Why Anna Loves Her Brick

The Australian embroiderer and teacher Anna Scott does really lovely work, so I've followed her a long time.  She doesn't do needlepoint as a rule--crewel is mostly her thing--so you won't have seen her mentioned here often, but this blog posting on her website struck a cord with me.  

https://www.annascottembroidery.com.au/journal/the-story-of-a-very-special-brick

I have a very special brick currently keeping my husband's 7 foot tall cactus from overbalancing.  I need to make a cover for it, don't I?

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© Copyright April 30, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Cover A Door Stop Brick with Needlepoint

Needlepoint.com shows how to cover a brick with needlepoint to make a doorstop.
https://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2019/02/20/brick-works-how-to-finish-a-needlepoint-brick-doorstop/

Those of us old enough to remember life before everyone had air conditioners will remember screen doors and the necessity to prop open the regular door so that the welcome breeze didn't slam the regular door.  Of course nowadays covered bricks make fabulous book ends.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 20, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.