If you’ve been reading along for a while you may know that growing up my family and I were lucky enough to live overseas in London for seven years. I was eight years old when we moved and I remember it feeling like such a great adventure. Because we didn’t know how long we would be over there for exactly, my parents took every opportunity to make sure we saw the sights. We went to British schools and spent our weekends exploring the city.
Back from the finisher- Skating Polar Bear Ornament
I’ve been spending a lot of time searching back through old Kirk and Bradley designs to look for canvases to turn into online classes recently. When I stumbled upon this darling polar bear, I immediately knew he would be perfect. I can’t believe I hadn’t stitched him sooner.
The best way to learn new stitches
I know it probably sounds cliché, but the best way to learn new stitches is just to try them out. When I was beginning to play around with decorative stitches, I would try a bunch out in the selvage around the canvas before jumping in and stitching right on the design itself.
Wedding Bells are ringing!
By far one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever stitched is this Raymond Crawford Mr and Mrs Bell. Of course I wanted to stitch something special to commemorate our wedding- but this canvas turned out so much better than I ever could have imagined. I know it is a family heirloom that we will treasure for years to come.
Learn how to pick a background stitch
Do you love using decorative stitches but are unsure how to pick your own stitches without a stitch guide? When I’m teaching, I find that this is one of the areas that needlepointers struggle with the most, especially, how to pick a background stitch.
Meet The Plum Stitchery (and a fun giveaway!)
I have been following Joanna’s canvas line “The Plum Stitchery” on Instagram ever since she came on to the needlepoint scene earlier this year. Today on the Stitch Style, I wanted to share a little more about her and her adorable designs (and a fun giveaway of one of her canvases!) with you all. I know you are going to love her work just as much as I do!
