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1). Quick and Easy Needlepoint
Have you ever considered needlepoint? It is fun and easier than you might imagine.
Article tags: needlepoint, cross stitch needlepoint, needlepoint rugs, needlepoint frames, needlepoint crafts
2). Sew Your Stressors Away
Learn to sew as a stress buster to reduce tensions and release your creativity in easy, inexpensive ways.
Article tags: sew, sewing, crafts, imagination, creativity, knitting, needlepoint, darning, quilting
3). Tapestry Start to Finish
The American Heritage dictionary defines a tapestry as “a heavy cloth woven with rich, often varicolored designs or scenes, usually hung on walls for decoration and sometimes used to cover furniture”. Another statement, from a craft book, is that a Tapestry is Art in a Plain Weave. Occasionally, nowadays, one hears people refer to a needlepoint wall hanging as a tapestry, but this is not correct – needlepoint is stitched on canvas.
Article tags: tapestry, weaving, design, needlepoint, upholstery, looms
4). How Needlework Was Used to Re-Write History
You do not have to be a needlepoint enthusiast like me to appreciate the magnificent Bayeux Tapestry, which chronicles the events leading up to the conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy in the year 1066.
Technically speaking it is not a tapestry at all – but an embroidery, stitched with wool on a linen background by a team of needle workers.
Article tags: tapestry, needlepoint, cross stitch, embroidery, needlework, needlecraft, sewing, bayeux tapestry
5). How To Learn About Needlepoint On The Web In 2 Easy Steps
This may come as a surprise to you, but there are people other than your grandmother who enjoy needlepoint as a hobby. Needlepoint has been around since the beginning of time but that doesn’t mean that you can’t become an expert at it. In fact, we’re pretty sure that if you focus enough of your energy at a certain hobby you can become an expert in just about anything.
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6). How to Celebrate Weddings and Anniversaries in Cross-Stitch
A wedding or anniversary is a time to celebrate and be joyful, but it can also be time to get creative and personal with your cross-stitch craft, so why not give something that comes from your heart so they can always have that special reminder...
Article tags: cross stitch, counted cross stitch, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, needlework, cross-stitch, crossstitch
7). Cross Stitch and Men - Crossing the Gender Barrier
Surprisingly, many men love to pull out those needles and threads to cross-stitch projects that they enjoy. It possibly starts out as a means of simply relieving stress. Since Cross Stitch is not considered "manly", it causes many people to wonder about the men who love to cross-stitch and leads to a number of interesting questions...
Article tags: cross stitch, counted cross stitch, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, needlework, cross-stitch, crossstitch