SharonG reports from TNNA about Brenda Hart, "She is working hard on book 4. It will be a 5x11 book. The size is easier to carry. I saw the cover and her draft stitches on her computer. It will be great. Brenda is very creative."
Personally, I can't wait for Brenda's new book. I have all of Brenda's stitch books and use them a great deal. In fact, I've just been browsing them looking for stitches for the Baroque Fish's face. I want to do scales maybe.
Sharon continues, "There is a new canvas from Zweigart. Tweed and it is stunning. The warp threads are white and the weft is black. Wait till you see it. Leigh painted some bathing beauties ala 20's on it. I think it would make a great handbag canvas because the unworked canvas would look so much like tweed fabric. "
The illustration for this blog entry is a custom canvas of Marilyn Monroe by Leigh, by the way.
About her own designs, SharonG says she is bringing back some of the lovely fountain pen canvases and that "My plan is to concentrate on designs that will retail for under $100. Shops tell me the consumer is looking for smaller canvases they can complete without a major commitment of time and $$. I know our shops appreciate everyone of you and others who love what we love...needleart."
If you aren't familiar with SharonG's fountain pen canvases, here are some of them. One lives in my stash, waiting for me to come up with wonderful threads and stitches for it.
http://www.sharong.com/catalog/pens/index.html
I'm very grateful for the reports from TNNA!
Personally, I can't wait for Brenda's new book. I have all of Brenda's stitch books and use them a great deal. In fact, I've just been browsing them looking for stitches for the Baroque Fish's face. I want to do scales maybe.
Sharon continues, "There is a new canvas from Zweigart. Tweed and it is stunning. The warp threads are white and the weft is black. Wait till you see it. Leigh painted some bathing beauties ala 20's on it. I think it would make a great handbag canvas because the unworked canvas would look so much like tweed fabric. "
The illustration for this blog entry is a custom canvas of Marilyn Monroe by Leigh, by the way.
About her own designs, SharonG says she is bringing back some of the lovely fountain pen canvases and that "My plan is to concentrate on designs that will retail for under $100. Shops tell me the consumer is looking for smaller canvases they can complete without a major commitment of time and $$. I know our shops appreciate everyone of you and others who love what we love...needleart."
If you aren't familiar with SharonG's fountain pen canvases, here are some of them. One lives in my stash, waiting for me to come up with wonderful threads and stitches for it.
http://www.sharong.com/catalog/pens/index.html
I'm very grateful for the reports from TNNA!
UPDATE: Colleen has updated her shop website with new TNNA items.
And Amy Bunger talks about a new book from Patsy Snyder.
http://www.amybunger.com/catalog/item/6262613/6670444.htm
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
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