Dear Nordic Needle, You have so many great people who write to you about how they got started doing this needle work or that. I do not have such a story. I first became interested in reversible pattern weaving or darning and how great the geometry of the weaving worked. There is not a lot […]
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Stitcher’s Showcase: Liz Hampton
“This is the McKee Bridge Tabletopper I made for a friend whose uncle donated the land upon which the McKee Bridge was built. The covered bridge was built in 1917 and has now been decommissioned and is used for foot traffic only. While owned by Jackson County, Oregon, the Mckee Bridge Society pays to maintain […]
Stitcher’s Showcase: Rita Engdahl
In the “Stitcher’s Showcase” this week, here is a photo of Teresa Wentzler’s “Winter Carousel Horse” (available in Best of Teresa Wentzler Christmas Collection book) stitched by Rita Engdahl of Lingle, Wyoming. Which took “Grand Champion” & “NeedleWork Champion at the county fair. It placed Third at the State Fair. Rita says, “This took me […]
Stitcher’s Showcase: Deb Somerlot
Deb says, “I don’t have a lot of pictures of myself with my needlework, because I’m usually the one behind the camera taking all the pictures! This is one from last February when I met with my Victoria Sampler group. We meet once a month at Cross My Heart in Columbus and work on only […]
Stitcher’s Showcase: Sue Fitch
Sue Fitch writes, “My first fractal! This was challenging but very exciting to see the work come to life. I can’t wait to do more. I purchased this pattern from Nordic Needle. The design is by Cross Stitch Collectibles, Fractal 222, stitched on white, 14 count Aida. There were 90 colors used. The 25 pages […]
Stitcher Showcase: Dot Snow
Hi Roz–thanks so much for a wonderful newsletter week after week. Definitely a highlight of my Monday! Here I am holding the Long Dog Sampler “Plight of Fancy” I completed in 2007. I changed out the alphabets at the top and bottom for other sayings…the top one reads “Blessed are the flexible for they shall […]