Laurel Burch: The Movie

Are you a fan of Laurel Burch's designs?  If you don't know her work, you can see her needlepoint canvases here.

https://www.danjidesigns.com/

The San Diego Chapter of ANG has posted a video presentation about her work, how Laurel got into design, how Danji got the rights to her work, and how it is translated into needlepoint. The section with Jill explaining how she stitches various Laurel Burch pieces is fascinating.  (You can stop watching at the end when the chapter has prize drawings.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhPA1Hl6X9M

If you want to browse Old Town Needlework's website, here's the link.

http://www.oldtownneedlework.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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A Gift of Frank UPDATED

This story of a memorial piece is from the Queen of Bargello, Althea DeBrul.  Many of the pieces you see at needlework exhibits have wonderful stories behind them.  After all, we just saw the years of thought and planning that went into The Fishing Lady yesterday.   Think of the wonderful gift of Frank that was born at Callaway and returned there to win a ribbon.
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/stitching-frank-lloyd-wright-in-bargello-needlepoint/

UPDATE: Another wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright adaptation, this time from a card.
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/another-wright-inspired-bargello-needlepoint-treasure/


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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

The Meanings of Original Needlepoint

Things sweep across the Internet in waves, just as if God had turned on the neon light that said, "Discuss Color" and we all obeyed. This week I noticed a lot of postings about original needlepoint and its very personal meaning.

This artist is needlepointing book covers with motifs from the Jane Austen books. It is a very personal way to treat her favorite books. It looks as if the stitching is photographed, then turned into a paper jacket for the book. This is actually a great idea for a special gift to your family. Stitch a family portrait and make book jackets from the finished piece for each sibling or child.
http://www.lmullock.com/janeaustenprideandprejudice.html

This fashion writer is amused by and a bit jealous of a needlepoint belt a friend owns that his sister stitched to memorialize various important things in his life.
http://guestofaguest.com/things-we-love/the-case-for-th-needlepoint-belt/

Finally, I think you'll be as touched as I was by Althea's story of the Frank Lloyd Wright piece she stitched for a friend.
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/stitching-frank-lloyd-wright-in-bargello-needlepoint/

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