Louise's Plays with Borders

Louise's Needlework is stitching these cute little seasonal pieces from The Artists Collection to decorate the shop interior and to play with the borders.  Clever idea to put these on a lamp filial!
http://louisesneedlework.blogspot.com/2014/11/i-have-started-these-monthly-little.html

Contact the shop for more information.
http://www.louisesneedlework.com/index.htm

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© Copyright November 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

StarMag's Clip-on/Freestanding Magnifying LED Light UPDATED

Melita just posted on Facebook that she loves the StarMag LED light/magnifier from Daylight that clips onto her Evertites.  (The clip opens up to about an inch and a half wide.)  It can also be used as a tabletop light as there are little legs that pull out to stabilize the light/magnifier when it isn't clipped to your frame.   Melita got this from Nimble Needle in New Jersey.  Here it is from their website.
http://www.thenimbleneedle.com/servlet/the-3283/Clip-dsh-on-fdsh-Freestanding-Magnifying-Lamp-StarMag/Detail

UPDATE:  Brenda loves hers and posted photos so you can get a better idea if this is the light/magnifer you want.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2015/05/magnifying-glass-must-have-tool.html

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

Twenty-four Ways to Use 24

Kreinik has posted a little leaflet online written by Suzanne Howren and the late Beth Robertson about various ways to use Kreinik's size 24 braid.  Have fun exploring this wonderful new size of metallic.
http://www.kreinik.com/PDF/24_ways.pdf

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© Copyright November 14, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ornaments for the Wheel Obsessed Set

If you happen to have someone obsessed with wheels and motors you'd like to stitch for, Pocket Full of Stitches has posted photographs of the little ornaments from Strictly Christmas that cater to the small boy and girl in all of us.   These can be hard to find so I hope this helps those who want a motorized Christmas.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2014/11/strictly-christmas-trunk-show-vehicles.html

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© Copyright November 12, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Hannah's Sampler (Berlin Woolwork)

The Embroiderers Association of Canada has a section of their website dedicated to historic samplers from their collection. This includes Hannah's Sampler, which is a wool Berlin woodwork piece. Click on the small photo to see a large photo and read about Hannah Renshaw Gaskill's stitching.
http://www.eac.ca/heritagesmplrs.html

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© Copyright November 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.