Stitches

• The Colonial Knot - - a Substitute for the French Knot
• How to Do Partial Stitches
• Partial Stitches and Stitching "Over One" on Aida

Techniques and How-Tos

• Making the Back of the Work Look as Good as the Front
• How to Make Your Fabric Flat
• How to Mount Fabric on a Scroll Frame
• Selvage and Needlework Fabric
• Quickie Christmas Ornaments
• How to Make Twisted Cord
• How to Make Tassels
• How to Railroad
• How to Use a Laying Tool
• How to Reduce Knots and Tangles in Your Work
• How to Thread Your Needle so You Stitch with the Grain of the Floss
• Perforated Paper Techniques
• Working on Linen
• Hints for Duplicate Stitch
• How to Deal with Isolated Stitches
• Stitching Grid Lines on Fabric, by Elna Mullaley
• Setting Dye and Pre-Rinsing Floss
• Tea- and Coffee-Dyeing Floss and Fabric

Stitchers' Ailments

• How to Make a Warm Pack for tension relief
• How to Make a Cold Pack for pain relief
• Repetitive Stress Injuries and Stitching

Finding Particular Kinds of Charts

• Books with Celtic Cross Stitch Designs
• How to Find a Chart, including out-of-print charts

Finishing, Washing, Blocking, Etc.

• How to Finish a Bellpull
• How to Finish the Back of an Afghan
• How to Cover a Sphere with Fabric
• How to Finish Quickie Christmas Ornaments
• How to Line the Sides and Bottom of a Container with Fabric
• How to Finish the Edge of a Needlepoint Canvas to Be Made into a Pillow, by Rhea Stewart
• Removing Stains on Needlework
• Washing and Blocking Your Finished Work
• Orvus, Ivory, and Other Cleaning Agents for Needlework
• What "United Inches" Means in Framing, by Jill Spreenberg-Robinson
• How to Finish More Projects

Stitching Equipment and Gadgets

• My Substitute for a Dazor Lamp (better and cheaper)
• A Light for Stitching Aboard a Boat/RV
• Portable Magnification for Stitching

Stitching Materials

• About DMC's Color Changes and the "Dots" Before/After/Around Numbers
• What a "Fat Quarter" and "Fat Half" Are
• What Unevenweave Means, including which numbers indicate warp and weft threads

Information You Might Need for Customization of Designs

• Jewels and Flowers Associated with Birth Months
• Jewels and Metals Associated with Anniversaries
• Ornaments for a Bride's Gift
• Traditional Chores for Days of the Week, along with a revised version for stitchers
• The Victorian Language of Flowers
• Scales for Dolls' House Accessories

Information Pertaining to Stitching Organizations and Festivals

• About Attending Classes at a Stitching Festival
• My Classes at the 2005 Creative Arts and Textiles Show
  
• How to Enjoy A Stitch Festival When You Can't Stay On Your Feet for Long Periods of Time, or, Scooters to the Rescue! by Mary Helen Inskeep

• About Vintage Stitchers, my chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America. We'd love to have you as a long-distance or local member!
  
• About Nametags for EGA