Needlepoint News

Knot the Point (4021 Henderson Boulevard) is getting a head start on summer with savings of 21% on canvases on its special clearance wall. Shop here: https://www.knotthepoint.com/clearance

Ridhewood Needlepoint (391 Clinton Ave) in Wyckoff has a virtual trunk show from Jean Smith. Save 20% on canvases ordered from this designer. See Jean’s site here: https://www.jeansmithdesigns.com

Labors of Love (500 Amsterdam Ave. NE, Suite L4) has a trunk show from the Wellesley Needlepoint Collection during May. Save 20% on canvases in the show, which includes “the art of Annie Lane, Julie Paukert, J&J Graphics and Trubey Walker.” See the show here: https://www.laborsofloveneedlepoint.shop/shop/Wellesley-Needlepoint-Collection-Trunk-Show.htm

The needlepoint community is suffering a great loss. The wonderful designer and teacher dede Ogden passed away on May 1. dede was a wonderful teacher who I met soon after I moved to California. After I moved to Napa I discovered that she lived just up the road from me. We went to the same […]

Rainbow Gallery has discontinued several colors in Splendor, Panache, and Neon Rays. The discontinued colors are: Splendor: S949 Dark Grey Green S963 Sandstone S977 Peach Ice S980 Sage S1033 Dark Sandalwood S1076 Dark Blue Violet S1079 Medium Grey Green S1092 Sachet S1106 Mustard Panache: PN45 Goldenrod Neon Rays: N89 Deep Olive N96 Dark Granite

Kreinik’s black spools have temporarily gone white. The company released this statement yesterday: ‘Due to problems with our supplier, we are out of the famous Kreinik black spools. So you will see Kreinik metallics on white spools( typically used for our iron-on threads). There is no change in the thread; the only difference is the […]

Nimble Needle (214 Johnson Ferry Road NE) in Sandy Springs has a wonderful line-up of classes in the next few months taught by Mark Craddock. He’ll be teaching: Knots Ahoy! – May 29 from 3:30 to 6:30 Backgrounds – May 30 from 1 to 5 Scads o’Plaids – June 26 from 1 to 5 Laid […]

While few finishers will guarantee items to be returned in time for Christmas, many shops are now advising customers that finishing may take six months to be returned to you. Shops are now advising that you get your holiday items to them for finishing by mid-May. Get busy with your holiday finishing! I know I […]

Absolutely Needlepoint (13869 South Dixie Highway) has a trunk show through April 2 from The Meredith Collection. Save 20% on the over 1400 canvases in the show. There is ” a lot of gorgeous canvases in the store, that is no exaggeration. There are canvases of every size and category – tons of belts, ornaments […]

Nashville Needleworks (7020 Church St E #5) in Brentwood, TN and Hingham Square Needlepoint (185 Lincoln St Suite 200A) in Hingham, MA have trunk shows from Eye Candy this month. See Eye Candy’s site here: http://www.eyecandyneedleart.com/