Linda's Seeking As You Like It Nativity Pieces

Holy Family

Linda is very fond of the As You Like It Nativity set and owns a couple of pieces but is looking for more.  

Three Wise Men

She owns the Holy Family canvas and all three of the Wise Men, and has a lead on the Shepherds with Sheep.

Heavenly Host--is she part of the set?

This may or may not be the angel.  Anyone know if this is the angel that belongs to the set?  Linda thinks the colors are wrong.

Shepherds, Sheep and Donkey

But usually there are other pieces like a camel or elephant and an angel.  Anyone seen these?

Linda also wants the Scottish Santa.  

Irish Santa - Linda wants the Scottish Santa, too.

Here is her Irish Santa to give you an idea what the ethnic Santas look like.  She has the Irish one already but wants the Scotsman Santa.

Since the company has been out of business for quite a while, it isn't going to be easy for Linda to find the angel and the camel or elephant pieces, so she's turning to Blog's readers for help.  If you are a shop with one of these in stock, Linda'd like to know what the set looks like and if it is for sale, what the price is.  If you have one of these in your stash and are willing to part with it, or at least share a photograph, Linda'd love that information.  Email me at chillyhollowat hotmaildotcom and I'll forward the information to her.  

Thanks so much for helping a fellow stitcher!

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Most Wanted

This week I mentioned the Nordic Santa piece by As You Like It that set off a stampede of stitchers who wanted that design for their very own.
http://www.needlepoint.org/WhatIs/1998/Legler.php

There are other designs that were equally popular which also set off a shopping frenzy.  I thought it would be fun to list the ones I remember and ask readers to post the ones they remember being wildly popular.  I'm curious just what these pieces have in common, if anything.

The first "Best Seller" I remember learning about was Marnie Ritter's plate series.  These designs were featured in the new defunct Needlepoint News/Needlepoint Plus magazine.  You can find these on eBay still and Marnie continues to publish new charted designs in Needlepoint Now magazine.  I love these designs and have the original Aurora Borealis kit in my stash.  You can see it as well as one of the other plate designs here.
http://www.needleart.org/LAA/Ritter.php

Here's Marnie's website, by the way.  Although the older plate designs aren't listed, I think you can probably still charm her into kitting some of them up for you.
http://www.mritter.com/

The other counted canvaswork designs that set up a buying frenzy every time a pattern shows up on eBay are the mystery designs by Loretta Spears.  Here is a prize winner from the 2001 ANG Seminar Exhibit.  I'm sorry, but I don't remember which mystery this was.
http://www.needlepoint.org/WhatIs/2001/fascination.php

Libby Sturdy's Wine Country Santa was also a big hit.  Libby's pieces are line drawn canvases that come with instructions.  You have to supply the threads.  To see Wine Country Santa (Libby says it put both her kids through college), click on Products on the left, and then browse the list of titles. Click and there you go!
http://www.justlibbydesigns.com/

SharonG set off a storm when she introduced her Tuscan landscape series several years back.  You can see them all by working your way through four pages of her Landscape and Abstract designs on her website.
http://www.sharong.com/catalog/landscape/index.html

The same thing happened when Melissa Shirley introduced her Wild Women designs.  She continues to add to the series. There are even some Wild Men included now!
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?cat=64

Recently, Leigh Designs' Floozies (aided by stitch guides and thread packets from ThreadworX) have been wildly popular.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp489x.html

Ok, now your turn.  What designs do you remember taking the Needlepoint World by storm?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow

Christmas and More

Because this is the Christmas season and Christmas is a religious holiday for us Christians, I wanted to post the link to Mary Corbet's article comparing two bishop mitres, both embroidered but created at least a hundred years apart.  We forget about the history of our craft sometimes and that decades from now, someone will be looking at various versions of As You Like It's Nordic Santa piece that was so popular several years back and thinking the same thoughts as Mary.  So tuck a note about the piece you are stitching inside the frame or pillow so that years from now, folks will know a bit about you and the piece you worked on for so long!
http://www.needlenthread.com/2010/12/a-tale-of-two-embroidered-mitres.html

(Here's Nordic Santa if you missed it.)
http://www.needlepoint.org/WhatIs/1998/Legler.php

In other Christmas news, Kathy's set up her Christmas tree using the German style of real lit candles.  Then she embroidered one.  If you need a little Christmas spirit, pull out some spare canvas and stitch your own tree, particularly if you aren't putting one up this year.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2010/12/08/two-candlelit-christmas-trees/

Are you looking for the perfect gift?  Consider Kreinik's fly tying thread assortment or take advantage of the free laptop sleeve pattern to stitch up one for your favorite computer lover.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2010/12/unusual-gifts-for-him.html

Need a quick stitched gift?  Janet Perry reviews the new DebBee Designs needlepoint necklaces.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/needlepoint-necklaces-product-review

Know someone who wants to learn to tat?  The Stitching Destashing blog has a wonderful array of tatting items for sale at a very good price.  Do a little browsing and you'll enjoy seeing other stitching bargains.
http://stitchingdestashing.blogspot.com/2010/12/beginning-tatting-kit.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow