I didn't stitch a lick yesterday, despite being trapped at home by the snow. I just was too tired from Christmas preparations, shoveling heavy wet snow, taking the dogs for walks, and running up and down the stairs to tend to the fire in the wood stove (we keep it going when there is danger--like heavy snow on the power lines--of losing the heat in cold weather).
You'll have to forgive me, but sometimes I just am not in the mood, despite being in love with the art of needlepoint and stitching almost every day.
I decided I'd distract you with some rarities. First, the pair of witch slippers above are a charted design from Margaret Bendig. You don't see many of her designs for sale. She mostly teaches although occasionally she'll publish something like the line of small seasonal themed kimonos she did for Needlepoint Now magazine in 2008, or her Southwest Sampler (second link) in the same year.
http://www.needlepointnow.com/back_issues/2008/2008.html
http://www.needlepointnow.com/back_issues/2008/2008_01/2008_01.html
I keep hoping she'll get her website up and running, but it isn't yet.
http://www.margaretbendigdesigns.com/
Her Holiday Fun stocking is in the Project Book for ANG.
http://www.needlepoint.org/CPB/2009.php
Have fun looking at Margaret's work while I try to get my rear in gear....
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8 comments:
As soon as I saw these great *shoes* the old Nancy Sinatra song "These Boots Are Made For Walking" starting running in my head. Now it is stuck there. This is your fault!
Yes, my fault. Hopefully the song drives the silly Christmas song Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer out of your head!
I must just tell you seeing the shoes that I have signed up for a workshop in January called red shoes. THe person who is giving the workshop is Sally Scott. It is about exploring one's creative side. The link is: http://www.sallyscott.co.za/page.php?pID=12&sec=5
It should be a very interesting.
The class sounds fascinating, Odette. Please let us know how it goes!
One of my customers has taken classes from Margaret,and I've heard that she is an exceptionally nice person and a wonderful teacher.
By the way, I THINK the canvas of the day is a Melissa Shirley.
Peggi, I think the Canvas of the Day is by Melissa Shirley, too, but I don't want to label it incorrectly so I made it Unknown. The website doesn't credit designers, sadly.
Well, I have a little sneaky info for you ladies. If you are able to join the San Bernardino California chapter of ANG real quick, you may have a chance to stitch these lovely shoes. Hagatha's Slippers is the May 2010 project and based upon all the info I have seen thus far, we ghosty types will be allowed to play along for this one...Check out the webpage
http://www.sbneedlepoint.org
And here is the link to the shoe project themselves http://www.sbneedlepoint.org/shoe.html
I just love enabling fellow shoe and Halloween suckers like myself :0)
Toodles from Kristen in Carolina
Hi, Kristen! Thanks for the tip. Those of us who don't belong to SBCANG already will check it out. Margaret teaches for SBCANG a lot. We've been lucky to have a lot of projects from her already. I think she's a member, actually. I'll have to look at my membership roster....
Ten enabling points to Kristen, by the way!
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