I've been thinking about matching my magnets to my canvas since I found out all the Cool Kids are doing it. After all, you guys see photos of my stitching, not photos of me in my old sweat pants, older lime green Crocs and whatever turtleneck is clean. If I have the right magnet, you'll think I am Audrey Hepburn reborn!
So I'm looking for just the right Asian-themed magnet. During this search, I've come across lots of unusual magets. I've not found a geisha or Buddha or temple magnet (yet) but if you are looking, too, you might like to visit these links. Our first stop is Nordic Needle to see the animal chart magnets. Each magnet in the pair is one half of an animal. I'm not sure how strong the magnets are since they are made to hold a chart on your fabric, but wouldn't it be fun to have the option of putting your duck butt on top of the canvas when you are having a bad day? Those designer owl magnets are gorgeous, by the way. Take a browse and see all sorts of fun magnets in the six pages of magnets at this link.
http://www.nordicneedle.com/ctgy/E39-00-00.html
If you like to stitch flowers or nature canvases, Stitchery's dragonfly, flower or shell magnets are right up your alley.
http://www.stitchery.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=T51557&srccode=NXCTC6&utm_source=google&utm_medium=comparison&utm_campaign=datafeed
If you like the primitive country art of designers like Ewe and Eye, then the Mill Hill button magnets are for you. While you are here, don't miss the Stitchaholic t-shirt, the beaded needle threaders, the Puffin metallic needle minders, or the I Love Cats/Dogs ceramic needle minders.
http://downsunshinelane.com/accessories.htm
By the way, Puffin's latest needle magnets include one of a mermaid.
http://needleshow.com/cgi-bin/detailc.pl?581-puf204-04
Texas Hill Country has a whole series of magnetic needle minders that are totally unique. Check out the blue polka dot dress, the dog paw prints and bone magnets, the fat yellow bird, the ghost, the sweet little hearts, the fabulous owl, and the patriotic Texas magnet. At $5 each, you can have several unusual magnets to dress up that canvas. There's even a snail for those of us who are s-l-o-w stitchers. How fun is that?
http://www.texashillcountryceramics.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/26206/endrw/0
There's a magnet for every canvas, even if I haven't found my geisha magnet yet. If you have a favorite, why not post a link in the comments or email me at chilly hollow at hot mail dot com? I'll post it for you.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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2 comments:
Hi Jane--
If you don't find an already made magnet, could you make your own? Find a flat backed button or bead with an Asian theme, and glue one of these super strong magnets to the back of it; of course the other magnet in the set goes on the back of the fabric.
I did a Google image search for "geisha bead" and TONS of options turned up, some 3-dimensional, some flat, some glass, some polymer clay. The same search on etsy also turned up a bunch of options.
Hope that helps!
I'm always on the lookout for sea turtle sewing accessories. I would LOVE a set of sea turtle scissors. I've searched a bunch, but it seems as though no one is making these yet.
Carol S.
Carol, I've never seen sea turtle scissors. But I'll keep my eyes open. I'm looking at satsuma buttons but because they are pottery, I don't think a magnet set made from them will work well. But I still love them. I'll take your advice and see what a search on "geisha bead" does. Thanks!
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