Friday, January 28, 2011

The Old Fashioned Stitcher

Needlepoint.com has their latest newsletter online now.  In it you'll find details about their latest retreat, which is based on classic gingerbread houses.
http://www.needlepoint.com/newsletter

More details here.
http://www.needlepoint.com/classes

If you are interested in historical costume, you'll love seeing Colonial Williamsburg's new online exhibit.  More is planned.
http://lifeneedleworkandeverything.blogspot.com/2011/01/colonial-williamsburg-costumes-online.html

If you like plain eye candy, check out the slide show on Ridgewood Needlepoint's home page.
http://www.ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/

If you like stitching belts but are running out of people to wear them.  check out this new use for belt canvases.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/01/customize-purse-with-needlepoint.html

All these things are traditional for us old fashioned folks but needlepoint brings them into the 21st Century.

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