Bayeux (Non-) Tapestry

Hello! Still running with work, here, do hope to spend more time with you, soon. In the meantime, this article on the so-called Bayeux Tapestry caught my eye, and I thought it would interest you, too.

Eh?...More...... Just in case you've not heard of it, it's not even a (woven) tapestry. It's really an enormous embroidered account of the Norman (i.e., northern French) conquest of England in 1066.

Recent studies not just of the front, but more importantly of the back--where it's possible to disentangle the Gordian knot about what was done first and, to a certain extent, by whom--have convinced the examining scholars that it was done, not by nuns as previously thought, but by professionals.

The stitches are exactly the same that we still use, today.

Cool!

Want to read the article? Go here.

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Best and warm wishes for the next four years.

A cushion for your naps

Hello! I think about you often, and keep trying to cut a snippet of time out of my hectic schedule to whip something up for you. This morning I succeeded!...More...... Here's a pattern for a cushion based on an architectural decoration I snapped in via Coni Zugna in Milan. It shouldn't be too complicated, but if you'd like it even more simple, print it out, take your Sharpie, and trace around the three (or four) basic areas of light, medium and dark.

To create this I imported my photo directly into Stitch Painter. If you have the program, you can print at this point, but to share it with you, I transformed it into a BMP, and uploaded it for your personal non-commercial stitching pleasure.

Enjoy!

P.S., We're coming up on the T-Day and Christmas season...if you didn't needlepoint my designs last year, search through this web site to find them easily (see the labels), and try them this year!

Back-to-school bookish apple and worm

I miss working on my needlepoint, so, despite the mountains of work waiting for me even on a Sunday, I couldn't resist whipping up this back-to-school pattern for you. Thanks to the Microsoft free clip art, I found this cute apple and worm (MC900438366) to which I added the glasses for a fall touch for your personal non-commercial stitching pleasure.

Enjoy!

Contemplating a new project...

Back from the holidays, and contemplating a new project. It will be a gift.

How about you?

In the meantime, here's a question mark pattern for your personal non-commercial stitching pleasure that I created with StitchPainter out of an image I found on the Solarfeeds.com web site. Always like to give credit where credit is due!

Time to get sewing new clothes!

Like to sew, or know someone who does?

Here's a cute sewing-themed pattern I created in StitchPainter for your personal non-commercial stitching fun out of the freebie Microsoft graphic MC900233820. Thanks, Microsoft, as usual!

Enjoy

September's just around the corner...give me a ring!

Phones will be ringing once again...summer's almost over--boo hoo!--and it's back to work and school for us.

Here's a chipper red telephone I found on a Facebook page then imported into StitchPainter for your personal non-commercial stitching fun.

Enjoy!

It's still summer, but are you thinking of all you have to do in the fall?

If you're already making "To Do" lists for the fall, here's just what you need!

A pencil and paper note set to needlepoint or cross-stitch.

I imported the freebie MC900232958 image into StitchPainter, then turned it into a bmp to share with you for your personal, non-commercial stitching pleasure.

Enjoy!

Want to give someone a gold star?

Want to give someone a gold star? Well, here is a great one from aaa.com imported into StitchPainter and created for your personal, non-commercial stitching fun.

Enjoy!

More summer time stitching fun...balloons!

Images created with simple strong graphics are more easily translated into needlepoint designs, even with the marvelous "StitchPainter" program, which I used to create this happy bunch of balloons out of an unknown balloon image (but it looks like one of the Microsoft freebies) for your personal, non-commercial stitching pleasure.

Enjoy!