Archive for December, 2008

Cleopatra – forum gallery stitching card of the week

CleopatraCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is “Cleopatra” made by Pipa…

The Form-A-Lines classic stitching card patterns have moved

Form-A-Lines catsWhen the Form-A-Lines prick and stitch patterns become out of print they are made available as downloads in PDF format. The classic patterns used to be available from the Stitching Cards web site but they have now moved to a new home in the Form-A-Lines online store

Christmas Quiz – 10 questions to test your knowledge

Christmas quizYour Christmas cards have been sent, the presents are wrapped and the holiday is about to begin. Here is a quiz to get you in the Christmas spirit…

How to reduce the size of your pricking pattern for delicate results

reduced treeOne of my blog readers, Jackie Welch, has sent me a picture of a card she has made with a reduced size pattern. Jackie says “I am quite pleased at how delicate the design looks”. If you fancy having a go at this it is easy to reduce the size by changing the print settings in Adobe Reader…

Happy New Year stitching pattern reviewed

Happy New YearThere is still time to make a card to celebrate the New Year. This would be particularly useful if you receive an unexpected Christmas card at the last minute. The Happy New Year pattern is available for purchase from the Stitching Cards web site

Where to buy beads for card embroidery

beadsA couple of readers have left messages on my “Beading needles” post asking where they can purchase the beads needed for the beautiful beaded embroidery cards. Not all bead shops sell the tiny seed beads suitable for card embroidery. It is a case of seeking out the stores that do…

Stitching and CB – forum gallery stitching card of the week

stitching and cbCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is “Stitching and CB” made by Eileen Scott…

String art candle pattern reviewed

candleString 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 design. If you would like to try your hand at string art there is a free candle pattern available from the String Art Is My Craft web site

Do you use social bookmarking websites? [Poll]

social bookmarksFollowing on from my article last week about social bookmarking websites for crafters I thought it would be interesting to find out which ones are the most popular with Prick and Stitch readers.

Even if you have not joined one, please take part in this poll so that we can get a picture of their relative popularity…

Stitched wreath – forum gallery stitching card of the week

stitched wreathCards featured here must have been posted in either the Stitching Cards forum gallery or the Forum-A-Lines forum gallery. The card should be based on a Stitching Cards pattern or a Form-A-Lines pattern.

This week’s card is “stitched wreath” made by Eileen Scott.

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