Old Town Needlework’s newest Christmas Club features 8 snowy scenes in canvases from Danji Designs, designed by CH Designs. The club includes either the complete kit, including embellishments, or canvas and stitch guide only. Learn more here: http://www.oldtownneedlework.com/christmas-club-2014.htm
“You Don’t Know Jack” is the name of this great canvas by Mary Tussey. It’s a club from Nashville Needleworks and includes a stitch guide by Connie Camp. Each of the Jack o’Lanterns is also available as an ornament. Learn more here: http://nashvilleneedleworks.com/clubs/
A lovely canvas of a blue pumpkin with a wide border and other harvest items (leaves, indian corn, gourds) from Melissa Prince is available as a kit from Homestead Needle Arts in Grand Blanc. The kit comes with a stitch guide by Kathy Fenchel. Call the shop at 888-694-3040 to order
American Dream Products has introduced a new line of value-priced scroll frames. The frames were developed for when price is the decisive factor without compromising on quality. All frames are offered in both the exclusive No Baste (Velcro®) and Webbing versions. See the company’s website: http://www.adp-usa.com/
Magie Hollingsworth, a designer for Ehrman Tapestry, is the latest of their designers to be showcased in a short video. In it she talks about her design life and about her approach to needlepoint design. She talks about her muted palette and about how she likes to create designs with small areas that can be […]
Silk Road Fibers keeps expanding the colors of this wonderful thread. The newest colors are: Birch Bark – silvery grey Blue Danube – blue-to-soft grey shaded Cracked Pepper – very dark slightly brown grey with a hint of violet Raspberry Smoothie – dark hot pink.fuchsia Summer Sunset – deep golden shade Many local shops are […]
Annie Lane has added Fobbits, scissors fobs to her line for needlepoint. These chain fobs have beads, charms and one of their delightful images on them. The 4″ long fobs are available in all the designs that are used in my Needle Magnets. You’ll be able to coordinate your canvas, needle minder, and scissors fob […]
Halloween Ribbons is the newest project from Laura Perin. This charted needlepoint is in Halloween colors with Halloween motifs between columns of composite stitches. Learn more here: http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/10/time-to-stitch-up-some-spooky-fun.html
Nashville Needleworks’ newest club begins next month. During the four-month club you’ll be stitching this canvas from Melissa Shirley. The club includes a stitch guide by Connie Camp. Call the shop at 615-377-6336 for more information.
The folks who write DMC’s blog here in the US recently came back from a tour of the company’s historic factory in the Alsace region of France. See the first part of the tour and learn about the company’s history here: http://dmc-threads.com/dmc-factory-tour-part-1/
