Breaking News: Kevin Lustik on Display

During March 2026 Jadite Galleries in NYC will be displaying and selling Kevin Lustik's needlepoint creations.  (And they sell on their website, which is a great way to browse the show from a distance.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVYi3shjlq_/

https://jadite.com/

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Disco Man

Bicoastal Stitches/Le Fil Studio's new "Dancing Under Disco" adds to their Disco line in the flashiest way possible.  <cue The Bee Gees>   This video shows off the finished standup and talks about the threads used.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGzbS9kmut/

https://lefilstudio.com/collections/disco

Music track while you admire the finishing--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUID0jSh2Ic

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A Clever Idea for Christmas Stockings (and Other Things)

Mary found custom buttons on Amazon.  They read "Handmade with Love By GrandMary."  You'll find them by searching for Personalized Wooden or Personalized Leather Buttons.  There are a lot of various styles, too.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122264850578233864&set=gm.24961997713450718&idorvanity=108537025890131

She puts them on her Christmas stockings but they'll work for many things, so Mary won the Smart Cookie Award in January 2026!

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© Copyright November 6, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Let's Talk February Needlepoint News with NJNA

The New Jersey Needle Artists chapter of ANG has dropped their first bi-monthly newsletter for Feb. 2026.  As usual, there is a lot of news, both ANG-related and shop/designer/tool related.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2026/02/07/whats-happening-at-njna-2-7-26/

The second posting for this month is for the threadaholics among us.  

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2026/02/21/whats-happening-at-njna-2-21-26/

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Six Good Questions Interviews Stefanie Chase

The Six Good Questions podcast interviews Stefanie Chase of The Joy of Needlepoint.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/25-stefanie-chase/id1814230575?i=1000741941377

You can browse Stefanie's website here.

https://www.thejoyofneedlepoint.net/

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