Tag Archives: needlework

How to Calculate the Size of Your Fabric for Cross-Stitch

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

Yes, there are many websites that have cross-stitch calculators that make it easy to figure out how much fabric you need for your next project. In fact, the online cross-stitch calculator on the Yarn Tree website is a personal favorite. … Continue reading →

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Findings–5/6/16

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

My sense of the passing of the days is really off this week. I have been working overnight shifts all week because the university library where I work is open 24 hours during finals. Staying up all night hasn’t really been … Continue reading →

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WIP Weds: Drawing Pocket Watches and a New Start

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

This week is finals week at the university where I work. The library is open 24 hours during finals, and I am working the overnight shifts. I’m not really a late-night person, so working from 10:30pm to 7am has been … Continue reading →

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The Raven and the Writing Desk Finished

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

I have a couple of things to share this week. First, I finished stitching my original Alice in Wonderland cross-stitch pattern, which I am calling “The Raven and the Writing Desk.” I finished it in the hoop for a nice, … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Cross-Stitch Patterns

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

Shakespeare has been in the news a lot recently. The 400th anniversary of his death in 1616 was commemorated on April 23. I was thinking about doing a roundup of spring patterns this week, but then I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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Findings–04/15/16

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

TGIF! It’s time for another roundup of links from my travels around the web this week: Artist Satoru Aoyama adds embroidery stitches to vintage black-and-white photos to create mixed media works of art. Open Culture has the scoop on where you can download … Continue reading →

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A UFO Returns, a Guild Exhibit, Sketches and More

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

After finishing stitching the “Vintage Eggs” cross-stitch ornament series by The Prairie Schooler last week, I am taking a little break. I’m not sure what big (or little) needlework project I want to start next, so I dragged out a … Continue reading →

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Literary Cross-Stitch Patterns

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

I work as a librarian in my day job and I share what I’ve been reading in my monthly books posts, so it probably comes as no surprise that I love book-related cross-stitch patterns, too. I feel like there used … Continue reading →

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs Finished

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

This week I finished stitching the last egg in the Vintage Eggs series by The Prairie Schooler. I still need to transform them into ornaments, but all eight eggs are now stitched. Here is the final completed egg: Now I … Continue reading →

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WIP Weds: Vintage Eggs Nearly Done

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Rabbit Girl Crafts

Time for another update on my stitching projects. This week I have two finishes to share from the “Vintage Eggs” cross-stitch pattern series by The Prairie Schooler. The end is in sight! I am almost finished with this series, and, … Continue reading →

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