Just Cross Stitch magazine has published simple instructions for finishing small ornaments from their popular Christmas and Halloween ornaments issues. If you want a flat finished ornament or one that is padded into a miniature pillow shape, this can help you do it yourself. There is even a tutorial for making twisted cord for the edge and a loop hanger.
http://www.just-crossstitch.com/newsletters.php?mode=article&article_id=5175&key=JCXN&tp=i-H43-6o-9bH-yPJpV-1o-PE45-1c-yPGN0-bZCOS
Finishing is not hard but it does take practice. Why not pull out those little ornaments you've stitched but never sent to a finisher and practice doing it yourself? It will give you a new appreciation for professional finishers and help you explain what you like and what you don't the next time you use a pro. And you might save a little money and enjoy something that is totally made by you start to finish.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 24, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Linda Goes to Pitt
Labels:
books,
dede,
dede Odgen,
Needlepoint Breeze,
NJNA,
Porcupine Needlepoint Shop,
reviews,
shops
Like so many of us this time of year, Linda's making the trek to college to get one of her fledglings signed up for next fall. And like many of you visiting Blog, she hit as many needlework shops as she could find during her trip to Pittsburgh. First stop was at The Porcupine Needlepoint Shop in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/15/h2p-part-i/
http://www.theporcupineneedlepointshop.com
Linda's second shop visit was with Needle Point Breeze which is in the Point Breeze area of Pittsburgh. They don't appear to have a website, just a Facebook page.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/16/h2p-part-ii/
And her third stop was at Beehive Needle Arts in Mt. Lebanon, another Pittsburgh suburb. Their website is the second link below.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/25/h2p-iii/
(Between the time I wrote this article and when it published, the link to the Beehive shop website has gone inactive. Hopefully it will be back up soon!)
http://www.beehiveneedlearts.com
By the way, Beehive has a book I've never even heard of--dede Odgen's "The Basics for Needlepoint."
http://www.beehiveneedlearts.com/shop/Books--Accessories/Books.htm
Thanks so much for the armchair travelogue!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 16, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/15/h2p-part-i/
http://www.theporcupineneedlepointshop.com
Linda's second shop visit was with Needle Point Breeze which is in the Point Breeze area of Pittsburgh. They don't appear to have a website, just a Facebook page.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/16/h2p-part-ii/
And her third stop was at Beehive Needle Arts in Mt. Lebanon, another Pittsburgh suburb. Their website is the second link below.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/06/25/h2p-iii/
(Between the time I wrote this article and when it published, the link to the Beehive shop website has gone inactive. Hopefully it will be back up soon!)
http://www.beehiveneedlearts.com
By the way, Beehive has a book I've never even heard of--dede Odgen's "The Basics for Needlepoint."
http://www.beehiveneedlearts.com/shop/Books--Accessories/Books.htm
Thanks so much for the armchair travelogue!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 16, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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