Embroidery Tips

What is canvas and how to choose yours

"Canvas," "tela de medio punto" (needlepoint fabric)… if you're new to this, you may have heard these terms and aren't entirely sure if they're the same thing or different. Let's...

What is canvas and how to choose yours

"Canvas," "tela de medio punto" (needlepoint fabric)… if you're new to this, you may have heard these terms and aren't entirely sure if they're the same thing or different. Let's...

Embroidering famous painter's artwork in needle...

There's something magical about holding a Van Gogh, a Klimt, or a Monet in your hands... and creating that magic yourself, stitch by stitch, in your own living room. It's...

Embroidering famous painter's artwork in needle...

There's something magical about holding a Van Gogh, a Klimt, or a Monet in your hands... and creating that magic yourself, stitch by stitch, in your own living room. It's...

Needlepoint embroidery on canvas: how to choose...

You stand in front of the catalog, all the canvases are beautiful, and you don't know where to start. It happens to everyone: choosing your first needlepoint canvas is a...

Needlepoint embroidery on canvas: how to choose...

You stand in front of the catalog, all the canvases are beautiful, and you don't know where to start. It happens to everyone: choosing your first needlepoint canvas is a...

Why Embroidery Is the Best Stress Reliever

We live in a rush, with our phones vibrating and a thousand tabs open in our heads. And then suddenly you sit down, thread a needle, and, stitch by stitch,...

Why Embroidery Is the Best Stress Reliever

We live in a rush, with our phones vibrating and a thousand tabs open in our heads. And then suddenly you sit down, thread a needle, and, stitch by stitch,...

How to Organize Your Skeins of Yarn (and Never ...

It starts with three skeins in a little basket and, before you know it, you end up with a tangled nest of colors where you can never find the one...

How to Organize Your Skeins of Yarn (and Never ...

It starts with three skeins in a little basket and, before you know it, you end up with a tangled nest of colors where you can never find the one...

286 DMC thread colors: how to choose yours

Opening the DMC color chart is a small indulgence: 286 shades lined up, from off-white to the deepest black, passing through every pink, green, and blue you can imagine. It's...

286 DMC thread colors: how to choose yours

Opening the DMC color chart is a small indulgence: 286 shades lined up, from off-white to the deepest black, passing through every pink, green, and blue you can imagine. It's...