Stitchers Lotion

BeStitched carries a new brand of hand lotion that's non-greasy.  It's called Stitchers Lotion and is from Yarn Tree.  It comes in two sizes, in five scents and in unscented.  I've not tried it yet but if your favorite shop carries it, you might want to see if it works well for you now that in the USA it's winter and dry skin is the result of cold weather and heat being turned on inside.

https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/unscented-stitchers-lotion?_pos=1&_sid=9a46ad847&_ss=r&variant=47306075930794&inf_contact_key=72631112e430018af6287ee3d53b446c

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A Replacement for the Tacky Bob

Remember the Tacky Bob, the little acrylic box with colorful covers and a small magnet and sticky beads to hold your beads?  The company has folded but now Yarn Tree has a similar little box they call the Tacky Bill.

https://www.fatquartershop.com/tacky-bill-adhesive-bead-bed-yarn-tree

Doesn't appear the Tacky Bill has a magnetic strip for your needle but otherwise it sounds identical.  

https://www.yarntree.com/cross-stitch/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2409&products_id=22991

Shop around.  Prices vary a lot.

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The Graph Gripper from Yarn Tree

Brenda's been using the Graph Gripper from The Yarn Tree to hold small charts and stitch diagrams on her stretcher bars.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2021/03/graph-gripper-31321.html

Please note this WILL NOT fit over Evertites, which are wider.  Brenda doesn't say but from the photo I think they will fit over the mini stretcher bars and the regulars, though.  They are available from Yarn Tree and it looks like you can switch clamp ends so that it will fit over both stretcher bars and scroll bars.  Pricing is all over the map so look around before you buy.

https://www.123stitch.com/item/Yarn-Tree-Graph-Gripper-Pattern-Holder/123-3524

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Free Alphabets

Thanks to Rachel Donley Needlepoint, I have a link to several alphabets for those who want to add names or initials to their stitching.  These are from the Yarn Tree.
http://yarntree.com/035alph.htm

http://yarntree.com/freecharts/alphabets.pdf

The American Needlepoint Guild has a nice graphed alphabet on their website, too.  I often use the "chop" that is diagrammed here to sign my stitching.  This was created by the late Mary Duckworth.
http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Circles.php

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