BREAKING NEWS: Leigh Shafer is Dead UPDATED

Messages have been posted to both Facebook and the ANG email list this morning, mourning the passing of Leigh Shafer. Leigh was well known for her lovely personality and her great finishing. She will be greatly missed in the world of needlepoint.

UPDATE POSTED TO FACEBOOK:  Hi everyone, this is Leigh's daughter Marissa. Thank you all for you wonderful and kind words. Mom loved you all so much. We will be doing a celebration of life for her on Sun Jan 29th at the Sedona Public Library at 1pm. I will also be streaming it live on her fb page for those who cannot attend.

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© Copyright January 20, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mary Agnes Is Collecting Nobuko Stitch Variations

Mary Agnes of Needle Nicely in Vero Beach is collecting variations of Nobuko Stitch and making a sampler of them. You can see it here (click on the photo for a closer look).
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-study-in-nobuko.html

If you know of other versions of Nobuko, could you let Mary Agnes know?   You can add a comment with a book and page number of where you found the variation or you can contact her via the shop.
http://www.needlenicely.com

Happy collecting, MA!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 5, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Threadaholic Alert: Rainbow Gallery's Glisten

Threadaholic alert! Rainbow Gallery has a new thread called Glisten that mixes metallic and Marino wool.
https://www.facebook.com/rainbowgallerythreads/photos/pcb.1713149552348172/1713149522348175/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/rainbowgallerythreads/photos/pcb.1713149552348172/1713149412348186/?type=3&theater

They say it makes for killer turkey work!  (the canvas is from JP Needlepoint)
https://www.facebook.com/rainbowgallerythreads/photos/a.1466449090351554.1073741828.1439340233062440/1713151629014631/?type=3&theater 

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© Copyright January 17, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Petei Introduces New Characters

For the first time in a very long time, Petei has added new characters to her line of book people. Painted Pony is introducing a dozen characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Petei's fans.
https://debbieppd.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/pride-and-prejudice/

These all come with stitch guides by Susan Burris and can be ordered by Painted Pony which is Petei's distributor.  Kudos to Painted Pony for talking Petei into coming out of retirement for our stitching pleasure!

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© Copyright January 18, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sandra's Skin Colors

I've just discovered that Fleur de Paris sells sets of DMC cotton floss called "Sandra's Skin Colors" that match Sandra Gilmore's skin tones in her painted canvases.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2017/01/clara-is-going-to-tnna.html

I searched all over the Fleur de Paris website and didn't see any mention of this but I bet your favorite shop can order for you if you have one of the Sandra Gilmore people to stitch, or just stitch lots of faces and am a collector of skin tone threads.

Many thanks to Laura Perin for the tip!

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© Copyright January 13, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.