Pashima Colors Online

The Knotted Needle just added photos of all the Gloriana Pashima colors to their website.
https://www.knottedneedle.com/shop/Needlepoint-Threads/Gloriana.htm

This is fabulous news since Gloriana hasn't added photos of any of the Pashima line to their own website.  Pashima is a silk/cashmere thread that is plyable into four strands that can be further split if you are careful.  It's a great thread to add to your toolbox.
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/Gloriana_Pashmina.html

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© Copyright March 4, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Why Vetty Creations and I Hate Pinterest

Yvette Stanton of Vetty Creations has a great post about Pinterest on her blog.  It spells out exactly how Pinterest is used to skirt copyright laws and steal from our favorite authors and designers.
http://vettycreations.com.au/white-threads/2018/03/06/pinterest-is-fantastic-pinterest-is-terrible/#sthash.Jd7hXSvx.VFaD6jsL.dpbs

Boycott Pinterest!  It's a Den of Thieves!

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© Copyright March 5, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Smart Cookie Award for March UPDATED

This month's Smart Cookie Award goes to Cindy, who is working a multi-colored plaid border around her design.  
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155356207953581&set=pcb.1668619959881822&type=3&theater

Cindy took a few mini quilters clips and glued magnets to the back.  She uses them to gather her thread tails on the front until she needs a color from the group again.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/MiniWonderClips_TDMiniWonder.html

UPDATE:  Brenda's done something similar.
https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/07/canvas-thread-management-7118.html

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© Copyright March 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The DebBee's Designs YouTube Channel

Yes, Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs also has new videos! Hers are on YouTube and are mostly stitch demonstrations, although there's a nice demonstration of how to use a flat iron on threads and a video on how to start or end threads.  Have fun exploring!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-jRFNPzSQdJS4odXAzS3w

If you aren't familiar with DebBee's Designs because you don't do counted canvaswork, here's her website so you can check out her designs.
https://debbeesdesigns.com/products-page/

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© Copyright March 6, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The David Channel

David McCaskill's new website now has videos!  The Introduction video and his video on how to read needlepoint canvas are free for all to watch.  I highly recommend the "Reading Your Canvas" video as it explains how to do basketweave properly on a canvas and how to decide which end is the selvedge end.
https://www.needlepointdavid.com/instructional-videos

More videos are planned but these are going to be available only to the folks on David's mailing list so make sure you sign up for that.  To do so, go to Contact Me and then look for the little newsletter sign up box at the bottom right corner of the page.

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© Copyright March 2, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.