Needlepoint News

Sign of the Arrow (9814 Clayton Road) has a trunk show this month from Colors of Praise. Save 20% on canvases from this show. See the designer’s site here: https://colorsofpraiseneedlepoint.com

Wellesley Needlepoint (22 Grove) has a trunk show in December from Heidi Stanley. Plus for the first time, they are showing their exclusive designs from Sea Breeze and Julie Paukert in a trunk show. Save 15% on all trunk show canvases. See Heidi’s Facebookpage here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Heidi-Stanley-Designs-125327388158030/photos/?ref=page_internal See the Sea Breeze Designs here: https://www.wellesleyneedlepoint.com/exclusive-designs/sea-breeze-designs/ See Julie’s […]

Ridgewood Needlepoint (391 Clinton Ave) in Wyckoff has new policies on stitch guides. Beginning in January they will be offering different levels of stitch guides. They are: Basic Stitch Suggestions: Need assistance with picking out a few stitches for your new canvas? Receive 10% off of your thread purchase if we kit your project. We […]

Because of Christmas, I am celebrating this joyous day with my family and sleeping in after Midnight Mass last night. There will be not news posts today. Posts will resume tomorrow afternoon at 2PM Pacific. Have a blessed Christmas!

Ridgewood Needlepoint (391 Clinton Ave) in Wyckoff will be opening their Resolution Stitching program from January 2 through January 24. In this program, you can “list up to 3 items in our “Resolution Stitching” book that you would like to get stitched and sent out for finishing in 2020” (finished, not framed). “You will receive […]

Kimberly Ann Carter, the designer of Kimberly Ann Needlepoint passed away last weekend, her company announced earlier today on Instagram. She is survived by her husband and two small children. The designer was 36. Here’s a quote from the store Needleworks in Birmingham, “She is survived by her husband, Stephan, and children, Ethan (5) and […]

Power is back on and the regular schedule for news articles will resume Wednesday, October 31.

Thanks to the weekend’s “wind event,” I am without power and will be until, at earliest late today or tomorrow. Without Internet I cannot post. New posts will resume once I have power.

If you have been on social media this week, you’ve probably seen this lovely needlepoint chair stitched by a Canadian grandmother. It took her 25 years to do. An article from the BBC includes thw background and quotes from interviews with her and her family. Read it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50101668

Even though I’m feeling better every day, it’s still hard to sit at my desk. My blog vacation will be continuing through Wednesday, October 16.