Needlepoint stitches for snow

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This tip comes from Meredith Willett. She had me unravel white Snow by the Caron Collection and then use it for the Nobuko stitch. It lets just the right amount of shading to show through.

A needlepoint swirl stitch is a diagonally flowing stitch that establishes a pattern on the canvas. There are a few ways to set up this pattern and we'll show you one of them. The Needlepoint Swirl Stitch partially stitched on the wave of this Pacific Wave handpainted needlepoint canvas. Below you will see a pattern fo

Hi Everybody.... Robin here. I have finally emerged from the Cone of Silence! So sorry to have been away so long. Nothing going on but teaching, traveling, taxes, and writing stitch guides. I'm traveling back tomorrow to The Nimble Needle - Atlanta for another weekend of Canvas Enhancement classes. Lucky me. Here are the 12 new stitch guides for their class featuring designers including Charley Harper, Susan Roberts/Liz Tapestry Tent, Labors of Love, Melissa Shirley Designs, Devon Nicholson…

Stitching background areas doesn't have to take all your time and thread. Try open stitches for the background. Charlie Harper - Dragonflies #CH-D279 The Open Diamond Stitch is a fun stitch you can use for a background on virtually any design. Or, use it for the sky in a landscape piece.

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Today's stitch is a traditional diagonal stitch. I like the size of this stitch and, more importantly, it added the necessary movement to the object on the canvas . It's a simple pattern. A group of three stitches over two rows, followed by a group of fou

This week, we're going to take a wee break from looking at needlepoint stands. Instead, we're exploring the rice stitch. It's one of those versatile

Hi Everybody... Robin here. For those of us in the northern hemisphere: Happy Winter Solstice! And, in keeping with tomorrow: wishing you the best Christmas Joy. I was visiting my family (Mom, 2 sisters, 2 brothers-in-law, 3 cats) last weekend; thus the reason for no blog. (Did you miss me? 😊) On Sunday, I was back at the LEX airport waiting for a plane that never arrived from ATL due to their untimely mess. All was good with me. I called my family and they gave me another night's stay. My…

Movement stitch In perspective Upside down ray stitch White house at front This is Coming Home from Ewe and Eye. I needed some effortless stitching yesterday. The sky was perfect. The pattern was already in and I spent a couple of hours adding to it. I didn't stitch on the roof, but got a good shot showing the stitch elements.