Category: Bookmarks

The design is by Roz Watnemo, sold through Nordic Needle as the kit Basic Hardanger, Bookmark #4.

Stitches taught in this kit: Satin stitch (kloster) blocks, solid motifs, cable and double cable stitch, Smyrna, three eyelet variations, cutting, woven bars, … Read more

The design is by Roz Watnemo, sold through Nordic Needle as the kit Basic Hardanger, Bookmark #3.

Stitches taught in this kit: Satin stitch (kloster) blocks, solid motifs, Smyrna and three eyelet variations.

Each kit includes a lacy edged 20 … Read more

The patterns that I used are from a Blackwork design called Black Beaumont, designer Elizabeth Almond, purchased from Nordic Needle website. It is a square design six by six blocks of Blackwork around the edges with a sort of formal … Read more

Stitched on 14 count grey Aida and backed with same fabric.

My plan was to stitch the backing fabric onto the front piece, on three sides and slide one of those plastic magnifying reading aids into it. Maybe a good … Read more

Bookmarks are a nice way to use up my stash of size 5 threads. The designs for these two bookmarks kind of came to me as I began to stitch.  I’m sure my pattern ideas came from booklets that I … Read more

These bookmarks are basic hardanger, no cutting.

The design is by Roz Watnemo, sold through Nordic Needle as Basic Hardanger kit, Bookmark #1. Stitches taught in this kit: Satin stitch (kloster) block, box stitch both straight and diagonal, and four … Read more