BREAKING NEWS! Straw Silk is Returning!

Homestead Needle Arts says that Straw Silk is returning.  The owner of Silk Road Fibers is rolling it out slowly as there is illness in the family so don't expect it to be widely available just yet.  Be patient.  Small businesses (which most of needlepoint is) can't turn on a dime like Walmart or Amazon.

If you aren't familiar with this thread, Needlepoint.com explains all here.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/all-about-straw-silk-fibers

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A New Trend in Finishing: Cartonnage

I've started to notice a new trend in finishing--cartonnage.  Cartonnage is a French-derived word for cardboard craft.  In other words, making boxes from cardboard, usually covered in fabric.  House of Cartonnage in Paris was the first company I became aware of that does this sort of thing.  

https://www.houseofcartonnage.com/

https://www.instagram.com/houseofcartonnage/

They sell self-finishing boxes and matchboxes, available at some US needlepoint stores.

https://stitch-stash.com/collections/house-of-cartonnage-boxes

House of Cartonnage also teaches the craft.  Here is their tips page if you aren't going to be in Paris to take a class.  (Note that there is a video on how to finish your needlepoint before adding it to your box.)

https://www.houseofcartonnage.com/tips

Petal Box Studio is in the US.  They make boxes of all sizes and types:  matchboxes, card boxes, regular boxes, plus they also finish the small Funda Scully boxes.  Their work is all custom.  

https://www.petal-box-studio.com/

https://www.instagram.com/petalbox_studio/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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