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An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
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An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
Loving Your Hands: Hand Care For Needlepointers
There's a special kind of magic that happens when you ply your needle on project. The stitches and threads that you use add color and texture to your piece, but it's your hands that are the unsung heroes of your...
All About the Long and Short Stitch – Part 2
Learning the basics of how to execute the long and short stitch is actually just the first step toward creating realistic shading on your needlepoint projects. (If you haven't read part 1 of this blog series, click here to hop...
All About the Long and Short Stitch – Part 1
I’m super excited about this week's topic - using long and short stitches to create painterly effects on your canvases! If you’ve ever wanted to stitch realistic looking animals or birds, you’re in the right place. And that goes for...
2023 Girlfriends’ Getaway…
Have you heard about my brand new 2023 Girlfriends' Getaway? It's happening at the end of July and it's going to be A W E S O M E!! Want to learn more about how you can join the fun?...
Straw Silk Needlepoint Thread
Straw Silk is a beautiful 100% silk ribbon-type thread from Silk Road Fibers. There are currently 102 scrumptious colors, with new colors being added every few months. Some of the colors are solid and others are hand over-dyed. Here's a...
Using Surface Embroidery on Needlepoint
I learned to do surface embroidery before I learned to do needlepoint. Maybe that's the reason I enjoy embellishing my canvases with French knots so much! (Teehee... 😉 ) Many of the stitches we use to embellish our needlepoint canvases...
All About The Double Hungarian Ground Stitch
This week, we're celebrating Serendipity Needleworks' twentieth birthday and part of the celebration includes opening enrollment in The Stitcher's Club™. The Stitcher's Club is where I teach needlepointers how to choose the best stitches and threads for their projects. You...
Celebrating Needlepoint, Serendipity Style
WOW... What an awesome twenty three days of celebrating needlepoint! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. 🙂 (If you got a late start to Stitch 23 in 23 - or if you're new to the Serendipity...
Stitch 23 in 23 – Week 3 Recap
Well, my friend... a very fun-filled week 3 of Stitch 23 in 23 is all sewn up (teehee!) - but we have two more days of needlepoint goodness before I draw the winners of our prizes. (You didn't think I...
Stitch 23 in 23 – Week 2 Recap
Week 2 of Stitch 23 in 23 is in the books and I don't know about you, but I'm having a B L A S T!! If you missed week 1, click here to catch up and if you're new...
Stitch 23 in 23 – Week 1 Recap
Stitch 23 in 23 is underway and we're having oodles of F-U-N!! (If you're not sure what I'm talking about, click here to read more about our fun-filled needlepoint event. 😉 ) Now, here's that recap of Stitch 23 in...
Your Best Needlepoint Year Ever!
Well, here we are on the eve of #Stitch23in23 and I can hardly wait to kick things off. See, I'm predicting this is going to be your BEST needlepoint year EVER! Read more
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