As snowflakes of every size and shape dance about, a Woolly Polar Bear nestles into the holiday greenery...and all this merriment is captured in a delicious peppermint frame! Make a sweet 7¾″ w x 6½″ h pillow-ornament or frame it. This project was stitched using The Gentle Art wool and cotton threads on Zweigart Cashel linen in color smokey pearl. Easy pillow-ornament directions and DMC conversion are included. Designed and stitched by Karina Hillle. Contact Artful Offerings.
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November 2017
November 30, 2017
Bag Of Fun
Santa’s arms are filled with toys and candy for all the children. Stitch-painted 18 mesh canvas, 8″ diameter. From Once In A Blue Moon by Sandra Gilmore. Contact Fleur De Paris.
November 29, 2017
Fruitful Valley
An ode to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Fruitful Valley captures the essence of fall in the Valley, harvests of plenty set against a backdrop of glorious autumnal hues. Contact Summer House Stitche Workes.
Christmas Pounds
Christmas treats are delightful, but the results of indulging can be frightful! This saying about the dangers of too many holiday goodies stitches up easily and would make a humorous addition to your holiday decorating. Stitch up just in time for Christmas decorating. From Waxing Moon Designs. Stitch count: 96w x 145h. Model stitched with The Gentle Art threads in lemon drops, mistletoe, holly berry, cranberry, terra cotta, Victorian pink, cameo pink, acorn, flax, harvest basket, green pasture, geranium and chalk.
November 28, 2017
Tiny Owl Ort Box
Tiny Owl Ort Box has a great texture from the flat tent stitches to the raised rhoades stitches. The cutest thing is the Tiny Owl over one. Done on 18 count mono canvas with #8 and #5 pearl cotton. Ort Box included. Contact Eileen at Handblessings.
O Come All Ye Faithful
Stitch a holiday heirloom this season but do it with ease. This new design from StitchyFish Designs reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas. The sheet music of the classic Christmas carol is stitched with golden thread and surrounded by a beautiful floral design with reds, greens, blues and more, all topped off with Mary and Joseph welcoming the Christ child. Stitch up a holiday heirloom this season as a wonderful gift or to pass down through the years. Contact ICG Crafts.
November 27, 2017
Joy Love Peace Believe
This handpainted Christmas design is 7″ x 7″ on 13 mesh. Contact Alice Peterson Company.
Did you know that counted cross stitch also uses high-level math?
In counted cross stitch, needleworkers are constantly solving the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). The TSP is important to many industries that depend on logistics and performing complex routing, such as shipping, computer chip manufacturing, and even DNA sequencing. This problem asks, “Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, what is the shortest possible route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the origin city?”
In cross stitch terms, “Given a chart with the location of stitches in color x and the distances between each pair of stitches, what is the most efficient route that uses the least amount of thread?”
Read more on the Rosemerry Writes blog.
November 10, 2017
Darling Ginger doing some needlepoint in 1934.
The cover of this issue of The Friends of Ginger Rogers Society was largely devoted Ginger’s movie Romance in Manhattan and had a nice Q&A with Ginger’s co-star Francis Lederer. Featured on Rave On 58's Tumblr account.
November 07, 2017
Eva visits Keepsakes Needlework Shop!
Eva from Des Plaines, IL visits Keepsakes Needlework Shop (with photos!) on her blog.