One of many nice issues about cross stitching is you can get began with out quite a lot of provides. Actually only a bit of cloth, some embroidery floss and a needle are all that it is advisable strive it out.
However like all craft, there are equipment and particular instruments which may not be important, however they do make the work a little bit simpler. And generally they will even make it a little bit extra enjoyable, too.
Take needle minders, for instance.
I didn’t know these existed till a number of years in the past. I all the time simply stabbed my needle by a few holes within the cross sew cloth (ideally outdoors of the stitching space as a result of that may stretch out the holes) once I wasn’t utilizing it so I wouldn’t lose it.
However intelligent stitchers discovered a method to maintain their needle shut with out damaging their cloth, and that’s a needle minder.
It’s principally a few magnets that you simply place your cloth between; then the highest magnet can maintain the needle when you’re not utilizing it. You can too connect it to your paper sample in the event you like as a substitute.
In fact simply utilizing plain magnets for that is potential, nevertheless it’s not very thrilling, so there are all types of designs of needle minders you can purchase (which we’ll get to in a minute). I’ve bought an thought for making my very own which I’ll share as quickly as I strive it out.
Within the meantime, take a look at this publish from Catkin and Kindle that goes into much more element about how needle minders are made and alternative ways you should utilize them, in addition to potential pitfalls of utilizing them.
As for the place to purchase your individual, I’ll most likely do a complete publish on that quickly, too, however listed here are a few enjoyable choices from Etsy:
- Caffeinated Cat Crafts has all kinds of needle minders starting from gnomes to a steampunk octopus, bees and ouija planchettes.
- Journey Needlework has a determined witchy/cat vibe, together with needle minders of each a cat and a mushroom holding a knife.
- Needles Notions and Extra focuses on seasonal designs together with a bunny holding a carrot, sweet corn and a snowman, however I actually needed to share this one as a result of they’ve a Highland Cow needle minder!
[Photo: Catkin and Kindle]