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Posted on April 20, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — 1 Comment

Branched Spokes (Hardanger)

Branched Spoke Branched Spoke: Wrap the bars as usual with size #8 thread. Bring the needle up at point A, two threads into the fabric, and insert at point B. As the thread is returned toward the corner, wrap around the suspended thread two times and insert the needle at point C, two threads into […]

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Posted on March 25, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — Leave a comment

Woven Circle (Chicken Scratch)

Bring your needle out from the backside of the fabric at the end of the running stitch. Slip needle under running stitches in a counter clockwise direction. This is done all on top of the fabric and under the running stitch! Make one or two circles with your thread depending on how thick you want […]

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Posted on March 25, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — Leave a comment

Running Stitch (Chicken Scratch)

You run your needle in and out of the fabric using the edges of the squares as your guide. The common chart symbols are “|” for running top to bottom and “-” running left to right. « Back to Stitches

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Tags: chicken scratch, Stitches
Posted on March 25, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — Leave a comment

Double Cross Stitch (Smyrna Cross)

You’ll be using the fabric blocks like counted cross stitch using the corners and sides of the block being the “holes” in the Aida or linen fabric. Using one of the gingham squares do a regular cross stitch, work another cross stitch going from middle of the sides and top to bottom. The key is […]

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Tags: chicken scratch, Stitches
Posted on March 23, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — 4 Comments

Questionnaire for Future Club Ideas

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Tag: surveys
Posted on March 2, 2010August 20, 2015 by Nordic Needle Editor — 1 Comment

Weekend in Review!

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