Ellen Johnson

Loop stitches are a terrific way to add texture, movement, and perspective to your needlepoint projects.

Using Loop Stitches on Your Needlepoint Canvases

By Ellen Johnson / September 3, 2020

WOW! It’s hard to believe that we’re already to our last stitch family that we’re going to explore in this series of blog posts! Are you ready to dive into loop stitches? Terrific! Me, too. Ellen Johnson

Read More
Using knotted stitches for flower centers is one of my favorite ways to add texture to a needlepoint canvas.

Using Knotted Stitches on Your Needlepoint Canvases

By Ellen Johnson / August 27, 2020

I’m having soooo much fun sharing all of these different canvas embroidery stitches that you can use to embellish your needlepoint projects. Thank you for joining me! 🙂 Now, let’s do a quick recap of what we’ve covered so far: straight stitches, slanted stitches, and crossed stitches.  And this week, we’re gonna take a peek … Read more

Read More
Using crossed stitches to embellish your canvases, like this one from Pippin Designs, is a terrific way to add texture and perspective.

Using Crossed Stitches on Your Needlepoint Canvases

By Ellen Johnson / August 20, 2020

Last week, we explored some slanted stitches that you can use to embellish your needlepoint canvases. And guess what?! Now we’re gonna explore cross (or crossed) stitches. A crossed stitch is comprised of two – or more – straight stitches that cross over each other to form a new stitch. They come in lots of … Read more

Read More
Search

Never miss a post:

Sign up here for the latest needlepoint content from Ellen delivered right to your inbox!

Please enter your name.
Please enter a valid email address.
Subscribe!
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.
Don`t copy text!