The NYT Spots NP at the Republican National Convention UPDATED

Eagle eyed readers of the New York Times spotted this puff piece on the Republican National Convention, which opened this week in Cleveland.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/scene-republican-national-convention.html

The shop involved is the Wool and the Willow Needlepoint.  Contact them if you need any Republican - or Democratic-themed canvas if your favorite shop doesn't have any in stock.
http://www.woolandwillow.com/dev/

UPDATE:  The most popular canvas Wool and Willow is selling to the Republicans at the convention is probably from Edie and Ginger.  Their distributor is CBK so your favorite shop can order for you.  Many thanks to Leslie for posting about this on Facebook's Needlepoint Nation group.
http://www.cbkneedlepoint.com/edie---ginger.html

UPDATE #2:  A glimpse of Wool and Willow's little booth inside the Republican convention floor has been posted on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/140308589372557/photos/a.140381372698612.27215.140308589372557/1096731910396882/?type=3&theater

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© Copyright July 19, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Even Politicians Have Noticed

You know needlework is having a renaissance when even politicians notice and use it to promote themselves. 
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/hillary-clinton-cross-stitch/416376/

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© Copyright November 23, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitch like a Politician

If political madness is overtaking your household, at least you can stitch like a Democrat (or Republican)!  Here are a selection of political designs for you to choose from.  Ridgewood has little boxes.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/08/political-party-hinged-box-canvases.html

You can stitch the fun patriotic donkey and elephant ornaments from Rebecca Wood.
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/patriotic-donkey.html

http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/patriotic-elephant.html

You can stitch coasters from Canvasworks in either elephant...
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/elephant-coasters-set-of-4.html

...or donkey versions.
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/donkey-coasters-set-of-4.html

Or you can just stitch something that covers both parties, courtesy of Petei.
http://www.canvasesbegone.com/product/petei-god-bless-hp-needlepoint-18-ct-can-1-140129

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint for the Politics Junkie

I know you are out there, political junkies. You follow elections like some folks follow sports.  With the Presidential elections coming up in the fall, you aren't hiding from the pollsters, avoiding the ads or ignoring the pundits.  You are critiquing them.  This is your Super Bowl.

So I have some needlepoint for you.  If you are too busy campaigning to stitch yourself, support the New Hampshire Historical Society by buying one of their Democratic/Republican dog collars, or pick up a Smathers and Branson belt to wear yourself.
http://www.nhhistory.org/store/det.aspx?UPC=DCNH1

http://www.smathersandbranson.com/web/catalog.aspx?group=6

If you want to stitch your own belt, CanvasWorks has both the Republican and Democratic version.  Susan Roberts also has party affiliation belts but I can't find any images online.  Sorry.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/clforpare.html

CanvasWorks also has decorative elephant and donkey canvases that are more subtle but still allow you to show off your political affiliation.
http://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2015/10/shanta-vs-jake.html

If you need something quick and easy to stitch while watching the conventions, Painted Pony has simple graphic elephants and donkeys.  (Please note that are non-partisan patriotic patterns available from Painted Pony as well.)
http://www.needleartcloset.com/servlet/the-NeedlePoint-Canvas-Designers-O-dsh-Z-cln-Painted-Pony-Designs/Categories

There are stitch guides for these designs, too!
http://www.paintedponyneedlepoint.com/stitch.htm

If you have a mixed marriage, how about a Stars and Stripes tic tac toe game board?
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=13724&title=Stars%20and%20Stripes%20Tic%20Tac%20Toe&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases

Carolyn Hedge Baird taught a class with political animals for Chaparral.  These might still be available as a kit but you'll have to ask.
http://www.ndlpt.com/pdf/2008summer.pdf

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Why Raymond Crawford Is My Hero

Many of us have probably seen and admired Raymond Crawford's painted canvases, but I had no idea what he gets up to in his spare time.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-04-28/news/raymond-crawford-actual-citizen-fought-the-city-on-fracking-and-won/

Here's Raymond's website.  All you see there is needlepoint canvases but the next time I visit, I know I'll be visiting a hero's website.  After all, someone who works this hard to preserve his little bit of heaven is a hero, don't you think?  And he designs great NP, too!
http://www.raymondcrawford.com/

Many thanks to Tara for telling me about this article.  Where would Blog be without its spies?!

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The Needlepoint of Politics

A week from today Americans will vote for a new President. If you are a political junkie, you can stitch while you blog, campaign for the candidate of your choice, or just dodge the constant phone calls from people looking for your vote.

The original political needlepoint came from Mary, Queen of Scots. An explanation of some of the symbolism she used in her spot motifs is here.
http://www.millennia-designs.com/tapestry-cross-stitch-embroidery-kits/76/90/88/

The state of New Hampshire, famous for its first primary voting (the votes that select a candidate from each party) sells political NP items such as coasters, luggage tags and dog collars.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/01/04/primary-needlepoint/


Susan Treglown does a donkey painted canvas. Donkeys are the mascots fo the Democrats.
http://elainemagninneedlepoint.stores.yahoo.net/democratdonkey.html

Here is the Susan Treglown elephant, the Republican mascot.
http://elainemagninneedlepoint.stores.yahoo.net/repel.html

Very serious Democrats, by Julia
http://elainemagninneedlepoint.stores.yahoo.net/friendonletf.html

Ditto Republican by Julia
http://elainemagninneedlepoint.stores.yahoo.net/friendonletf1.html

Chaparral is having a political animal stitch-in. Here are finished models. Put your cursor in the middle of one and click to see a nice big photo.
http://www.ndlpt.com/html/kits.html

The photo illustrating this blog entry is (probably) a plastic canvas rendition of Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for President. It was stitched by Stephen Savage and comes from his Flickr account. Sadly, I can't find any stitched portraits of John McCain. He just doesn't have a face that lends itself to caricature.

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