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Mini Stitch Guide: Partridge & Pears Round

Mini Stitch Guide: Partridge & Pears Round

This mini stitch guide for the festive Partridge round lists all the threads and stitches I used for mine - now all you need is...

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Mini Stitch Guide: Rocking Horse

Mini Stitch Guide: Rocking Horse

Stitch a sweet, personalized keepsake for a new baby with this Rocking Horse canvas. This mini stitch guide lists all the fibers and stitches I...

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Ribbon Work on Needlepoint: Three Techniques I Love

Ribbon Work on Needlepoint: Three Techniques I Love

 There is something so special about the way silk ribbon adds dimension and texture to a canvas that thread alone simply cannot replicate. These are...

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Tips for Stitching Stockings

Tips for Stitching Stockings

While stitching a needlepoint stocking can be daunting, ideas from decorative stitches and speciality threads to switching up your stitching can help make a large-scale...

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Tips for Traveling with Needlepoint

Tips for Traveling with Needlepoint

Needlepoint is a great hobby to enjoy in any locale, and I find it especially sweet to stitch projects that will remind you of your...

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Byzantine Mosaic Stitch

Byzantine Mosaic Stitch

Byzantine Mosaic combines elements of both the Byzantine and Diagonal Mosaic stitches, creating a beautiful zig-zag pattern with a bit of flourish.

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Mini Stitch Guide: Queen of Hearts (Large, 13 mesh)

Mini Stitch Guide: Queen of Hearts (Large, 13 mesh)

Fiber and stitch recommendations for the large format Queen of Hearts canvas.

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Mini Stitch Guide: Ace of Hearts

Mini Stitch Guide: Ace of Hearts

Fiber Recommendations I suggest buying 1 skein/card/spool of each color. Pepper Pot Silk 003 Cream Vineyard Silk C-173 VeilC-174 Hot PinkC-182 Raspberry Frappe Gold Accents...

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Fiber Recommendations: Bennett & Isadora Squares

Fiber Recommendations: Bennett & Isadora Squares

The Bennett and Isadora Botanical Squares showcase Inslee Fariss’s signature florals in a palette that beautifully overlaps from one canvas to the next, making them...

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Mini Stitch Guide: Love Letter in Blue

Mini Stitch Guide: Love Letter in Blue

The Love Letter canvases are designed to be truly personal. Add a name, initials, a meaningful date, a zip code or coordinates from a special...

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Woven Trellis Stitch

Woven Trellis Stitch

The Woven Trellis is a decorative stitch that creates a beautiful basket-woven or lattice effect - perfect for areas where you want to add a...

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Mini Stitch Guide: Shells & Cherries

Mini Stitch Guide: Shells & Cherries

Our fiber and stitch recommendations for this beautiful motif of shells & cherries by Inslee Fariss.

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Fiber Recommendations: Matilda Square

Fiber Recommendations: Matilda Square

Fiber Recommendations You should only need one of every skein with the exception of the background color you choose (multiple options are provided below). I...

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Coco Frank Snow Globe Stand Ups

Mini Stitch Guide: Snow Globes

Stitch your snow globes just like our samples!

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Stitcher Spotlight: Jen Medlock

Stitcher Spotlight: Jen Medlock

My journey began in 2022 when I was 39 weeks pregnant with my daughter. I saw an Instagram post of a needlepoint ornament which led...

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Needlepoint Tools 101

Needlepoint Tools 101

Some links in this post are affiliate links — thank you for supporting my work in this small way. The good news about needlepoint is...

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Diagonal Mosaic Stitch

Diagonal Mosaic Stitch

If you are just dipping your toe into decorative stitches, Diagonal Mosaic is a great place to start! It is an easy-to-learn needlepoint stitch that...

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Triple Woven Stitch

Triple Woven Stitch

The Triple Woven Stitch, a variation of the Woven Stitch, is a textured, decorative stitch used in needlepoint to create a richly layered, woven effect....

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Mini Stitch Guide: Santorini Round

Mini Stitch Guide: Santorini Round

The blue roofs of Santorini are instantly recognizable in this travel round, where they feature alongside a glimpse of the sea and some lovely florals....

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Mini Stitch Guide: Rome Round

Mini Stitch Guide: Rome Round

The Rome Round features the Colosseum, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Italian flag, and some beautiful florals. This guide lists all of the fibers and stitches...

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Mini Stitch Guide: NYC Round

Mini Stitch Guide: NYC Round

I ❤︎⁠ New York! The NYC Round features city favorites like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, plus a classic New York...

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Finishing Details: Nutcracker Stand Ups

Finishing Details: Nutcracker Stand Ups

I have finished a lot of my nutcrackers into ornaments, but I wanted to try something different. I thought they would be really fun as stand ups I...

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How to Add an Outline to Your Canvas

How to Add an Outline to Your Canvas

Pictured: Standard Poodle canvas I’ve written before about how I love how personal needlepoint can be. There are so many options to make a canvas your...

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Mini Stitch Guide: Reindeer Round

Mini Stitch Guide: Reindeer Round

One of the beauties of needlepoint is there are endless possibilities for how to approach the same canvas. Pictured below are two different samples of...

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Recap: LNS Pop Ups 2024

Recap: LNS Pop Ups 2024

This year, I have had the opportunity to partner with some of my favorite needlepoint shops to do in person events, including Stitching Studio, Needlepoint.com,...

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Stitcher Spotlight: Kelsey Morgan

Stitcher Spotlight: Kelsey Morgan

We are so excited to kick off our new blog series “Stitcher Spotlight” - a place where you can get to know some of our...

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Mini Stitch Guide: Nutcracker Stocking

Mini Stitch Guide: Nutcracker Stocking

A stocking is one of the most sentimental projects you can stitch. When it comes time to decorate for the holidays, the stockings are my...

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Customize Your Paris Round for the Olympics

Customize Your Paris Round for the Olympics

Ready for a few weeks of stitching while watching the Olympics? I thought it would be fun to add a 2024 to our Paris Round...

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Beginner Next Steps

Beginner Next Steps

I am so thrilled that so many of you use my designs as your first project! My canvases are designed with every level of stitcher...

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An Introduction to My Favorite Threads

An Introduction to My Favorite Threads

I am so glad to offer a fully kitted option for most of my designs to make starting your project as easy as possible. I...

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