Best Needlepoint Patterns
A spirited guide packed with everything you need to know to embroider like a pro and transform any plain piece of fabric or fabric surface into a work of art. Diana Rupp founded and runs Make Workshop in New York City, the hip craft school that teaches everything from how to use a sewing machine to spinning your own yarn.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought this book because I loved her Sew Everything book."
"Ordered this for my granddaughter to teach her out to stitch."
"Excellent book and service."
"The 'Embroider Everything Workshop is a terrific resource, whether you are new to decorative stitching, want to rediscover it, or want to learn additional techniques."
"I love Diana Rupp's books."
"This is a really thorough guide for the beginner on hand embroidery -- highly recommend."
"This is great for beginners and some of that are 'older' and have re-discovered how much we enjoyed in Embroidery in our youth."
"this book has helped me beyond words."
Beautiful Bargello: 26 Charted Bargello and Needlepoint Designs.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The interspersed touches of violet release negativity, cool and calm hidden emotions, encouraging a sense of distance so impulsive reactions can be changed into meaningful actions"."
"Although it's some of the most beautiful bargello work I've ever seen (and I've been doing fiber art for many years), I'm not giving it more stars because it's almost impossible with materials available today to duplicate the designs. Madeira makes fine cotton embroidery and sewing threads, but I haven't been able to find its silk."
"I have been looking for this book for so long, great patterns to follow and also really helpful in showing how to create your own designs."
"It assumes that you know how to begin a piece of canvaswork on your own and can choose your own canvas and the fibers to cover it."
"Once again this book is rather dated but the main problem is the most of the patterns call for beading."
"Beautiful book Beautiful patterns."
"I love needle pointing but hate the "new" patterns they sell in the stores."
Using her stunning eye for design and her in-depth knowledge of traditional forms, Alice Starmore presents 18 original needlepoint projects inspired by Celtic culture. Alice Starmore is a leading knitwear designer and author of books that include The Celtic Collection, Fishermen's Sweaters and Celtic Needlepoint also published by Collins and Brown.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A lovely collection of Celtic designs, photographed in full color and beautifully arranged in natural settings."
"I did, however, find a disconnect in the numbering system of the grid squares in this particular design's instruction/illustration and had to re-number them in the correct order."
"I would not recommend it for beginners because you will need to either copy the pattern onto the canvas or count your spaces."
"Gorgeous patterns at a great price."
"The person loved."
"The book is divided into Key, Spiral, Knotwork, Bird and Tree and Animal Pattern sections."
"I've seen some really interesting Celtic designs and had hoped to find similar ones in this book."
Best Needlepoint Kits
• Metal Crochet Hook. • Knitting Needle. • 40 Colored Threads - 18 in the kit +22 spares - Improved Quality , better than any other kit on Amazon (and in every color you will ever need, including multiple whites and blacks!). • Seam Ripper. • 4 Spare Buttons. • Tape Measure (inches & cm). • 18 Pins (bigger and more than the competition). • 4 Safety Pins. • Plastic Needle Threader (not foil like all the others!). This massive list of contents is all organized into a beautifully designed case and packaging that make it the perfect gift for grandma, girls, boys, men and women! ► RELIABLE QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON • Quick research of other sewing kits will show repeated complaints of cheap, often useless needles, plastic thimbles, and irrelevant items. Whether you keep it at home, in the glovebox, or take it with you when you travel, it's small portable case is durable and built to last, so you can keep your new emergency sewing kit within arm’s reach everywhere you go. Click the blue "Evergreen Art Supply" link by title to witness our track record of happy customers!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has plenty of room to include the particulars I like-I gave away the scissors and thimble in favor of my personal favs, and use different pins--but surely each crafter/traveler has preferences."
"This sewing kit had a lot more in it than I expected!"
"Fixed my daughter's stuffed penguin already."
"Great sewing kit."
"Great little kit, would buy again."
"I bought this for my granddaughter she is 28 and brings everything to grandmother to fix."
"Nice kit, full of goodies."
Best Needlepoint Supplies
Simply attach each needle tip by turning and screwing on the desired cable length to create your perfect needle (the sizing of the Knit Picks interchangeable cables refer to the total length achieved when the needles tips are attached to the cables). Needle Tips are 4 3/4" in length, cable measurements are total length when attached to tips.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Knitpicks replaced my Caspian ones that previously broke, but now another pair of the rainbow have broken."
"In circular knitting I use the correct size for gauge on the right or active needle and a couple of sizes smaller on the left or passive needle. This makes the stitches flow back onto the passive needle easily and makes for faster knitting, especially with decreases where you need to knit into two or more stitches. With a different colored needle in each hand I can tell instantly which direction I should knit (in the round). With a needle that contrasts the color of the yarn on the passive side, it's easier to see the stitches as you're knitting. If you purl tighter then you knit on flats, you can put a larger needle on the active purl side to get a really even knit."
"I've used them mostly for circular knitting and once for a super bulky loooong project that wouldn't fit on straight needles."
"These are the best needles around!"
"While I do love these, I have the shorter ones in metal and I love them more."
"I love this set, but I'm still getting used to the slippery nickel material."
"Slick needles take some getting used to, but it is worth it."
"This was a gift for my daughter."