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Background Ideas: Blackwork s Background

February 21, 2021 by Janet M Perry Leave a Comment

When your canvas background is a nice color and you want to show it off, Blackwork is a fantastic … [Read more...]

Sashiko – November Learn-a-Stitch Owl

January 26, 2016 by Janet M Perry 2 Comments

In this owl I used: Dinky Dyes 149 Mardi Gras Grandeur G836 (green) Elegance E993 … [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
Create independent shopping site
Publish 20 new stitch guides & 5 new PDF projects
Publish 2 new ebooks
Reduce finishing stash

Watch my progress!

44 projects finished
43 threads used up
8 new products added to Etsy
8 new stitch guides on Etsy
2 printed books published

Great Tutorial on French Knots

I have never felt that I made French Knots particularly well. I know I am not alone in this. Many stitchers have problems with this useful stitch. In last week’s post, Lord Libidan has a wonderful illustrated tutorial on making French Knots. You’ll love his close-up and very helpful article. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2021Some Rights ReservedOriginal content here […]

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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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