Needlecraft Links

Aion-Needlecrafts
There are a number of very different areas that make up this distinctly British site with something for everyone interested in cross stitch or hand embroidery.

Always Quilting
A great resource for the patchwork and embroidery enthusiast. Hints and tips forpatchwork and quilting, resources for machine quilters.

Arts and Designs
Rare and exclusive counted cross-stitch, blackwork and embroidery kits, charts, patterns and leaflets at discount prices with free shipping.

Choosing thread for card embroidery
When choosing a thread for card embroidery keep in mind that the pin pricked hole in your card presents an abrasive surface to the thread.

Form-A-Lines Stitching Card patterns and kits at Card Inspirations
The Card Inspirations shop and mail order department is located on a farm in the picturesque English village of Tewin, Hertfordshire. We have been trading there since 1998.

How to add a Stitching Cards font to your computer
In order to use a Stitching Cards font in your word processor, or other programs where you can type words, you must install it in your fonts folder. It is a simple procedure. If you follow these instructions it will take 1 to 5 minutes.

Tips for prick and stitch cards
These include what self-adhesive tape to use, making the pricked holes less noticeable, bead storage, bead tray, protecting your stitch work in the post, a home made and a home made pricking pin.

How to embroider greetings cards
This demonstration uses a butterfly stitching card pattern (available free from the Stitching Cards web site). It takes you through the card making process step by step.

Sewing stitches used to embroider greetings cards
When you are sewing the design on your greetings card the instructions may call for backstitch and stem stitch. The following diagrams show how these stitches are worked.

Straight line art - notes for teachers
Straight line art is a good way of introducing the principle of symmetry to young children. This will help them think about the shapes created by the lines as well as the spaces left between the lines.

String Art Math
Multiplication math facts are generally introduced in the second or the third grade. Occasionally, some students have difficulty learning them. There are many ways to help such students either in the classroom or outside of the class remedially. One such way that has motivated students to practice and learn the factors of multiplication is with string art.......