Church Kneelers Spotted in the Wild

Tracey at Stitches and Style is on vacation in Gibralter where she found some wonderful needlepointed church kneelers.  Use the right side arrow to see them all.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C66BeYrLhye/?g=5&img_index=1

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Elizabeth Bingham Wants Kneeler Photos

Elizabeth Bingham of the UK has created a website that will document and preserve Great Britain's 20th Century church kneelers for all.  The website is called Parish Kneelers.  

https://parishkneelers.co.uk/

Here is the section of the website explaining how anyone with photos of parish kneelers from the UK can help build the database.  I know that many US needlepointers have visited English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish churches and taken photos of the kneelers.  If you have photos you would like to donate and remember which church they came from, read the instructions on how to contribute here.  Note the churches they have already added to the database at the bottom of the page.  Images are not needed for those.

https://parishkneelers.co.uk/appeal/

By the way, Parish Kneelers has lots of tips for those who want to stitch kneelers for their own church.  There are links to resources for supplies, books, help designing your own, tips for repairs, even places to apply for grants.

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© Copyright September 30, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Needle Art Love Story, Chapter 8 UPDATED

Chapter VIII of A Needle Art Love Story is happening June 10-13, 2021 in Fort Worth.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/3944865092257286/

Tickets went on sale May 1.

UPDATE:  Here are the kneelers on display plus a bit more about the exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4051970348217849&set=gm.4051901638220297

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 5, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Kneelers Live On

The All Saints' Episcopal Church in Rehoboth Beach has needlepoint kneelers that were stitched by members over the 1970s-80s.  The article has a lot of photographs of the pieces that are still in use although who stitched what has been lost.
http://www.capegazette.com/article/kneeling-comfort-all-saints’-nearly-40-years/138922

Needlepointers come and go but their work lives on.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 20, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kneelers from Ely Cathedral

A friend of Needlepoint Land's owner has been on a trip to England and took photos of the kneelers in Ely Cathedral that were shared with the shop, who shared them with us.  I wish there were more photographs but the bright, happy colors are just wonderful!
http://needlepointland.com/2014/07/29/needlepoint-kneelers/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 30, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.