Recent Needlepoint News
On Older Canvas
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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Originally posted 2007-01-22 17:39:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMy Sunday stitching project at the moment is an older canvas and I’m stitching it in hand. Working on it yesterday got me thinking about canvas. High-quality canvas, like Zweigart mono, is made from 100% cotton. The st... (original story)
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Needlepoint Purses Old & New
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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Originally posted 2010-07-11 07:18:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFendi needlepoint bag Needlepoint tote inset by Janet Perry purse from Needlepoint, Inc You may be under the impression that needlepoint bags look like the very expensive Fendi bag pictured top. Or that they are leather or canv... (original story)
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Shakespeare’s Peddler – Web Site Review
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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Originally posted 2002-02-20 17:51:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTheresa Venette has one of my favorite sites, Shakespeare’s Peddler . Not only does she have an on-line needlework shop, but here site is a treasure trove of information for stitchers of all kinds. In her shop she has, f... (original story)
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Vist the TNNA Show On-line
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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The World of Needlepoint, the site for TNNA’s Needlepoint Group, has put up a delightful gallery of pictures from the recent Winter Market in Phoenix. Go to this page and scroll down a bit to find the gallery. In it you’ll find lots of wonderful pictures from the show. There are pictures... (original story)
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If it’s Perforated, Can I Stitch on it?
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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The really simple answer to this is yes. Anything that has holes drilled in it in a regular grid-like pattern can be the ground for needlepoint. Think of these grounds as being like perforated paper or plastic canvas but made of a different material. However, the size of the grid (think of it as bei... (original story)
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Color Selection
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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Originally posted 2008-10-04 07:12:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter After my recent posting about selecting threads based on a choice of Watercolours, my friend Jan Fitzpatrick send me an email about her method of choosing thread colors along with this picture of a glorious Jean Hilton piece, ... (original story)
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New Canvases from Kathy Schenkel and Melissa Shirley
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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I am always so happy at TNNA to go to Kathy Schenkel’s and Melissa Shirley’s booths. They are always full to bursting with great new ideas and canvases I just drool over. I love Kathy’s bone-shaped ornaments for dogs and this year she has a delightful new set. These are “Thin... (original story)
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Merry Easter Eggs – book review
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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Originally posted 2006-02-18 14:51:18. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCarolyn Hedge Baird. 2004. Whimsical and bursting with ideas, Carolyn Hedge Baird has written a book of stitch ideas which covers much more than just Easter Eggs. It contains “ideas for borders and stripes, backgrounds, d... (original story)
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Needlepoint Eye Candy from ANG Chapter
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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The San Bernadino Chapter of ANG is huge, welcoming members from both near (east of LA) and far. Several of my friends belong to this chapter as long-distance members. The chapter is wonderful at having many exiting projects and at making it is easy for members who aren’t close to participate.... (original story)
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Exploring the Painted Stitch Canvas
Posted from Nuts about Needlepoint 109 days ago
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I was so excited when I found the vintage canvas on eBay awhile ago. I like it because the stitches are already painted on, much as the wonderful designs of Barbara Bergsten are. This type of needlepoint has the pattern of the stitch already there on the canvas, you pick your threads and follow alo... (original story)
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