Sources

Here are my favorite sources for needlepoint information.

Christensen, Jo Ippolito, The Needlepoint Book. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Corirossi, Linda, Canvas Embellishment. Palatine, IL: Self-published.

Corirossi, Linda, Canvas Embellishment - The Sequel. Palatine, IL: Self-published, 2005.

Howren, Suzanne and Robertson, Beth, Stitches To Go. Alexandria, VA: Shear Creations L.L.C., 2004.

Murphy, SuZY, SuZy's Small Stitches. Cheyenne, WY: Self-published, 1998.

Reindeer in the Lights Purse

The finisher really did terrific job on my little purse! The "clasp" is made from two beads. Now to put up the tree so the reindeer can hang on it.

Oval Jessica

The last few stitches of the oval Jessica, shown in yellow in the diagram, are woven under the prior stitches.

An oval Jessica:

		16 /29	14 /27	12 /25	10 /23	8 /21
		18 /31						6 /19
	20 /33								4 /17
22 /35										2 /15
	24 /37								13 /40
		26 /39						11 /38
			1 /28	3 /30	5 /32	7 /34	9 /36

Starting with stitch 35-36, stitches go under previous stitches.

The Gobelin is another fundamental that everyone should have in their repertoire. Unlimited uses!

A hardsided eyeglass case is just the right size container to hold your scissors, thimble, extra needles, and other "usual stitching supplies."

Brick Stitch

The Brick Stitch has many variations: horizontal, vertical, single, double, triple, over two, over four, etc., etc. It works in backgrounds, clothing, buildings, nature and almost anything else where a bit of texture is desired.