Needlework of all kinds

Counted thread techniques - Surface needlework techniques

Needlework is a fantastic hobby! With simple step by steps, as well as techniques for the more advanced stitcher, this site is where I share my lifetime's love of the needle arts.

With so many different forms of embroidery to learn about and enjoy you may need to go grab a cup of tea and sit a while while you peruse this site and stitch with me. This can be our own special little place on the web.

It is nice to meet you!

Now it is just possible that we have actually met each other. As a teacher and designer I have traveled around England attending shows, workshops and shops, teaching blackwork, cross stitch, hardanger, needlepoint, crazy quilting, and more for the last 14 years.

I certainly met lots of stitchers when I visited the Heart of Cross Stitch show in Cherry Hill, USA in 1999. But even if we have never seen each other, I would like to think that we are like-minded friends.

Please use this site to learn more about your favourite techniques, or try some that are new to you.

You can click on the pictures below, the links underneath them, or the links on the left of each page to browse the site. Have fun!

Counted thread techniques

Use the fabric threads to help guide your stitches as you work your design from a chart.



Blackwork	Cross Stitch	Hardanger


Pulled work	Needlepoint

Surface embroidery techniques

Don't like counting threads? Try the following free style needlework techniques...


Redwork Embroidery	Crazy Quilting	Cutwork

Stumpwork	Hand embroidery	Needlelace

Needlework supplies

What do you need in your workbox? Check out the following pages for information on your basic equipment and supplies.


Embroidery floss	Needlepoint canvas

Embroidery needles	General equipment

Needlework finishing school

After all the time and care you take to create your project it would be a shame to hide it away in a drawer!

There are as many ways to finish your work as there are methods of creating it.

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