Brenda's Needlepoint Studio

 August 19, 2026--Just finished stitching my fourth Fancy That stocking designed by Kaitlyn Marie called Pearls and Gold.  These are fun to stitch with beautiful results. I love how the "nap" of the two different stitching directions gives the impression of two thread colors as evidenced by the two photos below. The thread, white Iris Floss, is naturally "wrinkly" so doesn'...

August 16, 1926—Last week, I took a class with my local EGA chapter on a needlework technique called “Chicken Scratch.” I didn’t know anything about it, but I was happy to jump in and find out why the stitching can look so wonderfully lacy on gingham fabric.

July 26, 2026--In 2022, I attended the ANG Seminar held in Tucson, AZ and was signed up to take Janet Zickler Casey's class called Tiffany Heart.  As luck would have it, I contracted COVID halfway through the seminar and went into quarantine for the balance of the event, missing the class.  The kit was later mailed to me, and it languished in my planned projects pile until a ...