The fun has begun. Kreinik has just posted about some of the new products they will be releasing at the January TNNA show in Phoenix.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-ahead-to-2012.html
Barbara Bergsten, known for her perfectly stitch painted designs in bright happy colors, has posted a sneak peak at her newest work on her blog. Double click on the photos for a better look, then send your shop to her booth to buy for you. We all need a sign that reads "Wear Pink, Boys Wink!"
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2012/01/new-needlepoint-designs.html
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2012/01/new-needlepoint-designs-1.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
4 comments:
Love when this starts, you're the best Jane. Like the new metallic colors but I am eyeing those dubbings. No, not a fishwoman but wonder how well it can work as a cloud or something. Now I do have a question and please pardon my ignorance: what is dye silk gauze used for? Is that what you used in the cat topiary canvas?
Love the Dashing through the snow! LOL
Me, too. The dog driving his sports car through snowbanks is hilarious!
For those late to the party, Pat and I are talking about this canvas of the day.
http://www.maggieco.com/html/detail.php?ID=2725&Category=2&pg=2&q=
Morning, Palma. I wonder if the dubbings can be felted? I think they are just twisted into a mass for a fishing fly but I don't know how they are used, not being into fishing myself. Kreinik sells a lot of metallics to fishermen who make their own lures, though.
Silk gauze is used for stitching. If you saw SharonG's new miniature oriental carpets on Facebook, then you should know her first charts were for rugs like these meant to be stitched on 40 (or higher) count silk gauze. Traditionally the background isn't stitched on silk gauze pieces like these birds so that the piece can be mounted over a mirror to give extra life to the piece.
http://www.justneedlin.com/results.cfm?SubCategory=776
You can see that a dyed background would be of interest to anyone who wasn't going to stitch their background. Silk gauze pieces are gorgeous. They usually are done in tent stitches but I did one of Michael Boren's geometrics on silk gauze. I just had to use French knots instead of beads since I couldn't find beads that small. Often the winners of ANG's Princess Grace award are done on silk gauze. Check this out--the background was completely covered in this case.
http://www.needlepoint.org/WhatIs/1999/poppies.php
More about silk gauze
http://www.shakespearespeddler.com/silkgauze.html
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