Ehrman Goes Cross

Ehrman now offers cross stitch kits!  All appear to be based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

https://www.ehrmantapestry.com/miscellaneous/

The kits come with Aida fabric and Madeiria six stranded cotton plus a needle.  

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The Duchess of Needlepoint

While looking for something else online, I ran into this mention of Ellen Ordway, "the Duchess of Needlepoint."  She stitched a lot of rugs, and designed and stitched a magnificent Alice in Wonderland screen which you'll see here.
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/social-history/2013/resort-life-chapter-xxix-1965-1966

I wonder where that screen is now….
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/i/partypictures/11_15_13/clemmer/image040.jpg

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 4, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Alice in Wonderland Screen

The fabulous English needlepoint designer Anna Pearson was sent photographs of a three-fold screen needlepointed with Alice in Wonderland scenes.  The screen is dated 1944 and is in all tent stitches, probably in wool, although where someone would find wool thread in wartime Britain amazes me.  Perhaps this was started before WWII and the yarns already put aside.  Click on the photos for a better look.  Thanks for sharing, Anna.  This is a great treasure!
http://anna-pearson-needlepoint.blogspot.com/2018/01/loose-ends.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 10, 2018 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

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