Learning From Blogs (and Perle Cotton)

There are a lot of interesting projects to study on various blogs.  Are you interested in how to show perspective?  Study what Ruth did with her Maggie gardening lady canvas to make each element recede or come forward.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2010/07/welcome-to-rose-parade.html

Here's the bare canvas Before Ruth.
http://www.maggieco.com/html/detail.php?ID=2393&Category=1&pg=1&q=watering%20can%20lady

By the way, there's a matching frame sold by Maggie.
http://www.maggieco.com/html/detail.php?ID=2433&Category=11&pg=1&q=watering%20can%20lady

Are you interested in ways to provide continuity in a design you created yourself?  Jan is facing that issue with the latest rug she is designing and writes about her solutions here.
http://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/mosaic-needlepoint-rug-progress-13/

Do faces cause you trouble when you stitch?  You may find Mary Corbet's analysis of faces on ecclesiastical embroidery as fascinating as I do.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2010/07/embroidered-faces-perspective.html

Before I forget, Needle in a Haystack is selling their perle cotton at a big discount in preparation for their move to a new location.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2010/07/anchor-perle-8-12-grab-bags-on-sale.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow