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Thinking beyond the Usual for Embellishments

December 26, 2014 by Janet M Perry Leave a Comment

One of my favorite sources for beads is Fire Mountain Gems. They have an enormous selection of … [Read more...]

Stitching the Rigid Ground

October 24, 2013 by Janet M Perry Leave a Comment

You probably don't think about it much, but you can do needlepoint, or cross stitch for that matter, … [Read more...]

My 2021 goals:

Publish 2 new printed books
Create an archive & membership site for the daily newsletter
Learn and share with you great non-painting ways to color your canvas
Finish 50 projects
Learn how to do beading & ribbonwork better
Use up as many threads as projects completed/li>
Crete independent shopping site
Publish 20 new stitch guides & 5 new PDF projects
Publish 2 new ebooks
Reduce finishing stash

Watch my stitching!

16 projects finished
16 threads used up
2 new products added to Etsy
6 new stitch guides on Etsy
1 printed book published

Fighting the Needlepoint Blues

Do you ever get the Needlepoint Blues? That’s what I call it when you are stuck in a needlepoint rut. You know the symptoms — you’re bored, you feel as if the project you are stitching will never end, you hate the color, or the thread, or the project, you feel as if this is […]

About Janet M Perry

Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family

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Thinking beyond the Usual for Embellishments

Stitching the Rigid Ground

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