A Lifetime of Dedication to Needlepoint and God

Deborah Gray just posted photographs of Ilana Limoni's work on Facebook.  Deborah says Ms. Limoni is "a needlework artist like no one I've ever met. 150 scrolls of psalms, books of holy scripture. Works 10-17 hours every day for years. It's her passion. She needs an exhibit in a museum! She lives in oyster bay New York if anyone can visit! She's modest and solitary. At age 78 her family is concerned her tapestries will not be recognized." 

Use the side arrows to see the photographs Deborah posted. She went on to add, "What you can't see is the embellishments all around the lettering. She adds beads and texture as well. It's beyond comprehension."
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153073559183212&set=pcb.883855645024928&type=1&theater

It's an amazing body of work.  I'm hoping Deborah is able to arrange more displays of the incredible stitching Ilana has done.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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© Copyright June 30, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Candy Bars -- With a Twist

Charlotte Bailey of Hanging by a Thread has been embroidering candy bar wrapper designs for a while now and has quite a collection of them finished.  Since painted canvases of candy bars are quite popular here, I thought you'd like to see her work, even though they are embroidered or in goldwork, not needlepoint.  And they aren't quite what you would expect....
http://beautifuldecay.com/2015/06/25/subverted-embroidered-candy-bar-logos-reveal-darker-side-sweet-stuff/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 26, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.