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New Winter 2018 Needlepoint

February 5, 2018 by Janet M Perry Leave a Comment

A new name in needlepoint is Cindy Lass. A fine artist, she has adapted some of her paintings to … [Read more...]

Painted Canvases for Scrap Bag Needlepoint

August 23, 2017 by Janet M Perry 2 Comments

While most of the time I create my own designs for my Scrap Bag Needlepoint Projects, when I want … [Read more...]

My 2020 goals:

Publish at least one printed stitch dictionry
Create an archive & membership site for the daily newsletter
Learn and share with you great non-painting ways to color your canvas
Finish a bunch of projects
Learn how to do beading & ribbonwork better
Develop a permanent beginner’s site
Publish 20 new stitch guides & 5 new PDF projects

Watch my stitching!
44 projects finished
7 new projects added to the shop
20 stitch guides published
finishing stash reduced by 1/3

DMC Satin Floss – Thread Review

Like many needlepointers, I shy away from rayon threads, especially stranded ones. In my experience they are too slippery to stay in needles and have so much static electricity in them that the strands don’t stay together. Even so, Rayon is the most shiny, non metallic thread and it’s wet look is perfect for many […]

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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