The Cape Stitcher

When I was researching Shaker communities and lifestyles before designing the clock canvas, I came across a fascinating tidbit. Not only di...

Working diligently on the background, I cleared the center of the canvas so I could start stitching the clock! Th...

I changed my mind about my plan of attack for the Shaker clock canvas: trying to be very, very good, I worked on more background across the...

I've started the background on the Shaker wall clock canvas using DMC white cotton floss in basketweave. Boring? Not really--basketwe...

I'm returning once again to the subject of clocks, this time adapting to needlepoint a Shaker wall clock dating to 1840. The Shaker reli...

The tall case clock canvas is finished! All that remained to be stitched were the wallpaper and the top of the clock, which I managed to sq...

My DH had to go out in all the snow on Monday, and on his way home called to see if I needed him to pick up anything. I'm sure he was t...

It started snowing here on Saturday, so I psyched myself for a weekend of cooking, laundry and stitching. I'd already started the wallp...

The first sections I stitched on the tall case clock canvas were the moldings, which are really quite easy to execute in needlepoint with ju...

Every now and then, I come up with a slightly off-the-wall idea for a design. On this New Year's Eve, with a blue moon high in the sky,...