The BBC Discovers Needlepoint

The BBC has discovered that needlepoint is popular.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240613-the-aristocratic-craft-making-a-surprising-comeback

If you are curious about Hunt and Hope or just want to browse their already stitched pillows, luggage tags and stockings, here's their website.

https://www.huntandhope.com/

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A Tissue Box from a Brick Cover

Lycette Designs shows off one of their brick cover canvases creatively turned into a tissue box.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ScqUos1Rw/

Her customer Rudy just drew a 3x1 inch rectangle in the middle of the top and didn't stitch that.  The finisher did the rest.  

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Tips for Climbing Out of a Needlepoint Rut

Lycette has tips for climbing out of a needlepoint rut on her blog.

https://www.lycettedesigns.com/blogs/news/stuck-in-a-needlepoint-rut

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© Copyright February 18, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Pandemic Goes to Palm Beach

Thanks to Horse Country Chic, I read this interview with Jessica Chaney about her shop Lycette Palm Beath and the effect the coronavirus has had on her business.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhines/2020/09/08/lycette-founder-jessica-chaney-on-needlepoint-sales-rapid-rise-during-covid-19-pandemic/#493064fd66a2

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Martha Stewart Profiles Needlepoint Designers

This article from Martha Stewart online profiles needle artists, including Lycette Designs, Ulla Stina Wikander who puts vintage canvases on top of various objects, Aurelia Jaubert who does tapestries as art, and Eva Howard Designs.  Note that many of the people called needlepointers are actually embroiderers.  It annoys me when folks don't bother to get the terms right.  Am I just being cranky?
https://www.marthastewart.com/7840443/modern-needlepoint-artists?utm_campaign=marthastewartliving_marthastewart&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=5eebdea28fa5720001ae0c22&fbclid=IwAR1ZMHwGn2Dz2EYY8rkEcQn6sB5_j2Jv2FTFktmDfO3ZDPBTjlJWWb_3ZDQ

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For the Fans of Cheeky Sayings UPDATED

Sarcasm Sign, From Lund Enterprises

If you like funny or borderline obscene sayings on your needlepoint, you belong to a long line of fashionable people, as Horse Country Chic explains.
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2019/10/fun-cheeky-needlepoint.html

http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2019/10/more-cheeky-needlepoint.html

Here are designers with quite a few of these to charm and amuse you.
https://lycettedesigns.com/category/cheeky-sayings/

https://evahoward.com/collections/canvases

http://www.winnetkastitchery.com/sassysayings.php

https://www.annieandco.com/collections/lund-enterprises

http://thepointofitallshop.com/sayingsandsigns.aspx

https://www.pewterandpine.com/designs

https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/collections/in-stock-at-the-shop/products/dirty-dishes

Cooper Oaks, Zecca, and Ewe and Eye are also good places to look for that perfect funny saying.

UPDATE:  Crude Needlepoint on Etsy has a lot of crude canvases.  Note that many are copyright or trademark violations.  So far the owners of this art haven't noticed.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CRUDECANVASES?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=801476172

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Needlepoint Resurgence

The UK's Evening Standard Insider has a nice article about needlepoint resurgence among Millennials in their online magazine.  It has flaws (the author confuses embroidery, cross stitch and needlepoint) but at least they did an interview with Lycette Designs.
https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/style/millennials-needlepoint-embroidery-cross-stitch-palm-beach-new-york-best-instagram-accounts-a4038631.html?fbclid=IwAR1EEGzQQQ7P2It3pZjvfF4wzUEsI2aPXHVDlaE1k6_QncWLqi9ENOlRHWU

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

Lycette Designs Interview: Kathleen Madden

The latest interview by Lycette Designs is Kathleen Madden, whom Jessica ran into on Nantucket.  It's fun to hear how folks start to needlepoint and what they love to stitch.
https://lycettedesigns.com/on-point-kathleen-madden/

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© Copyright December 13, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lycette Profiles Rudy Saunders

We needlepointers tend to forget that this isn't just a female art—there are plenty of guys who stitch even though they usually keep a low profile.  Lycette Designs managed an interview with one of them—Rudy Saunders who hails from a family of needlepointers and who likes to add monograms or change colors to make a design feel fresh and young.
https://lycettedesigns.com/on-point-rudy-saunders/?fbclid=IwAR2NM_NCpYjxpQy3DiTP0vzWK4otOE7msb-t-BUgdH-3XfOoDtreEqfx3MQ

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Breaking News: Lycette Palm Beach is Open

Do you love Lycette Designs? Or do you live near Palm Beach in Florida? Or both? Then you will be thrilled to hear that Lycette has opened Lycette Palm Beach there.  Check out the Facebook announcements for the address and photos of the new store.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1943075355769613/

