A Summary of Self-Finishing Products

Interested in buying one of the new self finishing items?  Needlepoint.com has a nice explanation of the most popular self-finishing things they carry.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/our-top-5-best-selling-self-finishing-products

There are many more these days.  Do a search on Blog by using the search box at the upper left or go to the "New in 2025" tab and do a search there to see much more.

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On the Go Oval Bag from Rachel Barri: The Movie

The Wool and the Floss shows off the new On the Go Oval bags from Rachel Barri, answering all your questions about how the cross body strap versus the belt bag works.

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

The bag comes in black or tan with either silver or gold hardware.  You can see more here and here--

https://stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/products/rachel-barri-on-the-go-oval-black-43-silver?_pos=1&_sid=38aa843bc&_ss=r

https://woolfloss.com/products/on-the-go-oval-bag?_pos=1&_sid=7d05f42ec&_ss=r

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Breaking News: Nysha Lilly Has Died

Rachel Barri Designs just announced the death of Nysha Lilly, one of their artists.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDDUcdrSFHM/?img_index=1

It's beyond sad when we lose such charming talent.

https://rachelbarridesigns.com/collections/nysha-lilly

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Rachel Barri's New Mini Clips

Rachel Barri is always coming up with new products.  Her latest are Mini Clips, which are self finishing tags on rings that are magnetic so you can use them to hold light items like scarves, hats, paperwork, anything you want to clip to your tote bag, bike, backpack, etc.  Her Instagram video shows how to use them.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9SeQLYtG76/

They come in 7 colors, there are coordinating small canvases to stitch and insert in them, and you can even buy a silver ring if you don't like the gold ring that comes with the mini clip.

https://rachelbarridesigns.com/collections/mini-clips?page=1

Very clever!

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© Copyright July 13, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved

December is for Giving

December is the time for giving and in that spirit, three designers have announced their Charts for Charity for 2023:

The Wool and the Floss is sponsoring My Pink Sugar Life's design, sales of which will go toward Parkinson's Disease research.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0dG3ORNX3K/?g=5&img_index=4

Mopsey Designs is donating toward Maine Needs with this three Christmas tree design.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0U2Ch-r2JD/

Fire and Iris is donating to COVER, which does urgent home repairs, with this hilarious Rocky Raccoons Family Holiday Party.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0T7dc_rLyX/

Saturnalia Stitching's "Peppermint Butterfly" supports Bags to Butterflies, which supports women re-entering society from prison.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0U7p81rV6G/

The Gingham Stitchery's "Go Taylor's Boyfriend" benefits the Burundi Miracle Project and the two book charts (use the right side arrows to view) benefit Scholarship America.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0XDaSqLaUb/?g=5&img_index=1

These can be purchased from The Needlepoint Clubhouse.  Just choose the one (or ones) you want.

https://www.needlepointclubhouse.com/products/charts-for-charity-2023?variant=40386294284421

Rachel Barri's "Shalom Dove" benefits ADL National, which fights anti-Semitism.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0UwpKNvhWT/

Alice and Blue's "Let It Snow" ornament benefits Protect Our Winters, a climate change organization.

https://aliceandblue.com/collections/canvases-for-a-cause/chart

This isn't part of the Charts for Charity program, but Ridgewood Needlepoint is promoting Vanessa's Gift of Giving Holiday Fund Raiser, to promote cancer research which killed the former owner of Ridgewood.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/vanessas-gift-of-giving-holiday-fundraiser/

Here's to a better holiday for all!

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© Copyright December 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Pointing It Out and Rachel Barri Designs

The Pointing it Out podcast interviews Rachel Barri Rosenthal of Rachel Barri Designs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoEMg0cwgEU

Learn how Rachel got into the needlepoint business.  You can see her designs here.

https://rachelbarridesigns.com/

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© Copyright October 31, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Laptop Sleeves from Rachel Barri Designs

Rachel Barri is introducing self-finishing laptop sleeves with canvases sized to fit a 13 inch MacBook or an iPad.  The sleeves come in black or blush.  Use the left side arrows to see two more photos of the designs and sleeve colors.

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

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© Copyright June 8, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.