The Rumor Mill: Kirk and Hamilton Merges with Elizabeth Bradley

The rumor mill has been busy with the news that Jeremy Hamilton has left Kirk and Hamilton and the company has merged with Elizabeth Bradley to return as Kirk and Bradley. I did a little browsing and found four floral pieces from Kirk and Hamilton on the Elizabeth Bradley website.
http://www.elizabethbradley.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=kirk+

The old Kirk and Hamilton website is unchanged and apparently the designs they created together are still part of the Kirk and Bradley line.  We all hope that Jeremy Hamilton returns to needlepoint design soon.  I loved his very subtle British sense of humor.  Stay tuned for more from this talented trio, whatever form their canvases take.

By the way, here is a bit about Vernon Kirk and a trunk show at What's the Point? Needlepoint in Ohio.
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/kirk-bradley-at-whats-the-point-needlepoint/?fb_source=pubv1

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All About Madeira Silk Floss

One of the many brands of silk floss available is the filament silk floss from Madeira. Mary Corbet talks about the thread here. The nicest thing about it in my opinion is the packaging. It's VERY convenient, particularly if you are sued to silk floss tangling as you try to remove a length from a skein. The silk itself has a slightly stiff feel to it but it does have a nice shine and isn't as unmanageable as some brands of silk are.  It's not as easy to use as Splendor silk floss, however, and the range of colors aren't as wide as Rainbow Gallery offers with Splendor.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/06/madeira-silk-floss.html

You can see the colors on the German Madeira site.  The U.S. site is machine embroidery threads only.
http://threads.madeira.de/fileadmin/Handel_DE/PDFs/Farbkarten/SILK_Farbkarte_Druck_innen.pdf

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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More Fabulous Finishing

Thought you'd like to see a fabulous Halloween stand up all finished and ready for October. Check out them feet! (The pillow back isn't bad either.)  This is Broom Parking from Ruth Schmuff's mystery class of that name last year.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/06/broom-parking-another-finish.html

Linda has three Collection of Designs Fabrege style eggs back from the finisher.  These are from a monthly club designed by Nancy Laux of Needle House.
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/2013/06/eggs-are-back.html

Ridgewood is showing off customer stitching.  Each piece has something wonderful.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post_10.html

Finally, Ada Hayden of Eye Candy is taking a nostalgic trip with her models.  Each piece is finished differently but they are all charming, aren't they?
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2013/06/homecoming.html

I love good finishing, don't you?  Hope this gives you some ideas for your next project.

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.