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Create a Beaded Needlepoint Eyeglass Chain

A handmade eyeglass chain can be both useful and beautifully personal. By combining a short needlepoint panel with beads, cord and simple jewellery findings,…

Stitching a needlepoint mermaid tail with scaled pattern stitches

A mermaid tail sweeping through imaginary surf captures the same magic many stitchers find along the Aussie coastline, from the pearlescent shallows of the…

Charting a Celtic Knot Border with Interlocking Loops

Celtic knot borders carry a quiet kind of magic, the kind that catches your eye when you walk past a stitched cushion at a Sydney craft market or glance at the…

Designing A Needlepoint Placemat Set With Fruit Motifs

A handmade placemat set brings colour and personality to an everyday table. Fruit motifs are especially effective because they can be arranged as cheerful…

Stitching a Hedgehog with Textured Fur Stitches

A hedgehog is a charming needlepoint subject because its rounded body, pointed nose and prickly coat invite a mix of textures. Smooth stitches can shape the…

Needlepoint Star Ornament with Metallic Edges: A Sparkling Holiday Project

Christmas in Australia arrives with sunshine rather than snowdrifts, and our ornament traditions often lean toward lighter, breezier designs that suit a tree…

Silk Ribbon Needlepoint for Raised Floral Designs

Silk ribbon needlepoint transforms a flat canvas into a garden of dimensional blooms, with petals that catch the light and cast soft shadows across your work.…

Petite point techniques for tiny needlepoint jewelry pieces

Petite point, sometimes spelled "petit point" or simply called fine-scale tent stitch, has long been the secret behind heirloom brooches, miniature pendants…

Stitching a Lighthouse with a Spiraling Staircase Inside

Picturing a tall white tower perched on a rocky Australian headland, with seabirds wheeling through salt air and a single warm light cutting across the inky…

Blocking and finishing your needlepoint for wall display

There's a particular joy that comes with pulling the final thread through your needlepoint canvas and realising the project is nearly ready to hang. After…