Saturday, September 12, 2026

Two New Pillow Self-Finishing Options

Renni Collective plans to have self-finishing velvet or gingham pillows.  They work with 9x5  or 10x4 inch designs.  Probably these will be available end of June 2026.


They use a slightly different self-stick process, which is interesting and hopefully means that these can be switched out with the seasons as there is a velcro-like fabric on one side and the sticky stuff on the other.

Looks like NYC Stitch Nights has the same idea.  Their self-finishing pillow has ruffles.

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Friday, September 11, 2026

Fiber Talk Canvas's Latest Posting

Fiber Talk's latest video is part eight in their needlepoint series.  It's an hour and twenty minutes long but they've provided a timeline so you can fastforward to a section that interests you as you set up a new needlepoint project.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

Leftovers and Arte Johnson's Stitch

Melita decided to use up some of her leftover threads in a stash buster project.

She's doing the Arte Johnson stitch with her threads.

Needle Arts and Beyond tried this, too.

Thanks to the Needlepoint Teacher, we have a diagram for Arte's Stitch.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Laurie McClellan's Heart (Nancy Cucci)

Brenda stitched another Nancy Cucci heart, "Laurie McClellan's Heart."

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

How to Store Straw Silk

The Stitch Ladi on Instagram has a good idea for storing Straw Silk but this will work for many types of threads.

I would caution you to not use this if you routinely use long lengths of thread for darning stitch backgrounds or stitches that use a good foot of thread.  You'll find yourself constantly running out of thread.

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