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Hamsa Nature

This is my stitched rendition of Hamsa Nature, a popular canvas of Pepita’s. This design is also available in a simplified version as a siddur (prayer book) cover. Contact me for details if you are interested.

Purple Bedroom

Presenting my latest creation. This canvas is part of the Home Sweet Home collection. I recently painted one of my bedrooms light gray, but my teenage son insists that it looks like purple. Now I can show him what a purple bedroom actually looks like.

Hamsa Rainbow

Hi everyone, take a look at our latest finished needlepoint design, Hamsa Rainbow. A “Hamsa” is a good-luck amulet shaped as a hand which is popular in Middle Eastern countries. It is said to ward off the Evil Eye and can be fashioned into jewelry, keychains, door knockers, wall hangings and lots of other cool stuff. […]

Fruits of Her Labors

Received in today’s email, a photo of an amazing piece stitched with a Pepita canvas, Frame Fruit. Our customer writes: I wanted to share with you the results of my latest needlepoint adventure with Pepita! Here is the completed customized canvas I ordered last winter. It was a delight to stitch! You had suggested embellishments […]

Happy Doll

I recently stitched and finished one of our new needlepoint designs, “Happy Doll“. I still smile every time I look at it. I bought her an actual barrette from the hair accessory store and pinned it into her hair. Also, I sewed buttons on for her jumper. The white hem is done in Turkey Stitch […]

Re-Upholster Vintage Pieces in Needlepoint

Gina writes how she purchased a Victorian-esque bench (costed $6.25 back in 1881), and wants to redo the upholstery in needlepoint. A resourceful woman who isn’t afraid to try new things, she purchased a pre-worked project off eBay, had a friend teach her how to needlepoint the background, acquired some great shades of wool, and […]

Who Needs Thread? Stitching with Oil Paint

Did you guess that the image above this post was done in needlepoint? You guessed wrong. It is an oil on canvas rendering of Moho Beach by emerging Canadian artist Caroline Larsen. “Over several years she has developed a unique technique for applying paint,” states her bio. Navigate over there and check out her gallery of […]

Needlepoint Quickies

New stuff from all over the web: Needlepoint is going glamorous: appearing on fashion runways. Flickr: a pretty oriental crewel needlepoint work. Memories of my great-grandmother: starring her needlepoint pieces. More work by Mary Smull (we wrote about her here last week). Gay Ann Rogers writes how sometimes needlepoint saves her. Tisha writes a story about […]

Pepita Needlepoint Featured in Needlepoint Now Magazine

Just in time for Passover, our Regal Matzo Cover and Afikoman Bag canvas set was written up in the March/April issue of Needlepoint Now. These were finished expertly and photographed for the article, which presents various stitching techniques for completing the project. These pieces require a greater investment of time but are very worthwhile; the resulting matching set will be […]

The Society for the Prevention of Unfinished Needlepoints

Also known as SPUN, the Society for the Prevention of Unfinished Needlepoints aims to locate all the unfinished works of needlepoint scattered across the world and bring them closure. I read about this fine organization in this article at NewsWorks: Many people buy needlepoint kits to stitch a image out of colored yarn, and sometimes […]