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Needlepoint & Embroidery

Needlepoint and embroidery were once the pasttime of the gentry. Today, needle artists around the world are creating wonderful works of art with tiny stitches and a wide variety of threads and fabrics.

All the website owners have also included their favorite needlepoint and embroidery tips.

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Great Needlepoint & Embroidery Websites


Temari Kai
Temari balls are embroidered balls that use age-honored techniques that are over 500 years old. This craft, originating in the Orient, is shared on this informative site that includes numerous tutorials on techniques, stitches and a huge collection of free patterns graded by difficulty. A newsletter and a Yahoo group turn this informative site into a great community for anyone interested in learning and sharing their love for Temari Balls.
http://www.TemariKai.com
(Clicks: 215; Link added: Mar 13, 2007)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

When creating a Temari Ball, it's best not to thread wrap using a silky and/or shiny thread. These types of threads tend to slip out of place and are difficult to keep even.



Japanese Temari from Barbara B. Suess
Recycle your yarn and thread scraps into a beautiful temari ball. Temari (hand ball in Japanese) is a folk craft born in ancient Japan to amuse and entertain children with an embroidered toy thread ball. Easy patterns make quick and unique Christmas ornaments. Discover how in the book Japanese Temari, A Colorful Spin on an Ancient Craft.
http://www.japanesetemari.com/
(Clicks: 180; Link added: Apr 24, 2007)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

Keep a large glass jar or vase near your stitching chair. Toss in yarn and thread bits for a colorful decoration and reminder of your projects. When the jar is full, use the contents to make a temari ball. Stuff a handful into an old sock, wrap with soft yarn, then thread, and stitch a temari design.



Pop Goes The Needle
The place to find patterns for punchneedle embroidery. Folkart patterns, holiday patterns, primatives, and decor - all patterns are pre-printed on cloth. Patterns are also available for instant download! You will also find an extensive section on How to Punchneedle, as well as a free pattern for download.
http://www.popgoestheneedle.com
(Clicks: 75; Link added: Jun 4, 2007)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

Stay active in on-line groups such as the Yahoo Groups that relate to your craft. You will find people from all over the world who share the same experiences as you and are willing to help each other.



Apex Embroidery Fonts & Designs Full Alphabets
Cute & Trendy Embroidery Fonts & Designs. Polka Dots and Curly Fonts.
http://www.apexembdesigns.com
(Clicks: 87; Link added: Mar 5, 2008)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

How to Use Embroidery Alphabets. I save each letter to my clipboard then I paste each one into the program, to form a name or word . With Alphabets, each letter is like a design. You have to combine the designs to make a name.



Kalocsa Embroidery
The rare old Kalocsa style embroidery can be of white colour. A very old motif is the motif of the heart- shaped flower which can stand for life, love.
http://www.kalocsa-embroidery.com
(Clicks: 81; Link added: May 2, 2008)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

With Kalocsa style embroidery the colours and motifs used portray meaning. A heart-shaped flower represents life and love. White coloured embroidery symbolizes purity and innocence while the coloured works celebrate a zest for life.



ZIVA Needlepoint Designs
Award winning designer, Sylvia McLeod, creates quality, timeless needlepoint designs, handpainted on canvas, for you to wear (handbags and purses, belts, bracelets, etc.) and to decorate your home (seat covers, pillows, area rugs, etc.). All for today's woman.
http://www.ziva-needlepoint-designs.com
(Clicks: 10; Link added: Jun 3, 2009)
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Needlepoint & Embroidery Crafty Tip

When you are ready to block your stitched needlepoint tapestry and if it has a rounded shape, it's a good idea to mark the canvas threads with a waterproof marker at regular intervals horizontally and vertically on the back before blocking it. (Remember you block the canvas face side down.)

This will gave you the necessary guidelines to ensure that the canvas will be straight as you're blocking it.




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