Washington National Cathedral Tour

The Washington National Cathedral has announced that they will have a special tour of some of the more than 1500 pieces of ecclesiastical needlepoint they own and use on June 14 and 30. See their website for details and to order tickets.
https://tix.cathedral.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=963

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

From "Adventure" to "Vintage"

I was amused this morning to read that Kreinik is changing a name of one of their green metallics from "Adventure Green" to "Vintage Veridian."  This is one of their newer colors and it is very pretty, no matter what the name!
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2018/05/time-for-name-change.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 22, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: Abigail Cecile Is Going Out on Her Own

Exciting news! Abigail Cecile is going out on her own instead of using a distributor.  The changeover will happen in July 2018.
http://www.abigailcecile.com/blog/2018/5/31/bgaqnjpqosjekbd4rs3f4pvwxiqqy2

We are happy she is growing and changing and creating wonderful fun things for us to stitch.
http://www.abigailcecile.com/needlepoint-canvases/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 4, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Learn with Lycette's Lessons

Thanks to this note from Horse Country Chic, I've learned that Lycette Designs plans an online How To Needlepoint class via Instagram.
https://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2018/05/learn-to-stitch.html

It's geared toward younger folks (hence the postings on Instagram) and will probably just be the basics, but it's a great idea to help people who don't have a stitching friend or shop to show them.  The details will be posted to Jessica's Lycette blog.
https://lycettedesigns.com/lycettes-lessons/#more-1719

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© Copyright May 31, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Newest Mystery Class is Fleur UPDATED

Ruth Schmuff has revealed the newest mystery class starting this July—it's "Fleur" the royal hamster from Kimberly!  This will be a quick class, as it is happening in the summer when there are lots of distractions, but it's a real cutie. I'll update this as Ruth posts progress reports.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2018/05/fleur-the-newest-royal/?mc_cid=2575848074&mc_eid=60242fbe68

UPDATE:  Stitching animals is always hard as folks are scared to death of needle painting (also called thread painting).  Looks like Ruth is doing a modified needle painting technique mixed with a variety of other stitches to create the little Fleur's body and paws and face.  Interesting!
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2018/07/fleur-a-lesson-in-thread-painting/?mc_cid=66d5cd7846&mc_eid=c05eb4bd3b

UPDATE #2:  This was a quick class. Fleur has a tiara now (and some fabulous backgrounds).
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2018/08/the-hamster-has-her-tiara/

UPDATE #3:  Here is Fleur the hamster made into a lovely pillow.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/10/its-a-finish/

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© Copyright May 21, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.