Beading needles tend to be much thinner than embroidery needles. The main requirement is that they go through the beads that you are using with room for the thread as […]
How to select the correct size of embroidery needle
When it comes to choosing a needle for paper embroidery it is really a matter of what works best for you. If you have a range of needles in your […]
Beaded butterfly – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “beaded butterfly” made by Lady Di. It was made using the Stitching Cards Stitching Cards Bead Butterfly pattern. This beautiful butterfly card is stitched with pink […]
Christmas bauble free and easy prick and stitch card pattern
This Christmas bauble pattern is easy to stitch as most of the work comprises of stem stitch. The downloadable pattern includes instructions for stem stitch. The photograph shows the bauble […]
Pink beaded flower – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “pink beaded flower card” made by jojo.mary. It was made using the Stitching Cards Stitching Cards Bead Flower 10 pattern. Pink bugle and seed beads are […]
A brief history of the Christmas card
Handmade Christmas cards can be traced back to fifteenth century Germany where cards with religious pictures were exchanged as seasonal gifts. The custom of sending Christmas cards by post started in […]
How to convert fan stitch to loop stitch on a leaf
Stitched leaves often employ a fan style stitch where most of the thread goes from points on the rim of the leaf into a single hole where it joins the […]
How to find the correct hole to stitch from the back of the card
As you know 50% of the work is stitched from the back of your card and 50% is stitched from the front. The stitching diagram shows you the view of […]
Mary and baby – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Mary and baby” made by Belfast crafter. It was made using the Stitching Cards Mary and baby pattern. The picture is beautifully enhanced with gold sticker […]
How to add a stitching font to your computer
There are several stitching fonts available from the Stitching Cards web site. When one of these is installed on your computer you can use any of your word processing programs […]
What type of card do you stitch on?
I design my stitching patterns to fit on a standard size double-fold card. These types of cards may not be available locally to you, particularly if you live outside of […]
Train – forum gallery stitching card of the week
This week’s card is “Train” made by Nedlnut. It was made using a pattern from the Stitching Cards Train pattern. The train is stitched on a white rectangle of card. […]