Are you a gold work person? If so, you'll want to know that Alison Cole has a new book out (her two previous books are fabulous!) and she is also selling kits. Alison is in Australia so they might take some time to arrive. Note that I can't link to the article eRose wrote with a review but it is the top one currently. (Look for a title with Alison Cole in it.)
http://elmsleyrose.blogspot.com/
Ever heard of Su Embroidery? Probably not but if you frequent eBay you've seen Chinese embroidery pieces done in this style. Now you can buy kits to learn Su Embroidery. Mary Corbet has the details and glimpses of the kits on her site.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/05/su-embroidery-kits.html
To get back to needlepoint, apparently Renaissance Designs has painted canvas kits. Isn't this snowman cute?! From what I've heard, these "Kit and Kaboodle" kits are aimed at beginners, but they are cute enough for every level of stitcher to enjoy. The second link is some information I found at the Needle Works blog on these kits. I don't see anything about them on the Renaissance website.
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2012/05/stitching-with-emily.html
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2010/04/updates-from-dallas.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kits and Books for the Curious Embroiderer
Labels:
book reviews,
books,
goldwork,
Renaissance Designs,
Su Embroidery
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That 'linking to' issue is a bugger, A problem with my blog template. Thankyou for mentioning my post :-)
My pleasure, Megan. Your blog is always interesting to me and I think Alison Cole's books are awesome. I'm glad to hear she does kits. That's always more convenient for those of us who have to mail order supplies for a new technique. Might as well get it all at once!
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