Most full-service needlepoint shops offer Sudberry House Serving Trays for displaying needlework. In the past I have purchased several to display my completed Bargello needlepoint projects and a couple of my Japanese Embroidery phase items [...]

Today, the snowman has come to symbolize fun during the Christmas holidays. You find pictures of snowmen on cards, note paper, in coloring books and…yes, ornaments like this Bargello Needlepoint Snowman Christmas Ornament [...]

A few years back, I expressed frustration to my husband about having to use the dining table for sewing and needlepoint designing and finished. He surprised me on my birthday that year with a Craft Table for my embroidery nook [...]

One of the best storage items I have found to keep my Bargello needlepoint leaflets and patterns from being torn or damaged is the Archive File Storage Box System. Normally used to store important documents, I like the fact that it is versatile enough to suit my needlepoint organizing needs [...]

On one of my many visits back home to Virginia, I came across this wonderful needlepoint shop in the Virginia Beach area. The Hook and I has all the charm of colonial American architecture and everything a stitcher desires for needlepoint, crewel, knitting, smocking, rug-hooking and more [...]

Browsing through Michael’s Craft Store, I came across acrylic coasters for needlework. The kit includes a cross stitch pattern, Aida cloth, self-adhesive mounting board and cork backing, and finishing instructions. Immediately I thought of a lovely Bargello needlepoint pattern to use instead of the cross stitch; so I purchased a coaster to use as an experiment [...]

I use frames for all of my Bargello needlepoint projects, no matter how small or large they may be. Why? Because I like two-handed stitching, the kind I learned to do in Japanese Embroidery. In order to keep both of my hands free for stitching I use a floor stand to hold my frame [...]