Counted Canvas Workers Head to Las Vegas

No, it's not a field trip. They are all headed to Liz Morrow's website to pick up her newest design, Vegas Nights.
http://www.lizartneedlepoint.com/Bargello_Designs.php

Actually, the first four patterns on the page above are new, so if red hot jazz doesn't appeal to you, there's a soothing white monochromatic pattern available.  Or you can combine bargello with counted in the charming Hen and Chicks or go straight bargello in the Pricky Pear design.

This is modern bargello at its best.

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Beads and Sequins UPDATED AGAIN

I lucked out several years back when the local counted thread shop up and moved 400 miles away.  They had a nice little sale to clear out stock before the move and I picked up several packets of silver crystal sequins at a very good price.  They came from Sweetheart Tree. I just found their webpage which shows a great many sterling silver charms, beads and sequins/paillettes created for their designs which will be useful for needlepointers.
http://www.sweethearttree.com/cgi-bin/charm.pl

Along the same lines, Pocket Full of Stitches has bead assortment packs in stock.  I find these particularly useful for beaded edge trims but they have many uses.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cocktail-mix.html

You may not need such things for your stitching but it's nice to know where they can be found, just in case.

UPDATE:  By coincidence Unbroken Thread just posted a photo tutorial on how to attach sequins and beads to your stitching.  She is  doing blackwork on linen but the principal is the same for NP canvas.  This isn't the only way, of course, but this will work very well for scattered sequins and beads.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2011/03/18/how-to-attach-paillettes-and-beads/

UPDATE #2:  Pocket Full of Stitches has posted photographs of the new shapes of sequins they have in stock.  The article doesn't say the source so I don't know if these sequins are from Sundance Designs or from another manufacturer.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-sequin-shapes.html

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Happy St. Patrick's Day UPDATED

If you need a little Irish green this morning, check out Jody's newest shamrocks design.
http://jodydesigns.typepad.com/jodyinthestudio/2011/03/needlepoint-shamrocks-in-the-round.html

Pocket Full of Stitches is having a Cooper Oaks trunk show.  They have posted a ton of bright canvases from the designers which you can see in these two links. UPDATE:  PFOS has added a third, fourth and fifth blog entry on this trunk show so I've added new links.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-is-here.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-2.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-3.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-4.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-5.html

In Woodlawn news, Susan writes of her fun day out with a friend.  There's not much about the actual needlework exhibit, but she has information about a bead shop close to Woodlawn Plantation that those who are planning on visiting will want to check out.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2011/03/meeting-elizabeth.html

Remember, turn left exiting Woodlawn and drive through two sets of traffic lights.  You'll see a McDonald's in the strip mall on the right.  Turn there and look to the right when you are facing McDonald's.  That's where In Stitches is located.  The shop carries counted thread and knitting supplies as well as a good number of painted canvases.  They have lots of threads and tools and it's a wonderful shopping experience before or after the show.
http://www.institchesneedlework.com/

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Whoops!

I forgot to provide the link to the blog Arlene found that talks a bit about how Woodlawn Plantation's yearly exhibit is organized.  Here it is:
http://maggiebsmocks.typepad.com/smocking/2011/03/my-connection-to-the-woodlawn-needlework-exhibition.html

While I'm mentioning additions to Blog, I also updated the CH Stitch Guides blog with a short mention of what Art Needlepoint calls a stitch guide.  It seems to actually be an emailed (PDF?) file of twenty-two diagrammed stitches with some hints on where to use them, but I haven't seen it in person.  You can read the article here.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/2011/03/art-needlepoints-stitch-guide.html

I don't know what it costs but if you have bought from them in the past year, it is free.  It looks like a second volume is planned.  Please note that Art Needlepoint's canvases are silk screened.  If not having a stitch painted canvas bothers you a lot, their designs are not for you.

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DMC Resources

The DMC blog has posted an unusually useful article that links to a tutorial on how to cut cotten perle so you have the perfect stitching length each time and a page that tells you the color name that go with all those DMC numbers.  312 is Very Dark Baby Blue, for example.
http://dmc-threads.com/stitchers-resources/

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