Open Directory - Arts: Crafts: Needlework: Needlepoint
- Designs, patterns and teaching. Free design of the month. - Hand-painted canvases adapted from the artwork of Susan Wallace Barnes, Jane Cather, Linda Ragno and Susan Verble Gantner. - Gallery of designs and biography. - Gallery of canvases, mostly ornaments, especially mini-socks, organized by category. Contains information on computer printing of designs onto canvas. - Gallery of designs, classified by subject. - Needleartist with pictures and explanations of her original designs. - Diary with pictures of projects in progress and completed. - Graphic images of this designer's hand-painted designs in many styles. Includes shop listing and search engine. - Artist Geoff Smith creates canvases starting from original designs or from customer's photographs or ideas. Gallery features Christmas stockings and many examples of contemporary and whimsical designs. - Stitch guides for hand-painted canvases and projects in many techniques including Bargello, Blackwork, and cross stitch from California designer, Janet M Perry - Emphasis on information with articles, examples of canvases from many designers and where to find them. - Stitcher's blog, book and product reviews, technique articles, and designer's profiles in this frowing site from Janet M. Perry - A patrimonial Tapestry of France through textile art and petit point. Architectural heritage from Madam de Maintenon. - Collection of tips covering all aspects of canvas embroidery, from learning stitches to working on a frame. Also requests tips for future inclusion. - Gallery of canvases including tool tote bags, kimonos and other Oriental designs. - Gallery, tips and information on these hand-painted canvases. - Diary, articles on techniques, links to shopping idea. - Stitch samples and diagrams, free projects, small quilt pattern charts and reference information.
