Monday, September 28, 2026

Starke Art's Acrylic Bases for Finishing

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Starke Art Designs now has acrylic stand up bases to use in finishing.

Here is what they look like for those without a Facebook account.

These are available from the following shops:
Bexar Needleworks
Fireside Stitchery
New England Stitchery
Radish Roots Needlepoint
Splendid Stitch
The Needlepoints North

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Threadahholic Alert: Bradley Silk

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Needlepoint.com says they will have a new thread called Bradley Silk in late September.  There are 351 colors in 76 color families.  The threads are 8 ply floss, or a single strand suitable for either 13 or 18 count canvas.  More details to come when it is available September 28, 2026.  

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Needlepoint Sails

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Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY has posted something unique to their Facebook page--sailboats with needlepointed sails!


The canvases are by Wisteria Designs.  I've never seen anything like this, so I had to share.

You can see their "Heritage Sailboat Collection" on the Wisteria Needlepoint Designs website.  The model sailboat forms are included in your purchase.

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Tudor Embroidery

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Cynthia Jackson's been very busy of late.   She's received a grant to further her research and writing about 16th Century Tudor embroidery and her website is starting to show the fruits of all this work.

You may not be very interested in our stitching ancestors, but I am and I wanted to post about this so you could explore Cynthia's work and that of the Royal School of Embroidery.  After all, these are our sort of people!

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Saturday, September 26, 2026

New Stitch Monday and the Giant Pink Nutcracker

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Ridgewood Needlepoint is stitching Raymond Crawford's "Giant Pink Nutcracker," so Stephanie's New Stitch Monday column is focusing on that for now.  The nutcracker has the fanciest striped pants you'll ever see!

First, the shoulder epaulets.  These stitches will work in many small areas.

The arms are next.  The stitch used is perfect for stripes anywhere you need texture.

Now she worked the cuff.  Note that all these stitches will work on other clothing designs.

Next up are the sock tops, folded down over his boots.

Now Stephanie has finished the sock legs, using a Milanese stitch variation.  She also gives us a second variation since this stitch works really well in small areas.

The giant pink nutcracker now has cupcake shoes!  I want a pair, don't you?

Mr. Pink's jacket is underway.

Double Stitch is one of my favorites, too!

Mr. Pink has a belt now.

Mr. Pink has his crown done except for the pudding on top.

It's a cupcake, not pudding!

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