For the Traditional Needlepointer

Beverly R. sent me a note about this post on the style blog Mrs. Blandings which describes a lady who needlepoints rugs a' la Mrs. George Bush Sr.
http://mrsblandings.blogspot.com/2009/04/gros-point.html

The blog led me to this website which reproduces the Seasons magazine article referred to. Note, clicking on images enlarges them and the text to readable size. (At least it did for me--this might depend on the computer software you have.)
http://www.seasonsmagazinedigital.com/seasonsmagazine/2009spring/?folio=64

I've also got a great lesson from Judy Harper on how to create letters for your Christmas stocking. What is more traditional that stitching holiday stockings for friends and family?
http://fairy-crafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/names-on-stockings-how-to-tutorial.html

If you read Needlepoint Now magazine you will have seen an article about a lady who takes old needlepoint pieces and makes them into wonderful pillows. You can read the article online at her blog (click on the magazine cover photo) and see photos of her latest pieces. There's are links to the Boutique where you can buy a remade piece of your own, or at least enjoy the lovely finishing, as well.
http://cest-chouette.blogspot.com/

Continuing my theme of traditional needlepoint, here is a link to a museum in Holland with lots of photos of old needlepoint and other types of stitching. You don't need to read Dutch to enjoy the photos.
http://m-silkwork.blogspot.com/2009/04/embroidery-at-rijksmuseum.html

Finally, silk wrapped purl may be available again as a thread after centuries. You can read a bit about it here on the blog of the lady who is reporting on the reproduction of the Plimoth Plantation embroidered jacket. I've seen the new Gilt Sylke Twist which reproduction sampler and embroiderers are drooling over. This is another thread in our tool kit which will be fun (although probably expensive) and a doorway into our stitching ancestors' lives.
http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/silk-purl-another-ripple/

Many thanks to Beverly R. who started me down this path of looking for links for those of us who appreciate traditional needlepoint! Wish I could have thanked you in person but your Replay function on the Yahoo 360 message system is turned off.

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow