March Shop Newsletters

Amy Bunger's shop newsletter for March is online, full of fun new things to look at!  She shows off photos of two new sets of Victorian Kids from Melissa Shirley (Easter kids and Irish ones for St. Patty's Day) plus an Easter house, photos of new colors of various threads from Rainbow Gallery for the threadaholics (including a glow in the dark orange Neon Rays Plus), new magnet styles and buttons both with an Easter flair, and a bonus bunny Easter Egg drawing you can transfer to a piece of plain canvas and stitch according to Amy's instructions.  If you've ever wanted to try one of Amy's stitch guides, this is a good way to indulge yourself, although you will have to buy some of the newly introduced threads or substitute from your stash if you are being thrifty this month.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0313.pdf

There is also a review of Julia Snyder's newest book, Great Layers for Needlepoint.  Plus Amy talks about the use of counting pins and does a mini review of the new ones from Puffin and Company.  There is also a sneak peek at the stitching on the Anne Cleves section of the Home Study canvas Amy is going to offer in 2013!  This is a Tudor-themed canvas for the English history buff from JP Needlepoint.  If you thought about taking this class from Amy but haven't signed up yet, read this section carefully.

Bedecked and Beadazzled's newsletter is ready for viewing as well.  Besides all the wonderful classes and the new cupcake club from Melissa Shirley, Ruth shows us how to brick stitch bead and explains how that looks compared to regular beading where you attach beads like tent stitches.  Then she shows off new canvases that are arriving daily.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/downloads/bedeckednewsmarch2013.pdf

Gosh, the newsletters are full of interesting stuff!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

It's March First

It is March One and you know what that means--the Woodlawn Plantation Needle Work show is open!  This is the 50th year of this wonderful exhibit.  The show is open six days a week (closed Tuesdays) from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.  Admission is $10 per person but only $5 for students kindergarten through grade twelve.    Note that the entrance has changed.
http://maggiebsmocks.typepad.com/smocking/2013/02/company-is-coming.html

You can find a link to the 2013 brochure at the Woodlawn site to see the judging categories.
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/events

You can read a bit more about the exhibit from this 2012 article on the show.  If you are in the area and can devote an hour or two to seeing great stitching, please don't miss the exhibit.
http://mountvernon.patch.com/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-the-woodlawn-needlework-exhibition

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

Perfect Angel Wings

I have a lot of trouble with angel wings. I never can find the perfect stitch for them. However, Ridgewood Needlepoint's finisher knows just how to create perfect angel wings.   Aren't these great?!?!
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-delicate-josephines-angel-topper-is.html

Speaking of angels, you might enjoy seeing the huge variety of angel canvases from Painted Pony.  These come in two sizes in case you want a teaching stitching project to work with a beginner or want to display angels in a larger-smaller fashion.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/painted-pony-trunk-show-day-4-angels.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/painted-pony-trunk-show-day-5-angels.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/painted-pony-trunk-show-day-6-angels.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/painted-pony-trunk-show-day-6-angels_12.html

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