Christine Spotted This Clever Idea on Facebook

Have an old coffee table without a top?  All you need is some burlap, plastic needles, a staple gun and some kids!
http://kleas.typepad.com/kleas/2012/02/something-new-at-the-preschool.html

Many thanks to Christine who spotted this Inspirations magazine idea on Facebook and let Needlepoint Nation know.

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© Copyright July 16, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

National Academy of Needle Arts Classes and Exhibit

The National Academy of Needle Arts (NAN) has updated their website with the class lineup for their 2015 Assembly. They also have added the 2014 Examplary award winners to the site. Hurrah! Eye candy galore!  If you aren't familiar with NAN, you are going to have great fun exploring their website.
http://www.needleart.org/#&panel1-3

It's a little tricky to find the 2014 winners so here's the link.  Prepare to be astounded.
http://www.needleart.org/Exemplary14/

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© Copyright July 21, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Something Totally New and Different

I rarely come across something totally different in the way of stitching, but Janet Brandt has come up with something totally new--the art of Zhen Zian Bao, or the Chinese folk art of thread books with paper folded style inserts.  I think the sampler reproduction fans will go wild with this Chinese version of smalls.
http://www.janetbrandt.com/2014/07/zhen-xian-bao.html

http://www.janetbrandt.com/2014/07/trinket-box-treasure.html

Here is a bit about the Ruth Smith/Gina Corrigan book on this art.
http://www.tribaltextiles.info/community/viewtopic.php?t=2360

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© Copyright July 16, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Amy's Full of News

Amy's shop newsletter is out for August-September and it is full of news! Not only does Amy reveal her new Home Study of four canvases based on the story of Scheherazade and the 1001 Arabian Nights, she shows off two new stitch guides that are newly available and two new stitch guides that are underway.  Plus there are new magnets and a magnetic laying tool, and Amy announced her Amy's Book Club for 2015.  The first "book" in the series is the Mystery of Needlepoint.  No, I have no idea what this means, either,  Amy, you are SUCH a tease!
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0814.pdf

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© Copyright July 31, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Finishing Friday: The Shops Show Off

Nimble Needle has some colorful pillow models to show off from their Birds of a Feather trunk show.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-few-birds-finished-that-is-birds-of.html

The Needlepointer also has some 3-D models of Labors of Love's perfume bottles. Aren't they pretty?!
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2b1a4dafdf1ba6e29e773aa79&id=9b454cfd41&e=73961ee0ea

Chapel Hill Needlepoint has cute travel canvases finished as suitcases. Neat!
http://chapelhillneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/07/bon-voyage.html

Enriched Stitch has all sorts of finishing, much of it class projects, for you to admire.
http://astheneedleturns.com/back-from-the-finishers-3/

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© Copyright July 7, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.