Finish It

I am getting towards the bottom of Kelli’s things for finishing. I think I have two pieces left but then I remembered something that she stitched and didn’t give to me yet so there is l…

The last two weeks, I’ve been doing a bit of finish work – that is, making the needlework projects that I’ve been working on into specific, finished things. While I was working away, I realized how much I rely on the little tools I’m going to tell you about today, to make finishing much, much ...

We have arrived at the final installment of the final Stitch Snippet for 2023! Today, we're going to go through the final finishing techniques on our little wreath ornament! We'll add the cord and the felt backing and work the decorative edge. For members on Patreon, I've already shared a PDF

I've been wanting a bead trim option for my ornaments for some time now, and I finally found one I like. As is usual for me, it's an adaptation and is not actually bead trim at all--it's for jewelry making, but I think it works. I referred to this tutorial, but of course left off the jewelry findings on the ends. I used SuperDuo beads and regular Mill Hill seed beads, and used tiny sequin pins to attach the trim to the ornament. I then used a Sharpie that matched the seed beads to dot the...

Czyli tajny, magiczny składnik Tajnym, magicznym składnikiem, dzięki któremu Wasze haftowane pisanki czy bombki będą zawsze zrobione jak trzeba, jest H2O popularnie zwane wodą, kranówą. Najlepiej sprawdza się woda w spryskiwaczu, takim, jakiego używamy do nawilżania kwiatów. Zdaję sobie sprawę, że są osoby, które nigdy …

Blanket stitch is a fantastic type of edge stitch for sewing around fabric and, in particular, felt. It is widely used in hand stitching and...

Many of you have emailed about the heart shaped ornament with the brown bunny..... The pattern is by Island Cottage Needleworks..... And my ribbons were woven using a technique I found ~~here~~ ...Hope this helps and wow.... I truly appreciate all the nice comments and email inquiries!!!! Faye ...of customer stitches~~~ Hello my friends.... It's been a little while, but with school almost ready to start, life should get back on an even keel.... I have been finishing lots of projects that...

Want another way to finish your cross stitch pieces into functional ornaments? Learn how turn your piece into a snowglobe!

Our headband had a flower that was starting to look a little tired and worn so we made it new again! This braided ribbon could embellish many things— a hair clip would be cute too! These headbands would make great handmade gifts for little girls to make each other! Woven Ribbon Headband Gather a headband…

Cross Stitch Ornaments. Cross stitching Christmas ornaments gives me lots of time to ponder various ways to stitch, finish, and gift wrap them.