Rehoboth Beach Museum Exhibit for 2014

Thanks to Brenda, I know that the dates for the fourth Rehoboth Beach  Historical Society Museum Needlework Exhibit are set for 2014.  I can't find the exhibit entry form on the museum's website but perhaps I didn't look hard enough or perhaps they haven't posted the file yet.  After all, the exhibit doesn't start until mid-March 2014!
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2013/11/needlework-exhibit-2014-in-rehoboth.html

Stay tuned for more information as the date draws closer.  Thanks for the heads up, Brenda!

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The First of the Month Newsletter Collection

It's the first of the month and you know what that means--shop newsletters!   Not every shop does a newsletter, and not every shop releases their newsletter on Day One of the Month, but enough do that I thought I'd collect them all here in one place so you could have a happy browse between fits of holiday madness.

Amy's Golden Strand is full of Amy Bunger goodness and ideas for couching to get various effects.  Hummmm.  Wonder if my Russian Santa needs a coiled and couched beard?  By the way, Amy's going to a bi-monthly newsletter in 2014.  Please join me in weeping copious tears over six fewer fun messages from Amy next year!
http://www.amybunger.com/f/1213.pdf

Speaking of Russian Santas, Leigh Deigns has put out their latest newsletter.  As always, it is full of the warm personality of Leigh herself and tidbits about her designs.  (By the way, I know Leigh Designs isn't a shop but I thought you'd enjoy their newsletter, so I included it here.)
http://www.leighdesigns.com/News.html

Bedecked and Beadazzled has a fun December newsletter for you today, too.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/downloads/bedeckednewsdec2013.pdf

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Cosmo Girl--In Needlepoint

I'm sure most of us in America have seen copies of Cosmopolitan on the racks at the grocery store checkout line. Did you know that the original editor, Helen Gurley Brown, stitched?   I was thinking of her yesterday and her famous "Good Girls Go To Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere" pillow so I did a little Googling.  This is what I found.
http://ifthelampshadefits.blogspot.com/2012/08/helen-gurley-browns-apartment.html

She was the original model for Carrie Bradshaw, wasn't she?http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/helen-gurley-brown-cosmo-editor-and-feminist/

I'm not advocating a wild social life in one of the great cities of the world for stitchers, but being an adventurer in your stitching is no bad thing.

Helen, wherever you are, we are raising a glass of champagne to you this morning!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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There's White...

There's white...and then there is WHITE. Anne shows how various shades of color look together as she chooses whites for her Amanda Lawford Santa hair and fur trim. Click on the little photo for a much better look at her thread choices and their various shades of white.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2013/11/raising-some-eyebrows.html 

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Jan Takes Rug Making in a New Direction UPDATED

Jan of Thread Medley is going to change the direction of her reproduction rugs to make smaller pieces since larger rugs are rapidly taking over her house. As she thinks about using Congress cloth and 18 count needlepoint canvas for the next design, she is asking if folks would like to work with her on their own reproduction rugs. Here are the details. If you want to venture on a rug adventure, there is no better guide, so let Jan know if you are on board. 
http://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/would-you-like-to-come-along/

UPDATE:  I was exploring Jan's website this morning and realized she has a mini version of what her Yahoo Group will cover there.  Reading this will soon tell you if you are interested in working on a rug with her help.
http://www.threadmedley.com/Thread_Medley/Adapting_Needlepoint_-_How_To.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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