Bringing Eyes to Life

I like stitching people and have always been surprised by folks who say they find stitching faces hard.  After some thought I've realized that it is because one stitch can make a huge difference in expression.  Gay Ann Rogers talks about the impact of one stitch on the eyes on her website.
http://www.gayannrogers.com/4seeingeyes.html

You can see the difference by comparing the Before and After photos.

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© Copyright February 8, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Woodlawn 2019 Lectures

It looks like the Woodlawn Plantation has revved up their motors and scheduled a slew of lectures during the Needlework Show in March 2019.  Click on the various lectures to get a description and find out the day and time it will be offered.
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/needlework-events/

Remember, the show is March 1-31, except they are closed on Tuesdays.  Admission is $15.  I believe most of the lectures are free but you'll need a ticket or to RSVP in some way.

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© Copyright February 7, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kimberly's Floating Shadow Box Finishing Technique

Kimberly often mounts her original needlepoint designs in shadow boxes with a beaded edge.  She reveals all in this very useful tutorial that explains just how she does it.
https://akimberlydesign.blogspot.com/2019/01/sharing-techniques.html?fbclid=IwAR0IfliRRV70xWqseixHf9mVrvTQcUucAZelNOKDicS_-dRt-b1z5RihcWc

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© Copyright January 21, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ghost Stitcher Client ID #9865, Project 50008 UPDATED

Did you use Ghost Stitchers, the update New York stitching service that closed unexpectedly in the late summer of 2013 when the co-owner died?   I wrote about this last year and this weekend one of the ghost stitchers turned up with a project they would like to return to their owner.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2013/10/fyi-ghost-stitchers-is-no-more.html

It is a counted cross stitch project from Sunset.  The client id is 9865 and the project number is 50008.  If this is yours, let me know by commenting here or email me at chillyhollow at hot mail dot com.  The ghost stitcher would like to return the project but they don't know who owns it.

Spread the word, ok?  Thanks.

UPDATE:  The owner of Project 50008 has surfaced so if you have this project, please let Sheila at solsufka@xplornet.ca know.

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© Copyright October 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Needlepoint Corset

I have to admit I've never seen anything like this!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213976731240425&set=gm.2077974522279695&type=3&theater&ifg=1

The finisher who created this is Vikki's Stuff. Here is her website.  I didn't find the corset there, sadly.
http://www.vikkisstuff.com

Many thanks to Bettie for spotting this and for Cynthia who knew the finisher who created it.

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© Copyright January 20, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.