01
Dec
Dec
Exploring ‘My Favourite Things’ about Valentine’s Day. Read more in our Festive 2011 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designer by Joanne Gatenby X’s & Oh’s RR 3, Tweed, Ontario K0K 3J0 613.478.5599 www.xs-and-ohs.com
Category Archives: Cross Stitch
29
Nov
Nov
There has been a “needlework urban myth” about a snow design, which has surfaced from time to time on internet sites. A few years ago a group of designers decided to take that premise and come up with their own versions of this elusive design. This design is based on my own edition – with […]
I have been threadpainting the local prairie since 2009. With my camera in hand, I look for things to stitch. I like openness, and the ability to see far. I try to capture lush, full foregrounds to give a stage to hand stitching that I blend with machine work. Prairie City was quite unintentional. I […]
10
Nov
Nov
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] I took a workshop with Jennifer Day in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September 2015. We had to submit a picture to her for our piece. Our dog Chloe had passed away and I wanted to do a picture of her. The picture was enlarged and printed on cotton then layered […]
21
Oct
Oct
Designer Jo Gatenby has always loved the look of the white-on-WedgewoodBlue look of Jasperware, and since this year she has explored cross stitched in 3D items such as pillows, snowmen on bells, fascinators, and even miniatures, the idea of a 3D ornament was only fitting. The silhouette concept just lent itself so well to the […]
12
Jun
Jun
Enter this exciting contest for your chance to win these needlework treasures. These are not only useful accessories for embroidery and cross stitch, but the DMC Light Effects floss will spike your creativity! Use it for embroidery or substitute colors in your cross stitching. Also included is a hoop, DMC thread, an assortment of […]
21
Apr
Apr
In some cultures it is told that babies are born in a cabbage patch. Other cultures pick their babies off the sunflower heads. Belarusan folklore tells of babies delivered by storks, yet nobody knows from where exactly. It’s a tradition that everybody favours the stork, and attracts them to their household by placing an old […]
20
Apr
Apr
Yet another edition of Maria Gollek’s International Santa Collection. Read more in our Summer 2012 issue. Designed by Maria E. Gollek www.marnicdesigns.com Aspiring to inspire before I expire
19
Apr
Apr
“This is the third in a set of 4 seasonal table toppers by Jo Gatenby. Lilacs and apple blossoms are two of Jo’s favourite signs of spring – so what better combination to bring the spring indoors?” Read more in our Summer 2012 issue. Designed by Joanne Gatenby X’s & Oh’s www.xs-and-ohs.com Model Stitcher: Linnea […]
10
Mar
Mar
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Always happy for a chance to celebrate Canada and our neighbours to the south, designer Joanne Gatenby has created two more designs in her Favourite Holidays series for A Needle Pulling Thread. The variegated Kreinik braid adds lots of colour and sparkle to the fireworks, and the chunky candle featured in […]