Stash and Store Your Beads

Vicki is using this storage gadget to organize her beads.  It works nicely for Kreinik spools, your scissors and laying tools, etc.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215750098059763&set=gm.2006677139409434&type=3&theater

It's call the Stash and Store and you can get them from Needlepoint Tool Time or a fabric store.
http://www.needlepointtooltime.com/product/STASH%20%20STITCH?fbclid=IwAR1omolM6U7W5LNbs5DqZPQ5klNzjRp1UfLkQ49vBNCWDyGwAelr2Y6hFq4

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New from Mrs. Blandings

Mrs. Blandings has new canvases on the way!  Her designs are modern traditional, if there is such a thing.  They are usually on 13 count and often have a sweet (or funny) meaning hidden in the subject.
https://www.mrsblandings.com/2018/11/shop-mrs-blandings/

She is doing posters, too, but it's the needlepoint canvases we are most interested in.  You can buy directly from her…
https://shop.mrsblandings.com/needlepoint/

…or you can shop at KC Needlepoint.  Have fun browsing!

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/collections/needlepoint-canvas/mrs-blandings

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© Copyright November 29, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Turkish Jewels Scissors Case, Fob and Needle Book

Bobbin and Fred has published the instructions for their needle book on their website.  The instructions for the scissors case and fob were in Needlepoint Now's November-December 2018 issue.
https://www.sewingwithbobbinandfred.co.uk/2018/11/new-pattern-turkish-jewel-scissor-pouch.html

All of the pieces of the set were sewn on 14 count plastic canvas so you can easily substitute 13 count needlepoint canvas if you prefer.  Plastic canvas is stiffer, of course, and the cut edges won't unravel.  Here's how to join pieces of plastic canvas together.
https://www.sewingwithbobbinandfred.co.uk/2018/12/how-to-join-two-pieces-of-plastic.html

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© Copyright November 16, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Colour Complements #186

Lorraine at Colour Complements has been having fun with her color 186 overdyed cotton floss. You can see it on her website—teal, purple and navy.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/252737693/cotton-embroidery-floss-186

Her local Embroiders Guild chapter have been using the color in various projects.  It's fun to see how it looks stitched.
https://colourcomplements.com/2018/11/needlepoint-57.html

Color magic is amazing!
https://colourcomplements.com/2018/11/needlepoint-58.html


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© Copyright November 28, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Copyright Violations Strike Again

Counterfeit Trish Burr Embroidery kits are apparently a big problem.  This impacts the creator of the designs since it is costing Trish sales.
https://trishburr.com/2018/11/04/counterfeit-kits/

It also impacts us, the stitchers.  What if Trish was so hurt and upset that she stopping creating new designs?  This happens more than you would think.  I was told the author of Creating Contemporary Bargello was so upset by the plagiarism of her book that she refuses to have it reprinted and will not write another.
https://trishburr.com/2018/11/05/copyright/

So think before you copy a stitch guide or chart for your friends.  You may be doing them a favor but you are stabbing all the creators out there in the back (or to the heart) with your action.

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