Destination Dallas Begins (with Counted Canvaswork)

Most all the shop owners, designers, thread manufacturers, authors and of course representatives of Needlepoint Nation are at Destination Dallas by now. Let's start the celebration with the counted canvaswork designers, shall we?

Kathy Rees of Needle Designs Originals has three new charts available and she'll be at Destination Dallas.  Make sure you send your shop owners to visit with her and pick up the latest.  Even if you don't stitch from charts, check out Kathy's examples to see how changing a border totally transforms a design.
http://needledelightsoriginals.blogspot.com/2018/09/where-has-summer-gone.html

Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs shows off a new teaching piece inspired by the ceiling of Chicago's Union Station.  This will eventually be available as a chart once Debbie is done teaching it here and there.
https://debbeesdesigns.com/2018/09/12/teaching-projects-gilded-cabochons/

I will continue to post updates in the Destination Dallas tab but I didn't want you to overlook the counted things in a sea of painted canvases.

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© Copyright September 13, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Brenda Hart's Cross Hatched Background

Ruth Schmuff's mystery class from last year finally came back from the finishers as a lovely pillow.  As usual, I updated the article about this Bedecked and Beadazzled class with the final product but I want to draw your attention to the background stitch.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2018/06/a-tiny-bird-flew-home/

Here's the article Ruth posted originally about the random cross hatched background, adapted from an idea from the great Brenda Hart.  Isn't it clever?!  Ruth has used this several times and shows off the stitch on one of the Shelly Penko canvases.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2017/03/texture-2/

Brenda's a genius.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 29, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Abigail Cecile Has a New Website

Abigail Cecile has a new website!  You can browse her designs and buy one, pick up a stitch guide, or read her blog which has a really neat way of finishing a small needlepoint design yourself that is quite easy.
https://www.abigailcecile.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 12, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Enchanted Forest, A Flat Topped Casket

Janet Brandt has finished her flat-topped 17th Century style box and posted a video on YouTube. Wait'll you see what's INSIDE the box!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ70b2lB8CI

Here's a silent film about making the trees.  Click on the sentence under the photo to start the film.
http://www.janetbrandt.com/2018/06/making-enchanted-forest-trees.html

If 17th Century reproduction embroidery interests you, visit Janet's website to see her other casket.  It's even more amazing, if that is possible.
http://www.janetbrandt.com 

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 2, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Tools

This week shops have highlighted new tools they sell and I thought you might be interested. The first item is a storage box that Homestead sells. It has little dividers that can be moved around to make room for whatever you want inside.  This is called the Poke-a-Dot Organizer and Homestead can special order black instead of clear plastic if you prefer a solid color.
https://www.homesteadneedlearts.com/catalog/uncategorized/poke-a-dot-organizer/

Silver Needle has two new styles of needle threader and they are both cute.  The lady bug needle threader has a small light to help you see the needle's eye as you thread up.  The bird is smaller and  has the wire threader which is covered with a plastic "beak" when not in use.  The bird also has a tiny thread cutter.  These are useful and fun and because they are inexpensive, they would make nice gifts for other stitchers you know.
https://www.thesilverneedle.com/gadgets3.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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© Copyright August 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.