Trio of Pansies, designed by Trish Burr, worked in single stranded cotton floss on printed linen fabric. Approximate worked area is 9 by 10 cm. Several years ago Trish Burr offered most of her designs in a semi-kit that included … Read more
Category: Needlepainting
Peony Type Dahlia, Tanja Berlin kit
Some people like to snuggle into a good book, I like to snuggle into a good embroidery kit. I do a lot of my own designs but my treat is to purchase a full kit. One that has a good … Read more
Adonis Blue Butterfly
Adonis Blue Butterfly, designer Trish Burr, DMC stranded cotton floss.
I decided not to add the cream satin stitch edge around the butterfly.
Worked area is approximately four inch square.… Read more
Morning Glories and other cut down place mats and napkins
What a surprise when (Fall 2014) I got into a storage box in my craft room and found two place mats that I had stitched the year (1973) when I married my husband Dan. I had stitched four place mats … Read more
Red Poll Birdie
Tanja Berlin Design: Red Poll. I like this design and plan to stitch a total of three of them as inserts for Christmas cards.
The designer Tanja Berlin offers a detail instruction booklet for this Red Poll design and you … Read more
Violets and Butterflies, Needle Painting
I greatly enjoy the Trish Burr’s kits, especially the fabric she uses such that I added two butterflies onto this piece so I could do a bit more stitching on the fabric.
Stitched design area is about 6 inch square. … Read more
Bearded Iris, Tanja Berlin design
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Tanja Berlin Design: Iris
The designer Tanja Berlin offers a detailed instruction booklet for this Iris design and you can send photos and questions to her as you work the piece. Midway through my stitching … Read more
Mini-Robin, Trish Burr Design
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Trish Burr Design: Robin, DMC thread
I enjoyed stitching this little guy and the fun was greatly enhanced when several of us SF members (Stitchin’ Fingers website) who where stitching this piece begun chatting with … Read more
Bearded Iris, crewel yarn
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Tanja Berlin Design: Iris, crewel yarn.
I previously stitched this design in single stranded DMC cotton. When you purchase the Iris kit from Ms. Berlin you can purchase an extra piece of fabric with the … Read more
French Rose
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Trish Burr design: French Rose
Worked in single strands of DMC except for the French knots which I worked in three stranded, double knots. I did not use the suggested silk threads for hightlights as … Read more