When I knew I was going to be stitching the Blue Russian, I started collecting links to fur and Santa beards I liked. I thought you might find them inspiring, too. Stephanie has done some wonderful Russian Santas from Heartstrings, which are distributed by Artists Collection.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2013/12/russian-style-santas-from-kathy-schenkel.html
Stephanie has also posted great Santa photos from a variety of designers. Some of these she has stitched, some are from her SWANs group and some are from her local shops. They really illustrate the diversity of fur and beards we can create.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2013/12/santa-baby.html
I love Suzanne's polar bear stocking. I think he might have been stitched using Fuzzy Stuff from Rainbow Gallery.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/12/happy-polar-bear.html
Summer has done some wonderful Santa ornaments, working from her stash threads.
http://summerlouise.blogspot.com/2013/12/two-melissa-shirley-ornaments-completed.html
Becki's Melissa Shirley Santa has a lovely beard and gorgeous fur trim. The fur trim is Colonial knots in a variety of threads.
http://astheneedleturns.com/russian-santas-club/
Finally, wait'll you see Anne's traditional Medici beard!
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-wild-and-hairy-guy.html
I also referred to my copy of Beards I Have Known, which shows off the various beards Diana Bosworth has stitched for The French Knot in Texas.
http://www.pfos.com/SalePages/PocketFullofStitchesNeedlepointBooks.htm
It's a great little book but if you are not willing to spend money on a book you will only use occasionally, you can browse the photos of Diana's Peteis on the French Knot website. I believe all the stitch guides for these creations are still available from the French Knot.
http://thefrenchknot.com/x-petei.htm
Hope you found all this as inspirational as I did!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 2, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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