Your Personal Shopper Arrives at TNNA Market

Colleen of The Needle Works in Austin, Texas is at the TNNA cash and carry trade show now and has already posted photos of two brand new Leigh Halloween designs on her blog.  One of the witches (Delphine) in the six witch Wicked series is shown above.
http://theneedleworks.typepad.com/the_needle_works/2009/09/stop-the-presses.html
UPDATE:  All six Wicked witches are on the Leigh website.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp512x.html

To keep you reading her blog, Colleen says if you order any of the brand new canvases she showcases on her blog by 5 p.m. on Monday, September 28, you will receive a discount of 20% off the retail price.  Email Colleen at this temporary address while she is at Market theneedleworkssales@gmail.com to place your order, but remember this offer is only good for a limited time.

It's like having a personal shopper at Market with a trunk show discount....

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More Background While Debating

I was pretty tired last night so I did a little more background, trying to move down the right side of the canvas and fill in the background from the Rabbit Geisha's waist to her feet and beyond.

While doing all this, I've been wondering just what stitch to use for the tunic part of her kimono. I am going to test stitch this Tony Minieri stitch tonight but it occurred to me that I really need to pick threads first.
http://needlepoint.org/StitchOfTheMonth/2009/jun.php

The weight of the threads used, plus whether the filling stitches are beads or metallic threds, is going to change the look a lot.  Guess I need to do a lot of test stitching.  I might stick with the Mandarin Floss I'm using for the bottom skirt or choose a new thread altogether.  Haven't decided.

You can see why I am doing background while I think this all over!

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