Newsletters and Clubs (and Tony)

Elephants Under the Big Top (Needle Works' Club)

It's that time of the month--newsletters are arriving in our e-Mailboxes!  The first one I received was Amy Bunger's shop newsletter.  It is full of news, particularly about the new Tony Minieri DVDs which are about to be released.  If you pre-order from Amy, there's a nice discount on the set of three, but this is only good for a short time as they are about to be published, so hurry.  Here's the direct link to the PDF file with Amy's newsletter.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/AGS_March_12.pdf

The Needle Works' newsletter is full of class information and a wonderful tip about how to tie a perfect tiny bow.  If you are a Tony Minieri fan, you can see him in action and read about the classes he will teach at NWKS.  There is also information about their very newest club, Elephants Under the Big Top, using canvases from Labors of Love.  The pink elephant image above is from their email announcing the newsletter.  I grabbed it to include here since it isn't in the newsletter.
http://theneedleworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/201203newsletter.pdf

If you fall in love with Needle Works' Circus Elephants, you might want to check out an older club by Chandail (also in Texas, what is IN the water there?!) by Kirk and Hamilton.  It's also circus-themed.  I think the two clubs would look great displayed together.
http://www.chandailneedlework.com/series/CircusCircus.php


Speaking of monthly clubs, when I went to Needle House's website to see if there was any information about their Bunny Sale yesterday, I noticed they have a lovely page showing off their club canvases.  After all, their Vintage Heart series has a wonderful running rabbit heart!
http://www.theneedlehouse.com/jm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&Itemid=101

Fireside has updated their website with stitched models for all six of their Ghostly Ghoul series (Rebecca Wood).  Silly and fun!
http://www.firesidestitchery.com/fs/Clubs/index.cfm?fuseaction=getClubItems&CategoryId=3&clubNumberId=181

A Stitch in Time has posted photographs of their newest club, a smaller version of the Kelly Clark Nativity that Amy Bunger did as a home study a couple of years ago. Alison Hodgkiss is doing the stitch guides.  I love her three Wise Men!  If you want to see more of the canvases and read a bit about the club, Vicky DeAngelis has written about them on her blog (second link).
http://www.needlepoint-knitting.com/nativity-by-kelly-clark.htm


http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/02/29/leaping-into-new-projects/

With the barrage of clubs that so many shops offer, I get confused.  I'm sure you do, too.  Pocket Full of Stitches has helpfully laid out the current clubs they offer.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2012/02/clubs-of-2012.html

I think that's about it for now.  Anyone have tips on how to sleep less so we can stitch more?


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

Spring Is In The Air

How do I know spring is in the air? Why, Accoutrement Designs has released new Mag Friends with Easter, spring and summer themes!  There's a bunny, an Easter egg, a carrot, sunglasses, a trotting horse, even a lady bug and shamrock.  Not to mention the circus elephant!
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/02/spring-is-in-air.html


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

Anchoring Threads in a Single Line

Mary Corbet has a wonderful tutorial on how to secure a thread when you are stitching a thin line with no place to tie off a thread nearby.  She is stitching with crewel wool on what looks like coarse linen or perhaps Aida cloth, but I think this technique will come in handy for us needlepointers at least occasionally.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2008/09/starting-your-thread-anchor-stitches-on.html


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