Welcome to the Loopylou Design web site

You are welcome to use this site to purchase my hardanger sampler chart packs with cross stitch and speciality stitches. If you wish to purchase them from your local needlework shop and they do not stock them, then please give them my details. If you have trouble finding material or threads please email me and I will do my best to find a shop to help you, or check out the links page.

Correction on Summer breeze. On Key Chart Silk mori 0414 should be 4162 and for the Backstitch use 4164. Sorry for any inconvenience.

New for February

Peace, Hope & Love a Christmas Drawn thread sampler. Diamonds & Pearls a delicate Hardanger sampler and Victorian garden a Biscornu and Scissor fob. See What's new page for details.

New for septmber

Twilight Star a small design and Flower Patch my normal Hardanger sampler. See What's new page for details.

New for August

Needle & Pins, this is my first needlecase , scissor fob and biscornu. Also Purple Deco Biscornu, you can find them on the What's new page or the now Biscornu & needlecase page for more information. Chart pack comes with colour instructions for making the needlecase and Biscoru as with my other Biscornu's.

New for June

Iris Lace, this you can find on the What's new or beginners page.

New for May

Daisy May Biscornu,you can find more details in the what's new page or the Biscornu page.

New for April

Yes !! yet another Biscornu, you could say I am hooked on them.This one is called Precious moment, you can find more details in the what's new page or the Biscornu page.

New for March

As promised my second Biscornu and scissor fob " Hearts and flowers, see the What's new page for more details.

I first started stitching as a teenager, taught by my grandmother who was a seamstress and this became my trade when I left school. I then joined the Courtaulds group and stayed there until I left to have my two boys. Having met other mothers who stitched we soon started a stitching group calling ourselves "Just Stitching". We met every Wednesday morning, it was something other than housework and shopping to look forward to! We then started workshops where I got hooked on Hardanger. After a while I couldn't find any challenging designs so I decided to have a go myself. My friends thought they were good and encouraged me to approach my local needlework shop which I did, selling two patterns on my first day.

I started my business in 2003 and have done my second trade show, which was very exciting and has encouraged me to carry on with my dream. I feel very lucky to do what I do and I hope my designs inspire you too.

I have designs accepted by Classic Stitches ,Stitch and New Stitches which will be published throughout the year.

This year I am pleased to say I have a design in the Just cross-stitch ornaments 2007 & 2008.

I have recently started teaching at the which is very exciting, it is so nice to meet other needlework minded people.

Lynda