Things are starting to trickle out of St. Charles, MO (where all the shops and designers and thread makers and so forth are having a party about us--excuse me while I weep). First up, Gail has taken pity on me and posted another photo of a new ornament, a gingerbread cookie version of the Statue of Liberty.
http://squiggeedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-st-charles-goodies.html
If you have your September/October 2010 Needlepoint Now, you probably have seen some of the newest things in the ads. I highly recommend you read the ads. They are wonderful fun! By the way, that Pat Mazu mini sock looks like another type of fun and I can't wait to study the next stitch diagrams for the Marnie Ritter sampler. Excuse me while I go weep over my copy's not having arrived yet. Looking at it on their website is not the same!
http://www.needlepointnow.com/current_issue.html
Since I am already unhappy about the fun I missed, this is the perfect time to show the class Susan just attended. Color me VERY jealous! And a bit intimidated by the stitching. It is amazing.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2010/09/stumpwork-by-jane-nicholas.html
Oh, well, I just updated the Chilly Hollow Stitch Guide site with a photo of O'jishi, an article on Tapestry Fair's new quilt series with stitch guides that includes photos, and a note about June McKnight's creative consultations.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/
Anyone got a hanky? I need to blow my nose after all that weeping.
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Sorry you couldn't be there but I'm glad to be able to show you a bit of the wonder. Thanks for the plug.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I drooled over every photograph from your stumpwork class. Her amazing stitching that creates detailed and realistic natural scenes just blew me away!
ReplyDeleteI am very envious of your class and enjoyed reading about it very much. Now, go stitch something great from what you learned so I can enjoy that, too.
I am crying along with you re: the Jane Nicholas stumpwork class - absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteStumpwork is something that I drool over and then turn away from, totally intimidated. Thanks for the site-link, but if you're not tackling it, then I'm CERTAINLY not!
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Glenis, I plan to tackle stumpwork some day. I already know a tiny bit about it and have three new books on the topic from Jane Nichols to read. I meant I just can't take classes in it because I can't travel to classes. I don't think it is that hard but you do need some skill and practice. I didn't mean that I was intimidated by it, just astounded by Jane Nichols' skill!
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