Ellen Johnson
Ready to take on Stretcher Bars?
Is your needlepoint canvas all wonky when you finish stitching it? Do you struggle with blocking? Are you having a hard time making your decorative stitches look like the pictures you see on Facebook? It might be time for stretcher bars! Ellen Johnson
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All About the Criss-Cross Hungarian Stitch
It’s time for a peek at another one of my all-time favorite canvas embroidery stitches – the criss-cross Hungarian stitch! It’s a combination stitch because two different stitches are joined together to create a new stitch: the Hungarian stitch and the standard cross-stitch. Ellen Johnson
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Needlepoint Tools and Gadgets
Which needlepoint tools and gadgets do you have in your needlepoint workbasket? There are dozens of options available to today’s stitcher, and that makes it even harder to know what’s “critical” and what’s simply “nice to have”. So, today, we’re going to talk about the essentials. Those tools and accessories that you really should have … Read more
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