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Lycette Interviews Betty

Lycette Designs has done another interview with a needlepointer, this time Betty of Montauk!  She comes from a family of needlepointers and is doing her best to stitch her brains out.  Welcome to the club, Betty!
https://lycettedesigns.com/women-on-point-betty-dankowski/

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Lycette Designs Interview

Fiber Talk's most recent podcast is an interview with Jessica Chaney of Lycette Designs.  Learn how Lycette Designs got its name, learn about Jessica's accessories collection, bag envy, her family's needlepoint history, and of course much more!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/07/15/fiber-talk-with-jessica-chaney/

You can visit Jessica's website….
https://lycettedesigns.com

…and enjoy her blog.
https://lycettedesigns.com/blog/

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© Copyright July 15, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Profile of Nan and Some Shop Thoughts

Lynette Designs likes to profile her stitching friends, and this time she talks to Nan Philip about her needlepoint and her personal style.
https://lycettedesigns.com/women-on-point-nan-philip/

I just noticed I missed a blog posting about the new Lynette Designs shop.  It's a peek behind the doors at how a shop owner thinks and what they go through to bring us such wonderful things.  Most days I'm glad I'm not a shop owner but this made me glad I'm not in my twenties, either!  The pressure is immense!
https://lycettedesigns.com/insta-perfection-authenticity/#more-1849

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Learn with Lycette's Lessons

Thanks to this note from Horse Country Chic, I've learned that Lycette Designs plans an online How To Needlepoint class via Instagram.
https://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2018/05/learn-to-stitch.html

It's geared toward younger folks (hence the postings on Instagram) and will probably just be the basics, but it's a great idea to help people who don't have a stitching friend or shop to show them.  The details will be posted to Jessica's Lycette blog.
https://lycettedesigns.com/lycettes-lessons/#more-1719

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Look Who's in House Beautiful!

Lycette Designs is on the back of the latest House Beautiful (February 2018 issue)!  Congratulations, Jessica!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1611020162308469/

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Lycette's Wish List for Santa

Lycette Designs is like the rest of us, she has a wish list for Christmas Goodies.
http://lycettedesigns.com/holiday-wishlist/

Jessica got me thinking—what's on MY list of needlepoint desires?  Here they are, in no particular order—
Machelle Somerville's "Light Candles" which I think would make a magnificent Christmas serving tray.
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=28804&title=Light%20Candles&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases

Vicki Sawyer's "Heron Royalty" is gorgeous.  This would make a great piece for my husband who adores blue herons.
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=45078&title=Heron%20Royalty&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases

"Chilly Christmas" is a Mary Engelbreit/Painted Pony design that looks a lot like my niece.  I just love it!
http://www.theneedlepointer.com/product/chilly-christmas/

I've always loved Kelly Clark's Halloweenies.  Which one to buy?  Should it be the mummy? Or The Grimm (page 22 of second link below).
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=14254&title=Sarr%20Cofagus&itemtype=Hand%20Painted%20Canvases

And naturally I might need a Dazor….
https://catalog.lightingspecialties.com/viewitems/dazor-magnifiers/dazor--led-circline-magnifier?s=bing.base

Have fun assembling your list of goodies for Santa!

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Lycette Falls in Love Once More

Jessica of Lycette Designs has the common problem of all stitchers who start a needlepoint business—they fall out of love with needlepoint. Here's what she did to get that spark back.
http://lycettedesigns.com/reigniting-spark-needlepoint/

Even for the majority of us who aren't in the business, we can lose our stitching mojo.  Jessica's ideas will work for us, too.

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© Copyright October 26, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Getting to Know Rachel Donley

Lycette Designs has posted their latest interview on their blog and this time they are talking to Rachel Donley about how she started as a designer.  Fun!
http://lycettedesigns.com/women-point-rachel-donley/

If you want to see more of Rachel's work, visit her website.
http://www.racheldonleyneedlepointdesigns.com

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© Copyright June 28, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Why Lycette Designs?

Jessica reveals the meaning behind her company name of Lycette Designs.  It's a sweet story, full of family.
http://lycettedesigns.com/why-lycette/

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© Copyright April 5, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Profile of Jessica Chaney (Lycette Designs)

This fashion blog has a profile of the owner of Lycette Designs Needlepoint.  It's an interesting interview, touching on other aspects of Jessica's life, the dangers of copyright violations to a new designer, and more.  Many thanks to Paige of The Pink Clutch for helping us get to know one of the newest designers of painted needlepoint canvases.
http://www.thepinkclutchblog.com/2017/03/the-needlepoint-queen.html

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