Ruth Scmuff has created this clever :Village Square” series of shops that can be finished as stand-up figures. You’ll find a bookstore, pet shop, hand bag boutique, wine bar, and more. Of course, there is a needlepoint shop. Full of adorable details, they feature stitch guides by Robin King. Ruth’s shop BeDecked and Beadazzled is […]
Stitchers just love Melissa Shirley’s old-fashioned “kids.” Available for every holiday, they make great projects. Beginning in September, this new club from Phoenix’s BeStitched so great — the six figures can be finished in time for Thanksgiving. Reservations are due by July 15. Sign up here: http://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/store/thanksgiving-kids-club-put-yourself-in-the-holiday-spirit-by-reserving-your-space-at-the-table-for-this-adorable-feast-of-little-people-canvas-by-melissa-shirley-designs-stitch-guide-by-lisa-kessler-reservations-are-due-by-july-15th-%28%2416425%29-and-th/dp/23871
This flag is all wrong — or is it? Stare at the dot in the middle for about 30 seconds. Then look away to a white sheet of paper — what do you see? The old familiar red, white, and blue. Jen of Funk & Weber created the free chart as an Independence Day present. […]
Melissa Shirley recently came out with a series of fall-themed wrapped presents canvases. Each canvas is 4×5 on 18-mesh. BeStitched Needlepoint has added them to their Endless Present Club. You can choose this option when joining the club or create a combination of holiday and autumn presents. Current Club members can also add these presents […]
This popular designer of charted needlepoint has just released Bargello and Carnations, her newest design. Using a lovely pink and green palette, the design combines two of Laura’s favorite things: dianthus (the family of carnations) and Bargello. In the random facts category did you know that both the color pink and the term pinking for […]
The American Needlepoint Guild has three wonderful magnetic needleminders you can order on their Products & Publications page (http://needlepoint.org/Merchandise/Publications.php) One honors ANG’s 40th Anniversary. Another is for the 2013 Anaheim Seminar. The newest, a Mag Friends magnet, has the word “Stitch’ in rhinestones.
Needlepointers, the magazine of the American Needlepoint Guild, is looking for submissions. For projects, they’d like to publish both charted and painted/outline-drawn needlepoint pieces of all skill levels. There are usually one large project and two small projects in each issue. They would like to include more projects focused on painted/outline-drawn designs to give a […]
Eye Candy is showing off a charming quartet of foxes for summer in this blog post. There a four seasonal foxes in this series, all charming. In addition there is a small cowboy owl.
BeStitched in Phoenix wants you to stitch your own choir of angels with their Perfect Angels Club. The seasonal angels in the series are by Melissa Shirley. Participants will receive canvas, guide and thread/bead kit the last week of every month. The designs are 5×6 and each kit is $135. Sign up here: http://www.bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/store/get-an-angel-of-the-month-for-a-year-these-beautiful-melissa-shirley-canvases-come-with-a-complete-package-including-canvas-guide-and-thread-bead-kit/dp/24080
Liz Morrow has released five new patterns available on her website. The three designs in the Nature series (Earth, Sea, and Sky) are available both separately and as a set. Petite Circle is a small Hungarianpoint project since in Needlepoint Now in 2011. Leaping Stag is a charted needlepoint. All are delivered to your email […]
