What can you do with these supplies?
All I used were those 2 glues (one for fabric and another for metal), two paper clips, 2 earring hooks, and one 40″ thread of Vineyard Silk Shimmer (S-515, Toffee) to make these earrings:
I cannot take credit for the idea! One of the women from work shared the link with me (http://evie-s.com/news/2011/02/10/art-from-everyday-objects-paperclips-string/. Great way to use up your stash & make something unique, not expensive – just in time for holiday gift giving! They turned out nice.
I do know a lot of readers. It is just that these suede bookmarks were $30 and so they need to go to someone special! Normally, I would not have purchased them but my husband hit at the casino right before visiting Nimble Needle, shared his winnings with me, & so I splurged!! These are Anne Brinkley Ultrasuede Self Finishing Needlepoint Canvas Bookmarks.
Well, I know Bill gets the Shamrock and I am keeping the Fuchsia! And, I think 2 are going to my previous boss and my current boss – I will let them pick from the 4 remaining. That leaves 2 of these lovely bookmarks looking for a home! I am thinking of my shuffleboard partner who is a member of a book club and our friend in the Poconos.
They are well made & I used FABRI-TAC, a permanent adhesive, around the edges to finish them that I purchased a while ago at the recommendation from Rittenhouse Needlepoint’s finisher. That was one reason why I got the bookmarks – no further cost to finish them.
I did these using basketweave/tent stitch. And, got 4 done over the long ‘Sandy’ stormy weekend. They did work up quickly. Here are the threads I used:
Windmill: Splendor, Designer Collection, Delft Blue, SC6 card contains S800, S860, S868, S1001, S1143, S858
The CyberPointers Chapter of ANG, of which I am a member, came up with an idea to make houses stitched by members of the various Special Interest Groups. I belong to the Hilton SIG. Luckily, the project stalled & I finally had time to stitch the house I had designed when the project was first announced. So, I’d like to welcome you to The Helen Ashland House, composed of stitches from Needlepoint Stitches by Jean Hilton.
Supplies:
18-count canvas, ecru; 10 x 10 stretcher bars; #22 and #24 tapestry needles
| Thread/Color | Location | Stitch | Page Number* |
| ThreadworX – 11212 | Outline of house and door | Half Cross | 36 |
| Watercolours – 218 Ash | Body of house | Ashland Stitch | 36 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Space between outline of house | Smyrna | 36 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Area around large upstairs window | Smyrna | 36 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Windows in door | Small Jessica | 9 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Inner circle of upstairs window | Small Jessica | 9 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Door | Elongated Smyrna | 45 |
| Wildflowers – 118 Opal | Lunette, the half-moon space above door | Sprat’s Head, Flat Top | 55 |
| Vineyard Silk Shimmer – S-537 | Outer circle of upstairs window | Large Jessica | 9 |
| Watercolours – 251 Sunflower Seed | Trees | Offset Scotch | 38 |
| Watercolours – 228 Honeydew | Grass turf (bottom layer) | Tent Stitch | |
| ThreadworX – 10471 | Grass blades (top layer) | Wrapped Coils | 33 |
| Flair – F502 | White sheer window curtains | Straight Stitch | |
| River Silks 4 mm Ribbon – 237 Brown | Brown window drapes | Oval Jessica, 1 around only* | 9 |
| Pebbly Perle – P061 | Blue sky | Helen’s Lace | 22 |
| Watercolours – 256 Barely Blue | White clouds | Helen’s Lace | 22 |
* From Needlepoint Stitches by Jean Hilton; Some were modified to fit the available space.
** More familiarly known as the Crescent Stitch from Stimulating Stitches by Jean Hilton (page 9).
The 2 predominant stitches are Helen’s Lace for the cloudy sky & the Ashland Stitch for the body of the house. That Ashland stitch is tricky especially because I was using an overdyed thread & didn’t want it to get streaky. I would probably do the sky again in a more thread-blended fashion. But, I like the movement the pattern gives to the clouds.
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