Stitch by Stitch Stitcher of the Month for January 2024

Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY has continued with their Stitcher of the Month profile, this time introducing Katie Oringel.  Katie's family and her Jewish faith are the inspiration for most of her work.

https://stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/pages/stitcher-of-the-month-katie-oringel?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=aciAEP_6-iF8xhuhZaomyeVfXs3OTnBm8ABNyi7AVoeLP-pURN12gtHcuDiqxXhe.SwCMrn

By the way, the two women traveling series that Katie enjoyed stitching so much are from Alice Peterson.

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© Copyright January 5, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Custom Needlepoint Designer in Israel

Thanks to Needlepoint Nation, I learned about a designer of custom needlepoint, particularly Judiaca, in Israel. Her name is Lisa Sambol and her company is Loops Custom Designed Needlepoint.
http://loops.co.il

If you are planning a trip, you might want to contact her.  She works out of her home.  Of course, this being the 21st Century, she also has a Facebook page.  You can certainly order something wonderful online.
https://www.facebook.com/lisa.sambol

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© Copyright May 21, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Gone Stitching Profile

I thought you'd enjoy reading this profile of Gone Stitching, the brain child of Michele and Renee.
http://jewishlinknj.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12699%3Aneedlepoint-turns-the-mundane-into-the-sublime&catid=156%3Afeatures&Itemid=585 

If you want to visit the shop online, here's the link--
http://www.gonestitching.net/new/

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© Copyright April 14, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Chagall's Twelve Tribes Needlepoint in Arizona

Thanks to Jo's mentioning this on Facebook, I learned that the McKewin family has made recreating Marc Chagall's Twelve Tribes of Israel stained glass windows in needlepoint a family project.  Their incredible story is explained here.
http://www.wranglernews.com/2016/03/17/artistry-stiches-together-story-12-tribes-israel/

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© Copyright March 18, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Lifetime of Dedication to Needlepoint and God

Deborah Gray just posted photographs of Ilana Limoni's work on Facebook.  Deborah says Ms. Limoni is "a needlework artist like no one I've ever met. 150 scrolls of psalms, books of holy scripture. Works 10-17 hours every day for years. It's her passion. She needs an exhibit in a museum! She lives in oyster bay New York if anyone can visit! She's modest and solitary. At age 78 her family is concerned her tapestries will not be recognized." 

Use the side arrows to see the photographs Deborah posted. She went on to add, "What you can't see is the embellishments all around the lettering. She adds beads and texture as well. It's beyond comprehension."
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153073559183212&set=pcb.883855645024928&type=1&theater

It's an amazing body of work.  I'm hoping Deborah is able to arrange more displays of the incredible stitching Ilana has done.

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© Copyright June 30, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Gift

Renee Frank of Pepita and Gone Stitching showed off a very special gift from a bride to her groom this morning.  I find especially touching that the canvas was a graduation present from the bride's grandmother.  What a wonderful statement of family and commitment this is!
http://needlepointofview.com/2015/03/29/the-brides-present-for-her-groom/

I had to look up the religious significance of the afikomen.  It's a lovely tradition that finishes the Passover meal with the help of the children present.  Here's hoping this bride and her groom have many children to help them use her stitching over the years to come!
http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/g/afikomen.htm

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© Copyright March 30, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Finished Judaica

Renee just announced that Pepita Needlepoint has updated their gallery of finished Judaica. If you love finishing or are Jewish (or stitch for Jewish friends or family), please take a look at the wonders in the link below.  There's a wide variety of items to enjoy, although I'll admit the book covers are my favorites.  Click on any photograph to see an enlarged version.
http://www.judaicaneedlepoint.com/gallery

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© Copyright March 22, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Custom Yarlmulkes

Needle Paint does lots of custom pet portraits, wedding ring bearer pillows and belts but this posting on their blog is something new--custom yarlmulke and kippah designs!   This is a great way to customize a head covering that has religious meaning for someone special in your life.  
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2015/02/19/custom-kippah-yarlmulke-needlepoint-canvases/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 22, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Festival of Lights

The Nimble Needle in New Jersey is celebrating the start of Hanukkah with this posting about the Festival of Lights canvases and other related items they stock.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/12/more-winter-holiday-stitching-chanukah.html

To all my friends and family who are Jewish--Happy Hannukkah!

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© Copyright December 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Jersey Needle Fest with Finishing

New Jersey Needle Fest was the first weekend in November and it looks like great fun.  Karen at Nimble Needle went and had a blast!  But as she says, "Not interested in looking at a room of middle aged women? Here's some items that have recently come back from various finisher."  LOL
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/11/new-jersey-needlefest-and-few-finished.html

The finished items that just showed up in her shop are wonderful, as is this amazing tefillin bag in a stained glass pattern with the Star of David and the recipient's name in Hebrew.
http://needlepointofview.com/2014/11/09/tefillin-stained-glass-with-the-star-of-david/

Keep up the great stitching, folks!  (And thanks for sharing.)

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© Copyright November 9, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tallis Bag Charms

Ridgewood posted photos of charms meant to be attached as zipper pulls to tallis bags. I think they might have several uses on Judiaca items myself.   Or maybe you just want to add one to your favorite purse!
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/05/charms-these-new-charms-are-designed-to.html

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© Copyright May 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Siddur Season: The Stitched Book Cover

Not being Jewish myself, I had never heard of the Siddur Ceremony, which is a sort of graduation party for kids who have learned enough Hebrew to read prayer books in the original. Naturally, moms and grandmas (and probably dads and grandpas, too) stitch Siddur covers and Renee shows off a lovely finished one on her blog. There are links to other Pepita book cover designs as well, which I found quite interesting.
http://needlepointofview.com/2014/05/15/siddur-ceremony-season/

I love books so perhaps one day I'll stitch a cover for a very special book.  Now I know where to go for finishing.

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© Copyright May 16, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Great Ideas

This morning I have several great ideas for our stitching. The first tip comes from Renee at Pepita/Gone Stitching.  She has a great idea for stitching a challah cover without spending a ton of time with your needle.
http://needlepointofview.com/2014/05/07/save-time-when-stitching-a-challah-cover/

Rachel is busy using light and dark shades of red to highlight certain areas of her canvas.  (She tried out a fellow student's Daylight Magnifying Glasses and loves them, by the way.)
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2014/05/08/rsn-canvaswork-bristol-day-2/

Speaking of color, Ruth is custom blending the colors she wants.  For those of you not interested in color, she also shows off some of her stitching that was in the Shoreline Stitchers Exhibit in April.
http://ruthsneedlework.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-piece-for-shane.html

Great ideas from great stitchers!  Thanks.

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© Copyright May 11, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

"A Labor of Love" and Celebration

Thanks to the Needlework Retailer posting the link on Facebook, I have a story of a dedicated needlepointer creating a 9x4 FOOT panel celebrating Jewish culture.  Let's give a round of much deserved applause to Norm Lieber!
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-04-28/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jjpn-tapestry-0430-20140428_1_tapestry-needlepoint-jewish-community-center

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© Copyright May 2, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Judiacia Makeover

Judaica Needlepoint just announced a makeover to their website (second link) to make it more tablet and smart phone friendly. 
http://needlepointofview.com/2014/01/06/judaica-needlepoint-gets-a-face-lift/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judaica-needlepoint-gets-a-face-lift&utm_reader=feedly

Smart move!  Blog stats tell me that tablets especially are growing wildly in popularity.  Smart phone users visit Blog a lot but desktop computers are moving into third place when it comes to browsing the Web for fun and knowledge.
http://www.judaicaneedlepoint.com

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@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.