All About the System Four Floor Frame UPDATED

If you are in the market for a floor frame and can't try one out before you buy, Needle in a Haystack's thorough review is going to be a Must Read. 
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2014/05/needlework-system-4-stands-review.html

The most important thing in shopping for a floor frame is to analyze how and where you stitch, then see if the particular features of the floor stand you are considering will work in that location and with your stitching style.  Doesn't matter how great a frame is, if you can't lay in bed and stitch with it if that is how you prefer to work, it is not the frame for you.

UPDATE:  Donna says she uses this stand from the side but as the comment section at the NIAH site was closed, she asked me to mention it here, just in case you need your floor frame off to one side instead of in front of you.  It's versatile and will work either way.

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© Copyright May 3, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Literary Painted Canvas

If you love canvases with themes based on books, you'll love Ruth Schmuff's new Alice in Wonderland and Edger Allan Poe designs. These are from Sandra Vargas
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2014/05/alice-in-wonderland-as-only-sandra.html

http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/Products/?category=254

Rebecca Wood has several fun new canvases based on fairy tales in two different sizes...
http://www.rebeccawooddesigns.com/new-designs/new-2014

and so does Melissa Shirley who has the Three Bears, Three Little Pigs, Mother Goose, and Little Red Riding Hood designs...
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/galsearch/?searchstring=fairy+tales&searchlist=&Search=Search&dosearch=

...and so does Eye Candy with Ada's fun Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White pieces...
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2012/06/to-market-to-market.html

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-designs-for-fall-and-winter-2013.html

...as does Ruth who has quite a few larger pieces.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/Products/?category=17

The ultimate fairy tale canvases are from Edie and Ginger, though.
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=200&q=edie&x=-1290&y=-125

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.