Wanna Join a Princess Dress Club?

BeStitched is asking folks on Facebook if they'd be interested in a Princess Dress club. Whether you are or not, you need to see the stitched dress canvas they posted. 
https://www.facebook.com/BeStitchedNeedlepoint/photos/a.152368144832122.34517.126229327446004/672656382803293/?type=1&theater

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© Copyright July 29, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Clever Touches to a Tent Stitched Piece UPDATED

If you only stitch with tent stitches but want to add a few special touches to that project you love and want to take to the next level, then you will be interested in Linda's Melissa Shirley piece, embellished with a few special touches with the aid of Amy Bunger.  http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2014/07/next-up.html

http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2014/07/flower-power.html

UPDATE:
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2014/07/chinese-kite-flyers.html

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© Copyright July 17, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Pick Your Motif Belt

Here's a great idea for a semi-custom belt using Boston themes--a pick your own motif board. Wellesley Needlepoint creates a lot of belts with Boston themes and allows folks to pick from a series of small motifs to make a belt that isn't quite custom but has the themes the customer wants presented in a way that will show the customer exactly what they are going to get. Wellesley wins the Smart Cookie Award this week! 
https://www.facebook.com/122765554429561/photos/np.77349234.1277706333/752574284782015/?type=3&theater

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© Copyright July 30, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Vicki Goes Bargello UPDATED

Vicki succumbed to the lure of a Bargello design in a catalogue. It looks great!  In fact, it turned out so well she is doing a companion piece.
http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/2014/07/vickibatman-needlepoint-passion-new.html

Next month I expect you to work a needlepoint purse, Vicki.

UPDATE: And she did!
http://www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com/2014/10/crafts-with-anastasia-guest-author-and.html


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

Summer Shop Tour

It's summer, which means summer vacation. For stitchers, that means a chance to check out new shops. Luckily, some tourists have blogs and report back to their fellow stitchers.   Kathy visited the new location for Stitchville USA, which is in Minnetonka, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis.  She took lots of photographs of the interior and threads.  As a threadaholic, I was thrilled!
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2014/07/24/new-stitchville-usa/

Here is the shop website, in case you spotted a Must Have item in Kathy's photos.
http://www.needleartworks.com/SHOPS/STITCHVILLE/SVHome.htm

In a related posting, Louise's Needlework showed off the stitching of the ladies who work there. It's a good introduction to the shop and the staff who look like a talented bunch.
http://louisesneedlwork.blogspot.com/2014/07/louises-ladies-stitching.html

http://louisesneedlwork.blogspot.com/2014/07/louises-ladies-stitching_25.html

Louise's Needlework is in Powell, Ohio, which I've actually visited.  It's full of historic homes, antique shops and good eating.  Louise's wasn't there when I last visited, though.  It's been quite a while actually.  Wonder if I can work a trip to Ohio and Minnesota into my next summer vacation?
http://www.louisesneedlework.com

Speaking of traveling and finding shops, Auntie mentioned this website on Facebook.  The last time I checked it had far more knitting and cross stitch shops listed than needlepoint, but it still might be quite useful.
http://www.needletravel.com

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© Copyright July 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.