Link to the Show / Show Notes
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- All about needlepoint, with Janet Perry, who's on a mission to change the way we think about this craft.
- Some discussion of why needlepoint is a perfect craft for today, and why it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves.
- Lots of great ideas and resources to get you started needlepointing!
Links:
- Check out Janet'sNapa Needlepoint website, where you can find...
- Janet's self-published books: Needlepoint Trade Secrets and Bargello Revisited
- Janet's frequently-updated series of ebooks
- ...And, Janet's blog, Nuts About Needlepoint
- Janet also offers a free email needlepoint course for beginners.
- A book Janet recommends highly: Bargello, by Elsa Williams, published 1967.
- A book I recommend highly: Better Homes and Gardens Needlepoint, published 1978.
- Definitely check out the Modern Needlepoint on Flickr - it has lots of stunning work.
