Ellen Johnson

Learn all about the balloon stitch and how you can use it on your needlepoint canvases...

All About The Balloon Stitch

By Ellen Johnson / November 5, 2020

Earlier this week, I shared the balloon stitch with you on Needlepoint TV™.  It’s a very functional stitch – and it’s one that you can use on your canvases in a variety of ways. It’s a rather large stitch which means you’ll need plenty of space in order to establish the pattern, so keep that … Read more

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Stitch samplers are a terrific way to practice new stitches.

A Scrapbook of Stitch Samplers

By Ellen Johnson / October 29, 2020

The very first canvas embroidery stitch I learned – way back in the day – was the mosaic stitch. There are literally hundreds of canvas embroidery stitches that you can use to add depth and dimension to your needlepoint projects. And back in late September and early October, I hosted the 2020 Stitch Challenge to … Read more

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Criss-Cross Hungarian S

Celebrating With Stitches

By Ellen Johnson / October 8, 2020

The 2020 Stitch Challenge is in the books. Well, almost in the books. (We still have prizes to award… squeeee!!!) More than 600 stitchers participated and it was a B L A S T!! (If you’re not sure what the Stitch Challenge is, click here to read more about it.) The short version is that … Read more

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