The Kirk and Bradley Kits from Needlepoint.com

The two retreat kits that Needlepoint.com will offer at their early October 2015 retreat will be available to purchase after the retreat is over.  Both are by Kirk and Bradley and currently exclusives to the shop.  You can see the Christmas set and learn a bit about it in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxF2cHW6RTs&feature=player_embedded

The Haunted House with its Advent Calendar-style windows comes with lots of smaller canvases to pick and choose from.  You can see it in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBLBprjekfE

You can see more photos of the two sets and learn about the retreat on Needlepoint.com's website.
http://www.needlepoint.com

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

Books for Decorative Stitchers

Sue Dulle has listed reference books on ribbon embroidery, bullions, Brazilian embroidery, and embroidery in general she uses over and over again.  If you are looking for good reference material on fancy stitches, you'll be interested in what she has to say.
https://sudukc.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/books-on-ribbon-embroidery-bullions-and-other-creative-stitches/

Pay careful attention to this section, though. Lots of publishers are pulling the republish-the-same-book-more-cheaply trick these days.
https://sudukc.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/more-on-ribbon-books/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.