Counted Canvaswork News

Not everyone who comes to Blog is a painted canvas fan so I collect items of interest for them.   Fans of my Tony Minieri Stars piece will want to read about the Stars retreat that Sara Leigh arranged for last weekend.  I wish I could have gone but I had travel plans, which of course were wrecked by the 10 inches of snow we got last week.  At least while I've been trapped here I can see lots and lots of progress other stitchers are making!
http://remedialstitcher.blogspot.com/2011/01/retreat.html

http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2011/02/and-weekend-and-aftermath.html

If you want to do a monthly club as a counted canvasworker, you should check out the Fingerstep Designs clubs that Alex Paras Needle Arts offers. This year's club are butterfly ornaments.  This is a cheap way to use up your stash in a monthly series that is lovely.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/orcl.html

The Embroidery Addict has stitched a geometric piece from a French counted canvaswork designer I've never heard of.  If you want something totally different, read all about it here.
http://embroideryaddict.blogspot.com/2011/01/needlepoint-i-love-it.html

Of course I have to throw a bone to the painted canvas fans.  How about a jazzy new pair of scissors?  Whether you prefer painted designs or blank canvas, we all need scissors.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-gingher-scissors.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com