String art picture making has much in common with prick and stitch card making. It uses nails hammered into a backing board and coloured wool or string to create the […]
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A Hanukkah pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards pattern collection
Following a request from a customer I have designed a Hanukkah pattern. It is available for purchase from the Stitching cards web site. The card features a menorah with lighted […]
Six new Christmas bead patterns added at Stitching Cards 2008
A set of six new Christmas bead patterns are available for purchase from the Stitching Cards web site. The prick and stitch patterns feature bead snowflakes, a bead angel, bead […]
A brief history of awareness ribbons and their colours
Some time ago I added an awareness ribbon to the free sample cards on my Stitching Cards web site at the request of one of my customers. When I was […]
Why string art is the grandmother of prick and stitch card making
Way back in the swinging 1960s I was given a string art kit for Christmas. The kit had silver string, black felt for the background, a backing board and lots […]
A beaded flower card at Needle ‘n Thread
Mary Corbet tells how she made a beaded flower card on her Needle ‘n Thread website. The design was from a Stitching Cards pattern and it looks stunning. Mary made […]
Hand embroidered paper bookmark at Hooked on Needles
You can see a beautiful interpretation of the Stitching Cards flowering vine pattern at Mary Grace McNamara’s website Hooked on Needles. It was made as a bookmark for her Auntie’s […]
Stitching cards in the Form-A-Lines forum gallery
My Form-A-Lines forum has a number of enthusiastic greetings card stitchers among its members. I can recommend a visit to the new cards section of the gallery this week as it […]