Zooming Along with Laura

Laura Taylor's Zoom classes have been very popular during lockdown.  Vicky DeAngelis just took one using a unique Victoria Whitson canvas.  If you are curious, here's Vicky's report.

http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/do-you-zoom/

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Interviewing Laura Taylor

The Pointing It Out Podcast features Melissa interviewing Laura Taylor. serial entrepreneur and needlepoint teacher!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcd6jnvGR5w

You can see more of Laura's work and check out her stitch guides and classes on her website.
https://needlepointwithlaurataylor.com

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The Retreat's on Fire!

It's July and you know what that means--plenty of classes and retreats! Shops often have retreats this time of year when the weather's good and folks can get a little time off from work to indulge themselves in a great class or two.  Ruth Schmuff had an embellishment class with ten students working from the stitch guides she devised.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/07/embellishment-by-ruth.html

The Enriched Stitch invited Meredith Willet to come teach.  She's the one who suggested Suzie bring a candle and matches....
http://astheneedleturns.com/burn-baby-burn/

Pocket Full of Stitches had Laura Taylor come teach a Needle Deeva piece to the entire class.  It looks like a good time was had by all!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2015/07/stitching-retreat-with-laura-taylor.html

You can browse the tab above to see if a class, retreat or exhibit will be held near you. Or click on this link.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/p/classes-and-retreats.html

Don't forget the matches or the fun!

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Studying the Winter Table

Brenda got to take a class with Laura Taylor at Louise's Needlework in Ohio last week.  Laura was teaching Melissa Shirley's beautiful "Winter Table" and Brenda tells us a lot about how the class was organized.  Louise's did a fabulous organizational job and Laura has some amazing techniques on this piece.  
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2015/04/winter-table-by-melissa-shirley-42215.html

You can check Laura's website to see if she'll be teaching near you.  If you don't travel much, you can also see what stitch guides Laura has available so you can study with her in your own stitching nest at home.
http://needlepointwithlaurataylor.com/teaching-schedule/

If you live in or visit Ohio, check Louise's website to see what else is happening at the shop this summer.
http://www.louisesneedlework.com

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My Personal Favorites from TNNA Winter 2015 Part Two

Shelly Tribby's Spooky

Continuing my list of personal favorites from the trade show, I see I forgot to include Shelly Tribbey's Spooky Owl among the owls I liked.   It's funny, retro and just plain charming.  One could have a lot of fun with this piece!

Scott Church's Halloween Own

Scott Church (distributed by CBK) created another Halloween owl that is retro in another way.

Laura Taylor Stitched Guides Melissa Shirle

The shops seemed to have a great time taking this Laura Taylor class at Market.  This is my favorite new stitch guide I've seen.  It's Laura's rendition of the new Melissa Shirley "Saguaro Table" canvas.  I love the balance of it all.

Zecca's The Way

Speaking of balance, Zecca reminds us of The Way in the Buddha's words.

dede's Festival of the Madonna

I am always a sucker for Nativity canvases.  This new dede Odgen reworks a Mexican creche theme she has used recently in a variety of sizes and styles.

Maggie's Cat

When it comes to companion animal pieces, no one does it better than Maggie.  This cat closeup is a great example. Is the cat truly asleep or truly ignoring us?  There are several closeups in this series--a dog's nose, a paw, etc.  They are charming!

Horse, By Joy Juarez

Another great artist when it comes to animals is Joy Juarez.  I am not generally attracted to horse canvases but this monochromatic, very Japanese Horse is a terrific piece of art.

Sandra Gilmore's New Santa Stocking

Sandra Gilmore's classic snowflake Santa is amazing.  I love the classic red and green colors brightened and made modern by the white snowflakes.

Colors of Praise Glasses Cases

Colors of Praise also knows color.  I couldn't decide between these two glasses cases so I posted photos of both.   Azaleas or hibiscus, which to choose?  Luckily I have TWO pairs of glasses.  LOL

Now I need to stop before Blogger explodes again.  More tomorrow....

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True Confessions UPDATED

It is True Confessions time! And Sara Leigh is laying out all her works in progress (WIP), sorting the ones she has lost interest in from the ones she wants to work on. The I Am Tired of You pile will go to her guild swap this winter so they can find good homes where they will be stitched.
http://remedialstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/10/ufos-and-few-finishes.html

UPDATE:  More!   I am becoming envious of SL's stash!
http://remedialstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/11/lucky-thirteen.html

All is not WIPs though.  Sara Leigh has finished quite a few pieces, both counted and painted.  She is becoming a very versatile stitcher.  I think learning to sort through the designs we accumulate to decide what is worth spending your precious free time on is a very worthwhile exercise.  We all have eyes bigger than our stomaches!

