Out With the Old, In With the New

Ridgewood has put their "old" Paternayan on sale as the "new" Paternayan skeins start to arrive.  It's a good time to lay in the wool for that big project you've been thinking about.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/06/new-paternayan-is-slowing-starting-to.html

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Stitching Ecclesiastical Garb

Since I'm not Jewish I don't know if "ecclesiastical" is the right term for the prayer shawl and cap that Kristen designed and stitched for her grandson, but it is a grand term for grand items.  I hope we get to see the finished tallis bag as well once it is made up to join the vestments set.
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2b1a4dafdf1ba6e29e773aa79&id=143fccf9f7&e=73961ee0ea

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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In Class with Cynthia

Recently Enriched Stitch was lucky enough to have Cynthia Thomas in the shop teaching.
http://astheneedleturns.com/cynthia-thomas-classes/

New needlepointers probably know Cynthia from her new book, Noses, Roses and Other Fun Stuff, but folks who have enjoyed needlepoint for a while know Cynthia from her zillions of stitch guides.  She and Brenda Hart and Amy Bunger were the first stitch guide writers I ever heard of.  Like Brenda and Amy, Cynthia also teaches occasionally.  Her work is gorgeous!

If you want to see more of Cynthia's stitching, you can look at all the Melissa Shirley stitch guides she has written and...
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/galcol/index.cgi?index=1311779095_10303&col=158

...you can read Cynthia's blog.
http://hillcountrystitcher.blogspot.com

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Happy 4th of July! UPDATED

As today is when America's birthday is celebrated, it is appropriate that we listen in as Brenda describes stitching reproduction chair cushions using the pattern Martha Washington used when she stitched cushions for George's beloved Mt. Vernon.  The photos of Martha's shell patterned cushions I've seen led me to believe that these were pink on a pale yellow background.  How much time has faded the colors!  I didn't know they were done in cross stitches, either.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2013/06/mt-vernon-va-seat-cushion.html

These are very elegant and will be wonderful in the restored dining room.

UPDATE:  I found an article that shows off the cushions better, both an original and the repo ones done for Mt. Vernon.
http://institchesshopblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/lots-to-be-thankful-for.html

Brenda stitched one of the reproductions.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2013/06/mt-vernon-va-seat-cushion.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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The Rocky Mountain Region EGA Seminar Report

This morning we are lucky to have had a reporter at the recent EGA Seminar for the Rocky Mountain Region in Colorado.  It looks like a lot of fun!
http://acoloradostitcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/ega-rocky-mountain-region-seminar-report.html

They just had a retreat, too.  Rocky Mountain Region is a happening place!
http://acoloradostitcher.blogspot.com/2013/06/sampler-guild-of-rockies-june-retreat.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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