Ultrasuede

Orna Willis is now selling larger Ultrasuede fabric sets.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2015/08/ta-da-ultimate-ultrasuede-collection.html

You can get one from her Etsy shop, where she sells smaller pieces in collections as well.  If you do your own finishing, this is a very valuable resource.  Do make note that Orna's Ultrasuede comes to both the lightweight and upholstery weight types.  The lightweight is very easy to sew in hand but I find the upholstery weight much tougher, even for my old Singer sewing machine.  But with that caveat, if you want to pick up colorful bits of Ultrasuede for your finishing, this is a great resource.
http://adornbyorna.com/collections/embellishments

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© Copyright August 17, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Camel Flowers and How They Grew

Kimberly explains how her "Camel Flowers" design evolved.   Trust me, you will be charmed!
http://akimberlydesign.blogspot.com/2015/08/camels-and-flowers.html

You can see more of Kimberly's painted canvases here and speculate on how they grew.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/Products/?category=260

You can check out Kim's finishing on her Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Needlework-Finishing-by-Kim-Hollifield/828160593970183?fref=ts

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 21, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Interview with Machelle Sommerville

The Needleart Nut has an interview with the new designer Machelle Sommerville.   
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2015/08/meet-machelle-somerville.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 24, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitch Perfect

Time to get your needlepoint belts, bags and shoes out of the closet because we are ahead of the curve fashion-wise.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-embroidered-fashion-is-stitch-perfect-1440083638?tesla=y 

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 23, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Twisted Tale

I think you'll love the photographs Kathy took of learning to make a tassel and cording at the Royal School of Embroidery.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/07/29/rsn-diploma-passimentiere-part-1-the-cord/

She took photos of the tassel skirt making part, too.!
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/03/rsn-passimentiere-part-2-tassel-skirt/

Now for the ruff.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/07/rsn-passimentiere-part-3-tassel-ruff/

And finally the assembly of the parts into a tassel.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/15/rsn-passimentiere-part-4-assembly/

The classes are part of her RSN diploma, which includes having to learn passimentiere, which is making tassels and cording.

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© Copyright July 31, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.