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Feathers and Flowers -- Steph Takes a Class with Laura Taylor

Stephanie has been quite busy taking classes from Laura Taylor at Needle Works in Austin.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2014/10/read-all-about-it-read-all-about-it.html

The shop offered Melissa Shirley's Halloween Basket as a class one day and canvas embellishment class the second.  Looks like Steph took both classes.  The Indian Brave is from Painted Pony's Southwestern Indian Nativity set.
http://theneedleworks.com/laura-taylor-hill-country-stitching-camp-fall-session-2014/

If you are interested in seeing the full Southwestern Indian Nativity set stitched by Palma Seljan, head here.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-special-nativity-set.html

Thanks for sharing, Stephanie!

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Road Trip TO NN of LJ

Lorraine, the thread genius behind Colour Complements's line of hand dyed threads, has been on the road taking a Laura Taylor canvas embellishment class at Needlenook of La Jolla. First up, photographs taken inside the thread store.   Lorraine explains this is a small sample of the 130 thread lines NN of LJ carries.  (Threadaholics everywhere just passed out from joy.)
http://colourcomplements.com/2014/06/needlenook-of-la-jolla.html

Now, photos of the painted canvas embellishment class Laura taught.

By the way, here is Lorraine's website in case you need some unique colors or thread types.
http://colourcomplements.com

Glad you got to go, Lorraine and really glad you reported back!

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About Laura Taylor Classes

Monica lives in California close to Aristeia Needlepoint, so she gets to take wonderful classes. Today she reports about her "Blue Bird Cage" class with Laura Taylor.   (This is a Melissa Shirley design, by the way.)
http://lazydaisyneedlework.blogspot.com/2014/08/taking-classes-with-laura-taylor.html

If you live near Santa Monica, you might want to explore other classes at Aristeia. http://www.aristeianeedlepoint.com/#!classes/cwvn

If you don't, check Laura Taylor's website to see where she is going to teach next.  (You might also want to check Laura's Facebook page since her website is not totally up to date.)
http://needlepointwithlaurataylor.com

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The Next Big Thing

In Stitches-Atlanta just posted a video on Facebook that shows Laura Taylor demonstrating how to bead letters using stem stitches. This is the next big thing--stringing beads on various stitches.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=690630157661180&set=vb.351241641600035&type=2&theater

Try it with a Rhodes stitch for berries....

Rachel also mentions something in her Tudor Rose class on 17th Century embroidery techniques and threads that I think is starting to intrigue needlepoint teachers and stitch guide designers--using multiple threads in one stitch.  This technique is as old as needlepoint.
http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2014/06/03/starting-on-the-tudor-rose/

This is a bit about the class Rachel is taking, in case you are intrigued.
http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/teaching/projects/17thcentury/17thcent_tudorrose.html

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Quail Run February Newsletter

The latest Quail's Quill newsletter for Feb. 2014 is available from Quail Run. It is full of photos of customer finishes and photos of a Laura Taylor embellishment class. Click on the magnifier at the top to see better. 
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?pbid=69bfa3f1-dd93-4618-b806-6880fc346117

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Back to School! UPDATED

If it's Labor Day, everyone is going back to school.  If you are a needlepointer, you too can go to school, regardless of your age.   Enriched Stitch in Connecticut is having a retreat in October to work on their Summer at the Shore piece, exclusive to them from Ewe and Eye.  There's even a custom lighthouse magnet from Accoutrement Designs!  To see the magic Suzie has created along the New England beaches, go here.
http://astheneedleturns.com/im-back-2/

If a warm beach instead of the wind-swept ones off the New England coast is more your thing, check out Absolutely Needlepoint's class on Melissa Shirley's compote bowl filled with shells.  Based on Laura Taylor's stitch guide, Holly Crook has gone nuts with interesting embellishments to remember your Florida vacation by.  This class is going to be held in 2014 in Miami, so mark your calendar now.
http://absolutelyneedlepoint.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/upcoming-class/

Of course not everyone can travel to a shop when there is none close by, but luckily there are notebook classes!  Donna shows off three she is taking to learn more and improve her own stitching.    Taking cyberclasses is wonderful but so is taking a class that your local chapter of EGA or ANG has set up.  The second link is to a class that the San Diego chapter of ANG is offering in October from Margaret Bendig.
http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2013/08/notebook-classes.html

http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/im-in-love-yet-again/

UPDATE:  I have two more fabulous classes for you, just posted about today.  First up is SharonG's embellishment class and her painting class at Nimble Needle.  "No throwing paint on the teacher" says SharonG.  LOL
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/09/classes-with-sharon-g-embellishment-and.html

Second, Enriched Stitch has invited Barbara Elmore to visit.  Take a look at her amazing work!
http://astheneedleturns.com/barbara-elmore-is-coming-to-town/

Celebrate Labor Day--learn something!

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