November 2005

 

From the Editor

On Taking a Leap

of Faith

 

Free Design

Le Petit Noel Silk

Gauze

Designed by:

Annmarie Ciano

 

Product News

Freebie Charts &

  Designs

 

Spotlight on

Stitching

Needle Artisans of Northwest Indiana, EGA teach stitching to kids at Camp Quality

 

 

Needle-Time

Facing Fear

 

Kreinik Recipes

Tofu & Mushroom

  Soup

 

Activity Corner

Colors of the

  Holiday

 

Activity Solution

 

Design Buzz

 

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Birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions sprinkle our lives with reasons to celebrate. Make your celebration a unique one! The next time you want to send a gift to someone to let them know how special they are to you, use your creativity and our ideas! We have lots of free charts for your next project. For threads, simply visit your favorite needlework shop or click here.
 

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Visit our freebies section by clicking here.

 


Silk Basket Sampler Pin  -- cross stitch

Designed by Mary Polityka Bush
Skill Level: Intermediate


Silk Basket Sampler Pin


Enjoy the softness of silk threads working through your fingers as you stitch this design. Mary has created a small-yet-dynamic project that shows off the natural lustre of pure silk threads—a lustre that is unattainable if you were to substitute cotton or rayon for the silk. This is stitchery at its best; a treat for the fingers and the eyes.

Materials needed:
• Kreinik Silk Mori® 7087 Very Dark Straw, 1094 Medium Wood Violet, 1096 Dark Wood Violet, 4077 Very Dark Dusty Green
• Kreinik Silk Serica® 7087 Very Dark Straw
• 28-count Jobelan in Light Moss (item #429-93 from Wichelt Imports, Inc.)
• #24 Tapestry needle
• 3” squares of 14-ct plastic canvas and lightweight cardboard
• 1 1/2” pinback

 


 
A Kreinik website design by Chris Adams
 
Crochet is so trendy right now for clothing, purses, and embellishments. Make this quick and easy purse for a child, teen, or yourself to enjoy this summer season.

 
Materials Needed:

  • size F crochet hook

  • one skein Paton's Katrinia #10120 Ocean Blue, 3 1/2 oz/100g (referred to in instructions as yarn A)

  • six spools Kreinik 1/16" Ribbon in 329 Bahama Blue ( referred to in instructions as yarn B)