Remaining PinBroidery initial patterns added

The remaining initials have been added to the PinBroidery pattern collection. They are available individually and also in three sets: A to G, H to N and O to Z. See the patterns in the Initials section of our online store.

Initial stitching patterns added to our range

Seven card designs featuring the initials A through to G have been added to the PinBroidery pattern collection. More initials will be added in due course. These PinBroidery initial patterns make beautiful personalised cards for birthdays and other special occasions. The patterns are supplied in two sizes; 144 x 144 mm (5.65 x 5.65 inches) … Read more

Prick and stitch Christmas tree in black and red

PinBroidery customer Ivy Crowhurst has sent us a picture of her interpretation of the PinBroidery Christmas tree design. The tree is beautifully stitched in black thread with deep red beads for the decorations and red and silver beads for the candles. It makes a striking card that has a gothic feel to it.

How to combine the PinBroidery number patterns

Ten new number patterns have been added to the PinBroidery pattern collection. They feature the numbers 0 to 9 entwined with decorative flowers and leaves. Numbers can be combined to make any number. The individual numbers are centralised on the pattern. When two patterns are combined they will look more attractive if each number is … Read more

How to resize a pricking pattern

The easiest way to resize a pricking pattern is to use the percentage print setting provided by the Foxit PDF reader. This is available as a free download from www.foxitsoftware.com .

If you are unable to use the Foxit PDF reader to scale your printout you could take a snapshot of your computer screen with the “PrtScrn” (print screen) key and then paste the result into an image editing program. This procedure will enable you to change the size of a pricking pattern. This demonstration uses Microsoft Windows XP together with the Microsoft Paint image editing program.

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PinBroidery pattern smaller size test

I have been conducting a pattern size survey on the Prick and Stitch is my Craft blog. This has produced a good response with about half of those voting saying they would like the PinBroidery square patterns to be smaller than 144 x 144 mm (5¾ x 5¾ inches). To take the survey to the … Read more

Where to buy square double-fold cards

Double fold cards have three panels and two fold lines. The design is stitched on the centre panel. When the stitching is finished the right-hand panel is folded inside and fixed with card adhesive or double-sided self-adhesive tape. This hides the back of the stitching. Designs on our sister website Form-A-Lines, fit a card size … Read more