Showing posts with label Beth Russell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beth Russell. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Want to Buy a Beth Russell Rug?

Beth Russell Needlepoint is selling their stitched model of the Acanthus Rug.  It is magnificent!

This is a William Morris design, interpreted by Beth Russell Needlepoint on needlepoint canvas.  It took over 900 hours to stitch, is unlined, and is roughly 38 x 66 inches.  

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© Copyright January 29, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

New from Beth Russell: Hare and Tortoise

Beth Russell Needlepoint has released a new design, based on characters from Aesop's Fables as interpreted for a late Victorian castle painting.

It's their first new design in quite a while and a lovely one.  Just remember this is a printed design which I think is on 14 count Zweigart meant to be worked with three strands of Appleton tapestry wool.

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© Copyright December 10, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Sunflowers (and more) for Ukraine

I'm starting to see sunflowers all over, and realized this is because they are Ukraine's flower.  As I write this, the invasion of Ukraine is still stalled.  Hopefully diplomacy (or common decency) will prevail and the Russian army will retreat.  To take this back to needlepoint, Carol Curtis Needlepoint Design has a lovely realistic sunflower.

Suzi of VNG has a sunflower fund raiser for Ukraine.

So does Pepperberry.

Judy Ann has added several small sunflower pieces to her Etsy store.

If you are fond of traditional needlepoint pillows, Beth Russell's pillow kit is gorgeous.  It's also available with a green or paprika red background but we'll show the blue since yellow and blue are the Ukrainian flag colors.

Are you a fan of abstract art?  Then this Zecca canvas of four sunflowers is going to be right up your alley.

The Meredith Collection has at least two sunflowers.

Mary Lake Thompson has a gorgeous sunflower boot for the Southwestern fans.

Want something smaller? This Abigail Cecile version is for you.

JP has a lovely little peace ornament and...

...a darling sunflower egg design.

The queen of floral needlepoint design is Jean Smith.  This beauty is on 13 count.

Jean also has a very elegant sunflower topiary.

Patt of Patt and Lee has a large sunflower that's gorgeous.  Change the teal background to blue and there you go.

Jody Valentine has several small sunflower ornaments.

If you are a fan of counted canvaswork, Laura Perin's "Ukrainian Eggs" is a fabulous design from a chart.

Laura has taken one of the eggs from "Ukrainian Eggs" and charted it for a free project.  Thanks, Laura!

JP Needlepoint is painting an Ukrainian egg design.  It's not finished yet but you can see how it is developing here.

JP Needlepoint now has individual Ukrainian eggs available.

If you have more canvases than time, how about this charming heart magnet from Kirkland Design Studio?


Rebecca Wood has a charming reindeer ornament for Ukraine.

We stitch our hopes and dreams, don't we?  We dream of peace in Ukraine.  By the way, Tilli Thomas of Planet Earth has a new Ukrainian flag ornament that is a fund raiser for the brave soils there.

UPDATES:  Jolly Red has a subtle bow to Ukraine in their Brighter Days Daffodils kit.

Kathy Brandt has added a lovely heart flag to her line.

Hedgehog has a Kyiv Vintage Luggage tag needle magnet now.

Hannah Bass has a traditional needlepoint kit.

Laura Love Designs has a new charted sunflower chart fund raiser.  It'll be available as a painted canvas later this year.

Laura Love's painted version of the pretty Ukrainian embroidery with sunflower is ready.

Elizabeth Bradley has redone their small sunflower kit with a Ukrainian blue background.  All profits go to charities to help the Ukrainian refugees.

CanvasWorks has a great kit with the Ukrainian symbol.  Available this summer.

BeauVerre Art has Ukrainian needle minders.  The Labors of Love shop has them in stock.

Painted Pony has an angel that is a fund raiser for Ukrainian displaced children.

Anne Fisher is distributing two needlepoint canvases from Julia Krasnik, an Ukrainian artist.


