Visiting Shops in California

If you are curious about the shop owners you have met online or want to know a bit about California needlepoint shops, here's the place to explore.  There are photos and brief descriptions of many of the shops you want to visit, plus links to the websites.  Note that Regal Rabbit closed when the owner retired and relocated but their website store is still active. You just can't visit in person any more.  Status Thimble has also closed. (Sob!)
http://www.stitchknots.com/who.html

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.

Cooper Oaks Goes Plastic

Until I saw a posting by Barbi Sherman of Canvases By Barbi on Facebook, I had no idea that Cooper Oaks sells acrylic boxes and frames for needlepoint. There's a huge range of styles, from towel holders to trivets to frames and trays.
http://www.cooperoaksdesign.com/CooperOakS-COL_Gallery.html

Barbi uses the clip board style insert for her frameweight canvases.  She trims the canvas close and uses a sticky backing felt to hide the underside since the clipboard piece is clear.  Sadly, there are no photos of her pieces inserted in the clipboard but you can see the unstitched canvases here.
http://www.canvasartbybarbi.com/Blank.html

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.