Thread Substitutes for Needlepoint Now Tulips

Since I mentioned Needlepoint Now this morning, it's a good time to mention that Needle in a Haystack has gone to the trouble of finding appropriate substitutes for threads used in two recent NP Now projects--Merrilyn Haazelwood's Tulips and Daffodils pieces.  Merrilyn is in Australia and some of the threads she used are difficult to find.  I've certainly had my favorite color of Kreinik go out of production just as I was finishing a stitch guide for which it was a Must Have, so I am very sympathetic to poor Merrilyn's plight and that of the folks who love her flower garden pieces.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2013/05/substitutes-for-needlepoint-now-projects.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.

In Case You Don't Subscribe

Ada Hayden posted a wonderful photo of a cute little Spring Garden photo on her blog. This piece happens to be a design in the new May/June 2013 issue of Needlepoint Now.   In case you don't use floss bags or cards, consider making this up as a purse zipper pull for that summer straw bag or perhaps as a very special gift tag for a present.  Ada's penchant for happy colors just screams summer to me!
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2013/05/spring-garden-bonus-project-and-more.html

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2013/05/gardening-tips.html

Needlepoint Now is a wonderful magazine for the needlepoint-obsessed.  (That would be us!)  Here's a glimpse of the other treats inside May/June 2013.
http://www.needlepointnow.com/current-issue/

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.

Exhibits and Classes and Fun

Since it is spring and the weather is marginally better, there are all sorts of classes and exhibits going on.  Luckily folks are reporting in so that we can share in the experiences no matter how far away they are from our own stitching nest. Nimble Needle in New Jersey went to Needle Fest and had a great time
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/04/nj-needlefest-labor-of-love.html

Sandy Arthur just taught a painted canvas embellishment class at The Village Sampler and had a blast!
http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/05/village-sampler-st.html

Cynthia Thomas was at Atlanta Needlepoint teaching techniques from her new book and was planning to meet up with Needlepoint Nation members shortly. Hope she had even more fun there!
http://hillcountrystitcher.blogspot.com/2013/04/im-traveling-fool.html

Diane went to Mackinac Island and stitched with June McKnight.
http://dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/05/mackinac-island-grand-hotel-limoge-box.html

Needle Bug went to Monroeville for a play and took Julia Snyder along.  Then Julia taught.  A good time was had by all.
http://www.theneedlebug.com/blog2/2013/05/wow-julia-has-come-and-gone/

http://www.theneedlebug.com/blog2/2013/05/more-photos/

The Guildford Town Tapestry is on display in Guildford.  Unfortunately this is a town in Surrey, England, so I won't get to meet the mayor who coordinated the stitching of this large piece and who worked on it herself but I agree that we need more stitching mayors!
http://needleprint.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-stitching-mayoress-guildford-town.html

Coral Seas has been to the Royal School of Needlework's ecclesiastical embroidery exhibit.  Follow the link to see the Litany of Loreto pieces she raves about.
http://threadsacrosstheweb.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-few-days-ago-one-of-my-japanese.html

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is a lot closer to me but I missed their Third Annual Needlecraft Exhibit.  Melita went however, and reports back about the pieces that caught her eye.
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/rehoboth-beach-museums-third-annual-needlecraft-exhibit/

If you haven't had any stitching exhibits or classes in your life lately, you might be interested in this Margaret Bendig class in San Diego.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/join-us-for-a-day-of-stitching-or-2/

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.