I can’t believe it! I forgot to pack several critical bargello needlepoint project supplies and now I have to improvise to get the project done! It started this way. I was asked to house-sit for my daughter who is on vacation. The duties are minimal…take care of her Italian Greyhound, Sasha, and do a bit of laundry. So, this morning I quickly gathered the stitching supplies I needed to make the Needlepoint Leaf Ornament and hopped in the car to be dropped off at my daughter’s place [...]

Needlepoint should be handled very carefully. After all, you’ve just spent quite a lot of time and expense creating and stitching it. Normal dust and grime can destroy the beauty and luster of your finished needlepoint piece; so to keep it looking as if it was just framed or completed, use these four tips [...]