melissa Shirley Designs/Mary Lake Thompson White House Cove from Melissa Shirley Designs Apples #1920 from Melissa Shirley Desings Melissa Shirley Red Bird Santa #1989 Curtis Boehringer Girls Rule from Fleur de Paris Melissa Shirley Woodsy Santa MLT333 Mary…

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

June 30. 2019--Number 9 of the 16 Susan Portra Holiday Ornaments collection is now stitched (click here for more information about them). The RG Neon Rays was difficult to lay absolutely flat, but the beautiful shine compensates for the bit of unevenness. The side view shows the dimension added by the size 14 beads. The instructions for this ornament were published in Needlepoint Now Magazine 2014 Issue 6, Vol XVI. Ornament Holiday Bell Green Completed Ornament Holiday Bell Green Side View

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 […]

Top 5 Background Stitches includes wonderful needlepoint stitches that work great for backgrounds & other areas. From needlepoint expert Janet M Perry

I've started a new Amanda Lawford Santa; the theme of this guy is The Nutcracker. He's a handsome fellow and his buddy the big nutcracker is really cute too. I've been enjoying stitching this piece and it is going faster than I anticipated.He is 15" (38 cm) tall and is painted on 18 mesh mono canvas. I mounted him on the mini stretcher bars because I like the lighter weight of these bars and it needs to be portable; otherwise it will take me years to stitch. Most of my stitching is done…

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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! […]

Christmas Decor

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…

Suddenly, we would like a milkshake! The stitching on this ornament is fantastic and by one of the ladies that works in the shop. #needlepoint #needlepointersofinstagram #needlepointfinishing #needlepointnation #ndlpt #christmasneedlepoint #ndlptnation

Melissa ShirleyChristmas tree needlepoint

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…

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

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The latest blog post Painting Mono Canvas - A Tutorial is now live! This was a fun one - I recorded a video and there is a link in the blog for your viewing pleasure. Video editing is a thing... I hope you enjoy the tutorial and hope that it inspires you to try it out! With minimal expense, a little bit of guts, a scrap piece of mono canvas and a paintbrush I was able to accomplish my own version of a custom "over-dyed" look for It's Tree Time - I'm happy with the result. https://fredas...