The Twisted Lazy Daisy Stitch: The Movie

With the holiday season barreling down on us like a freight train, now is a good time to learn the twisted lazy daisy stitch for those Santa beards you need to finish.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_BcaUJvUBO/

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Smooth Out Your Letters With This LoveMBHStudio Trick

LoveMBHStudio on Instagram has a tip for smoothing out the jagged look of tent stitched letters I hadn't thought of--she just stitches over the outside tent stitch with another tent stitch, which happens to be in a contrasting color in this example.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Ayth_RjX2/

Stitching again gives you a slightly padded look and smooths those rough edges. 

There are other things you can do--use a \ stitch on top of your tent stitch, making the outside edge a cross stitch.

Or you can do outline or stem stitches around the edge.  Cross stitches use back stitches for this as well.

Or you can couch a thread (a metallic or a perle cotton or even a wool, anything that isn't stranded) around the edge.  

Or you can embrace the ragged edge as from a normal viewing distance, it's not going to be very noticeable.

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© Copyright August 24, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Tip When Stitching Black on Black

Hedgehog Needlepoint has a tip for stitchers who are using black thread on a black painted area--use an acrylic paint pen to lightly color the black intersections to make them easier to see.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-fT9vIxh1b/

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© Copyright August 23, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Pointing It Out Interviews Maddie Sweet of Gingham Stitchery

Megan of The Pointing It Out podcast interviews Maddie Sweet of Maddie Sweet Designs, distributed by Gingham Stitchery.  You'll learn her background, how she creates needlepoint designs, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Gs16lMYHs

Want to see Maddie's designs?  You can look at her section of the Gingham Stitchery website here--

https://theginghamstitchery.com/collections/maddie-sweet-designs

You can also browse her Instagram page.

https://www.instagram.com/maddiesweetdesigns/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 21, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Christmas LED Frames at Michael's

Kevin just found a really cute dimensional frame that has lights at Michael's, the big box craft store.  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/posts/okay-i-know-my-example-isnt-perfect-i-am-still-unpacking-i-have-no-idea-where-ha/8639839946093087/

Michael's sells out fast but you can order online.  I found several styles of these on their website when I searched for "Christmas LED frames."  Of course they have Christmas frames that don't light up, too.

https://www.michaels.com/search?q=christmas%20LED%20frames

Hopefully the style and mat shape will suit a canvas you have ready for framing.  

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© Copyright November 11, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.