Beep Beep (Spring Mystery Class from Ruth Schmuff)

Ruth's spring mystery class for 2019 features a darling Southwestern roadrunner from Dominic Bourbeau at Tapestry Fair.  The first class is the end of April.  Long distance students will get their lessons in the mail after each in person class or at the end, depending on their preference.  I'll update this article as Ruth shows off progress in each lesson.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/02/beep-beep/

UPDATES:

The first lesson of Beep Beep shows the eye and beak.  Ruth even posts a video about how to do the crescent stitch beak.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/04/beep-beep-2/?mc_cid=cf14c2de28&mc_eid=60242fbe68

The bird has a tummy and there is cactus!
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/05/just-because-you-can/

Now there are mountains and the road—all done in a family of stitches where stitching order is important for the overall look.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/06/stitch-order/

The final touches plus the sky.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/06/racing-to-my-heart/

Here are two finished versions, framed in similar ways with different colors of the mats.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2020/02/color/

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Using a Fabric Wrapped Mat in Framing

David Lantrip just posted in NP Nation about an article he wrote for Picture Framing Magazine.   And yes, David, stitched the canvas first.  His article starts on page 37.  Use the side arrows to go to that page.
http://pfmdigital.com/publication/?i=563258&fbclid=IwAR1zhLNG9orj6xQiLEE8s18Ik3e2btkqLnLoWJN0I6InWPR9O6H4DSjqtvs#%22%5C%22%7B%5C%22issue_id%5C%22:563258,%5C%22page%5C%22:0%5C%22%22

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Belt Frames: F. A. Edmunds

Needle Paint shows off the F. A. Edmunds belt scroll frame and how a belt is stitched with it.
https://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2019/02/27/how-to-stitch-a-needlepoint-belt-canvas/

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Make Your Own Purse Tutorial

If you would love to have a needlepoint purse but the cost of finishing on top of the hand painted canvas is daunting, why not make your own purse on 7 count plastic canvas?  Shannan will show you how in the March/April 2019 issue of Needlepoint Now magazine.  She's even doing a giveaway of an issue, in case you don't subscribe.
https://www.sewingwithbobbinandfred.co.uk/2019/04/new-pattern-millefleur-satchel.html

This article lists the materials needed.  She uses knitting yarn for the project but you can substitute regular threads you have in your stash if you like.  Even perle cotton should work nicely.  You can also use interlock canvas but it will likely be harder to find in anything larger than 10 count.  I would try using 14 count as that will increase the repeats of the pattern on the original design by two, making it easier to work out what this will look like.

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Jewelry Boxes in Many Colors and Shapes

Lee has added two new colors to their line of self-finishing jewelry cases.
https://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2019/02/new-jewelry-case-colors.html,

Planet Earth Fiber has another style of jewelry case available.  Their colors are more limited but this is very new for them.
https://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2019/02/planet-earth-jewelry-cases.html

You can browse the Colonial Needle website (they own the Lee line) for canvases sized to fit their jewelry boxes.  Look for the BB canvases.
https://colonialneedle.com/pages/lees-needle-arts

Planet Earth Fiber has canvases sized to fit their cases, too.
http://blog.planetearthfiber.com/leather-self-finishing-jewelry-cases/

And of course other designers are creating pieces that fit.  Mindy's new designs for the Planet Earth Fiber jewelry cases are a good example.  These are so new they are not on the Mindy website yet, just her Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212492530620626&set=pcb.2123679094375904&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/mindysneedlepointfactory/photos/a.407751296547/10155680155751548/?type=3&theater

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© Copyright February 272019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.