Beading Three Sunflowers

Sue stitched three identical sunflower designs (using a Laura Perin chart) and decided to bead the centers of each differently.  And she's posted instructions here!
https://sudukc.wordpress.com/2019/07/05/the-tale-of-three-sunflower/

By the way, what I call messy beading is piling beads of all colors/shapes/sizes on top of beads, starting with loops and then just sticking in 1-2 beads where the loops didn't cover well.

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© Copyright July 5, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Learning About Wonder Ribbon and Flair

Rosie just got home from the EGA regional seminar and is happy to share what she learned in Toni Gerdes' class.  She took Toni's Mackintosh Rose Kimono class where she learned to stretch and manipulate both Wonder Ribbon and Flair.
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2019/04/08/ega-regional-seminar/

Looks interesting!  For those who are curious about Toni Gerdes, here is her website.
http://www.tonigerdes.com/classes_

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 9, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: Leigh Designs Becomes Part of Fleur de Paris

Leigh Designs has just announced a change of ownership. The company (along with the Ashland Sky bags) will be part of the Fleur de Paris Corporation starting September 1.  Orders will go through Fleur de Paris but Leigh herself will still be designing.  It's just she's leaving all the paperwork to Fleur de Paris now.

Here's to the new owners and the old ones, too.  Things change but needlepoint still rules!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 28, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Stitchin' Stuff Makeover

I just discovered that Joan Thomasson has updated her website!  Joan is known for her angels and for her complex teaching pieces.  Let's start with her Shop section where you can buy kits of her designs which include stitch guides.  She doesn't just do angels.  There are charming Santas, a great Twelve Days of Christmas series, and many (but not all) of her big class projects.  Don't miss her Blog to read about some of her current classes and classic angels.
https://www.stitchinstuff.com/shop

I own many of Joan's angels.  I need to pull some of these out and stitch them.  I also have my eyes on her White House Christmas stocking….

Sigh.  Need more hours in the day.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 27, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

For the Book Lover

Many needleworkers are avid readers as well. I am not sure why this is, but something about engaging the mind with prose while the hand is engaged with threads seems to entrance many of us. So today's posting, although not at all needlepoint, is for the readers.  Here is Janet Haigh's embroidered book cover….
https://janethaigh.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/live-a-little-embroidering-a-book-cover/

If you'd like to learn more about Janet, read the About section of her blog or watch this short video.
http://www.ehrmantapestry.com/videos/story/Janet-Haigh.aspx?page=1

Her needlepoint kits for Ehrman are here.
http://www.ehrmantapestry.com/search.aspx?keyword=janet%20haigh

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 4, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.