If you make a lot of stitching cards with beads it is worth getting, or making, a bead tray. This will keep your beads in one place and stop them […]
Beaded flower – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Beaded flower” made by Emma J. It was made using the Stitching Cards Bead Medallion 3: Regal pattern. The red and gold beads are stitched on […]
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 […]
Bead storage for prick and stitch card making
When I purchase my beads they usually come in small plastic bags. As my bead collection grew I saw the need for an improved way of storing them. Fortunately most […]
Peacock – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Peacock” made by Lady Di. It was made using the Stitching Cards Peacock pattern. It is stitched on a circle of white card. This is mounted […]
Self-adhesive tape for attaching stitching card threads
What kind of tape do you use to attach the threads to the back of your stitching card? I am currently using Sellotape invisible tape. There is a similar type […]
Beading needle tips for prick and stitch card making
Small seed beads and bugle beads require the use of a much thinner needle than I use for the non-beaded stitching. I use a size 10 English beading needle. These […]
Stars – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Stars” made by Lady Di. It was made using the Stitching Cards Bow with stars pattern. The stitched pattern is beautifully complimented by the background papers. […]
Pop up slider card with prick and stitch train
This is a birthday card that I made for my brother who is a train enthusiast. When the ribbon at the back of the card is pulled a slider causes […]
About bugle beads used for prick and stitch card making
Following on from my post about seed beads, here is some information about bugle beads. Bugle beads come in a variety of lengths but will always be longer than they […]
About seed beads used for prick and stitch card making
I am often asked about the beads used for my card embroidery patterns on the Stitching Cards web site. I like to use silver lined glass beads because they give […]
Flamingo thank you – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Flamingo Thank You” made by Tojennymom. It was made using the Stitching Cards flamingo bookmark pattern. I love the use of orange and green rectangles beautifully […]