Friday Finishing: Repurposing and Ribbons

Terry Dryden just got a photo of one of her class pieces for a pillow roll stitched and made up into a darling tote bag. Isn't this lovely?!
http://www.terrydryden.com/-blog/2013/11/14/fun-finishing.html

I am always amazed when a stitcher takes a design and makes it up into something totally different than the original model.  It's another way to personalize your stitching to suit yourself and your lifestyle.

By the way, Diane just found a wonderful online source for quality ribbons, which is very important for those who do their own finishing.
http://www.dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.com/2013/11/shopping-for-quality-ribbon.html

Two other sources I know of are Mindy's Needlepoint Factory and Chaparral Needlepoint, whose Carolyn Hedge Baird stocks a nice collection of ribbons and trims for finishing.
http://www.mindysneedlepoint.com/Home.html

http://www.ndlpt.com

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Friday Finishing - Don't Do It Yourself Edition

Just as a reminder for those of us who do not do our own finishing, there is a lot behind the scenes we do not see when we take a completed canvas to our local shop and ask them to make it into something wonderful. 
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2013/11/needlepoint-finishing-step-by-step.html

If you'd like to see what a professional finisher can do, here's Summer Truswell's latest piece, an Amanda Lawford pillow she also stitched.   It is beyond gorgeous!
http://summerlouise.blogspot.com/2013/11/finished-needlepoint-pillow-amanda.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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I Want To Be Like Bertha

I want to be like Bertha when I grow up. 
 http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_29.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Totes and Tassels

If you absolutely positively do not want a new project from Santa this year, then how about a pretty new tote bag, a tool pouch, or a few tassels to brighten your stitching?
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/11/totes-glorious-totes.html

Ruth Schmuff always has wonderful project bags and fobs.  Follow the link to see more color choices, then print out the page and circle your druthers and leave the page for Santa!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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December Sales are Delightful

December is the best sale month of the year for needlepoint stitchers. This is when the shops put things on sale so they won't have to count them during their end of year inventories.  Stephanie has already hit up Needle Works in Austin.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2013/12/its-on-like-donkey-kong.html

Make sure you check the Sales and Trunk Shows tab to keep up with the latest sales.  Right now, the best sales I know about are at Needle Works (forty percent off in stock canvases and twenty percent off threads--books and some laying tools and current series not included in the sale),
http://theneedleworks.com

...and at Amy's Golden Strand (twenty-five percent off everything --stitch guides, special orders and Home Study classes are not part of the sale).
http://www.amybunger.com/f/1213.pdf

Needlenook of La Jolla has the Stella lights on sale and Homestead Needle Arts offers free shipping if you place an order of at least $50.  Beth's Needlepoint Nook has a thirty-five percent off coupon in their e-newsletters to current customers.  There is plenty more listing in Sales and Trunk Shows.  But there are plenty of sales I don't know about.  If you know of a great sale, please add it to the Comments section!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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