Picking a Finisher

The Facebook page Diane's Stitchin in the Mitten has posted photo albums of finishing done by various folks some who will take finishing directly and some which you have to contact via a shop.  This is helpful so you can see if someone has experience in the type of finishing you want done. The first photo album is work by Angela Shaddon.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1623244944605504&id=1439608229635844

Here is finishing arranged by Barbara's Needlepoint.  The shop has great finishers on their staff.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1623521527911179&id=1439608229635844

These designs were finished by folks chosen by Bedecked and Beaddazzled in Baltimore.
https://www.facebook.com/1439608229635844/photos/pcb.1623883044541694/1623881041208561/?type=3&theater

These were finished at Chaparral and at Chapel Hill Needlepoint.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1624146631182002&id=1439608229635844

These were finished at Marlene's.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1624436884486310&id=1439608229635844

All of these were finished through shops--Needlepoint.com, Nimble Needle in Atlanta and Peacock Alley.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1625092711087394&id=1439608229635844

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© Copyright January 4, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Finishing Friday: Beauty

Today's finishing features a particularly lovely picture frame, beautifully finished.  I am not certain that this is a Zecca design, but I think so.
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/07/picture-perfect.html

The classic tote from BeStitched is really nice, isn't it?
http://bestitchedneedlepoint.com/finished-fridays-needlepoint-tote/

I've always loved this Sandra Gilmore Buddha canvas but I never would have thought to make a hanging sign from it.  Clever!
http://bestitchedneedlepoint.com/finish-fridays-door-hanger/

How about this gorgeous challah cover?
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/08/adrienne-stitched-up-this-lovely_21.html

I also have a lovely custom belt for you to see, based on classic buildings at the University of Virginia, that NeedlePaint created for a customer.  This is a real beauty.
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2014/07/22/university-of-virginia-campus-needlepoint-belt/

If your finisher is as skilled as these, your wonderfully stitched piece will be just as gorgeous.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Finishing Friday: The Shops Show Off

Nimble Needle has some colorful pillow models to show off from their Birds of a Feather trunk show.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-few-birds-finished-that-is-birds-of.html

The Needlepointer also has some 3-D models of Labors of Love's perfume bottles. Aren't they pretty?!
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2b1a4dafdf1ba6e29e773aa79&id=9b454cfd41&e=73961ee0ea

Chapel Hill Needlepoint has cute travel canvases finished as suitcases. Neat!
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/07/bon-voyage.html

Enriched Stitch has all sorts of finishing, much of it class projects, for you to admire.
http://astheneedleturns.com/back-from-the-finishers-3/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 7, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Diane Goes to NC -- AND SHOPS

Diane has been in North Carolina recently, touring the Research Triangle area and visiting with her daughter. So of course she hit the local shops and is reporting on her visit.  First, she was in Chapel Hill, visiting Chapel Hill Needlepoint.
http://www.dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.com/2014/03/oh-needlepoint-shops-where-i-have.html

Then she visited Raleigh's Needlepoint.com in their new location.
http://www.dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.com/2014/03/next-stop-new-needlepointcom.html

Anyone up for a road trip to North Carolina?!

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© Copyright March 10, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Love a Belt Canvas But Don't Need a Belt?

If you fall in love with a belt design but don't want a belt, Chapel Hill Needlepoint has a wonderful idea for taking the finishing in a new direction. 
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/06/pillow-talk.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Ornament Collection

The owner of Chapel Hill Needlepoint stitches a series of Christmas ornaments for her son each year. She's posted them on her blog and they make a wonderful display or what he's interested in during various years.
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2012/03/carsons-ornament-round-up.html


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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com