Let's Stitch Cacti

Palma Seljan has been busy stitching quite a few of the Ashley Dillon "march" canvases that Susan Roberts sells.  Her latest is the Cinco de Mayo March.  The cacti on this one are magnificent!  I noticed because I have a seven foot version of these growing in my breezeway and what Palma did very much resembles what I water once a week.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/4953320568078395/?comment_id=4954482897962162&reply_comment_id=4957123087698143

Palma says she took inspiration for her amazing cactus plants from this video on YouTube. There are three ways of stitching cacti demonstrated, each wonderful, and each useful for those who have Southwestern designs in their stash.  Thanks for sharing, Palma!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrL8oiYo_Ss

By the way, here's how the canvas looks now that Palma's finished.  Cynthia Thomas is writing a guide for it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228198993179509&set=gm.5000464383364013

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 27, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Finishing Forms from Sarah Beth's Spot

Explaining exactly what you want in the finishing you are sending to a shop just got easier with the finishing forms from Sarah Elizabeth's Etsy shop.  She explains the forms this way--

"I've put together a set of finishing forms to help you organize your thoughts and send in your requests and preferences with your finished pieces when you mail them to a shop for finishing. There is a generic sheet as well as specific sheets for ornaments, pillows, stand-ups and stockings."

These are digital downloads available from her Etsy shop, Sarah Beth's Spot.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahbethsSpot?section_id=37312278

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 30, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Unusual Needlepoint Projects

This morning I have two unusual needlepoint projects for your viewing pleasure.  Enriched Stitch shows off baby booties.  The canvases are by Danae Designs.

https://www.facebook.com/TheEnrichedStitch/posts/5513919711973632

Elizabeth Bradley shows off a customer's finishing of their floral pillow designs made into cubes.

https://www.facebook.com/ebneedlepoint/photos/a.531300420264423/5147962401931512/

Needlepoint is a texture you can use many, many ways!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 6, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Needlepoint Spied

If you are a music fan you might remember Tommy James and The Shondells.  You probably don't know that James got mixed up with the Mafia and that his manager was finally caught in the mid 1980s by the feds using a needlepoint sign hanging in his office.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/for-a-year-tommy-james-was-bigger-than-the-beatles-then-the-mafia-ruined-everything

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 26, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News from Kreinik UPDATED

Kreinik just announced via Instagram that color number 9132 "Lemon Grass" is discontinued.  They can no longer get the material needed to make this color. Too bad!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc2o0B-qTAy/

They still have some supplies available so if you need this, ask your favorite shop to order before Kreinik runs out of what inventory is left.

UPDATE:  Here's the announcedment on Facebook in case you don't have an Instagram account.

https://www.facebook.com/Kreinik.Manufacturing.Company/photos/pcb.10158329927705940/10158329927635940/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 27, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.