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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© Copyright March 1, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

William Morris Strikes Again

Are you a fan of his classic designs?  They are not just in needlepoint but the needlepoint designs Beth Russell has recreated are wonderful.
http://www.pinkandgreenpup.com/2012/10/william-morris-in-outerwear-and.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Not Exactly New... UPDATED

...but these lovely things are new to me. Did you know The Needlepointer has a kits page on their website?  They all seem to be British kits with wool on larger count, perfect for a quick and relaxing stitch when you need a new pillow that will stand up to rowdy kids.  (By the way, they've added a specials section to their website.  Scroll down to the bottom to see the specials for August which happen to be Rebecca Wood Christmas stockings.)
http://theneedlepointer.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=112

For Medici and Needle Necessities fans, Needle in a Haystack has hanks of French wool, which is the overdyed Medici from Needle Necessities.  Their online catalogue has been updated to show the colors available.  They have some of the original overdyed Kreinik from NN available as well.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2012/08/we-have-a-few-colors-of-needle-necessities-hand-dyed-medici.html

I started poking around Needle in a Haystack's website and discovered some new and unusual needle magnets from Embellishments Plus!  I'd never heard of them before but I sure like their cameo style magnets!  Plus, some come in two sizes so you can get smaller or larger of the style you prefer.
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/EmbellishmentsPlus.html

UPDATE:  Quail Run has these Embellishments Plus! magnets on order and has posted a chart that shows the designs and sizes.
http://sonorandesertstitching.blogspot.com/2012/08/sugar-skull-needle-minders-and-more.html

UPDATE:  Absolutely Needlepoint has posted photographs of their latest painted canvases. Not all are new, but all are wonderful.
http://absolutelyneedlepoint.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/hot-arrivals/

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

The Engagement

Ruth Schmuff is doing a stitch guide and kit for an unusual engagement present--one of Eye Candy's new fairy tale canvases.  I love fairy tale-themed canvases but I never would have thought to use one as an engagement present.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/08/loves-first-kiss.html

Ruth got me thinking so I did a little searching for wedding and engagement canvases.  How about Studio Midwest's bride and groom toppers?  They would be perfect for a wedding shower and you could even use a photo of the set on the invitation.
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2012/03/happily-ever-after.html

This little wedding rings design from Raymond Crawford would be a perfect gift for the new couple, especially with an initial inside each ring.
http://www.needlepoint.com/wedding-rings.html

Want to do a pillow for the new couple's apartment that isn't too cute?
http://www.laborsofloveneedlepoint.com/products.php?product=238

One of Amy Bunger's Cookbook chapters is called Happily Ever After.  It's borders, and although I've not seen this series of stitch diagrams, I bet you could stack borders around the initials of the happy couple and create a lovely ring bearer's pillow.
http://www.amybunger.com/catalog/item/6250563/6065801.htm

Speaking of a ring bearer's pillow, I've recently seen Laura Perin's Celtic Knots stitched all in ecrus and creams.  The design was intended for a ring bearer's pillow, but when the bride and groom to be decided not to use a ring bearer pillow, the stitcher had this piece framed. It's gorgeous!
https://www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com/cgi-bin/Store/showimage.cgi?LauraJPerinDesigns0CelticKnots1200

Laura herself has been thinking weddings.....
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2012/08/olympic-stitching.html

There's always the DIY ring bearer pillow.  You can get help for a custom design, too.
http://poptasticbride.com/2012/02/custom-ring-pillows/#.UB-4hkLhD9M

Or you can use this and change the names.
http://www.bethrussellneedlepoint.com/needlepoint/royal-wedding.htm

Then there is this, which will be perfect for the right couple.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/91679280/wedding-gift-counted-cross-stitch-im?ref=sr_gallery_41&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=wedding+needlepoint&ga_page=5&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

And this.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/96245485/will-you-marry-me-proposal-pillow-ring?ref=sr_gallery_7&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=wedding+needlepoint&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

Well, you get the idea.  I'll stop now before I get too silly!

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