Lampwork Beads from Grace Ma

I like lampwork beads. They are very very decorative, even when they are not made by the amazing Grace Ma.  But when they are, they are lovely art.
https://blog.artbeads.com/2018/07/grace-lampwork-beads-inspiration/

Most of the big online bead stores sell Grace Beads in case you need the perfect embellishment.
https://www.artbeads.com/grace-lampwork-beads/

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Hands Free Video

If you've been curious about the K's metal floor frame, the Needlepointer has a three minute video showing you how it works. The adjustments are endless. I love mine! Hint: You can put the plate under a chair or table leg for more stability or you can put a brick or other sort of weight on it. Mine is very stable but if you move it a lot to constantly get up and down, you might want the extra security of something on the plate.
https://vimeo.com/303822921

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 15, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: BB Needlepoint Designs to Close

BB Needlepoint Designs has just announced the business is closing November 1, 2019.
https://www.facebook.com/BbNeedlepointDesigns/

Make sure you have your favorite shop order anything you've had your eye on before it is gone forever!
http://www.bbneedlepointdesigns.com

And Sally, have fun in your new adventures!

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

How to Pad a Strawberry with Felt

Anna Scott does a lot of embroidery, especially crewel, and was kind enough to explain how she created padded strawberries using felt in her latest blog posting.  It gives a very dimensional berry, something that needlepointers might want on one of their pieces.  Note her tips on attaching the felt layers in particular and notice that she has done a trellis stitch on top of the felt/satin stitch layers to finish the strawberry.  Nice work!
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2019/04/strawberry-feast-raised-embroidery-wip.html

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© Copyright April 13, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

SJ Designs' Victorian Dogs for Sale

SJ Designs is featuring a lovely Victorian era needlepoint of two dogs on their sale site. The stitching is interesting because of the background stitch chosen and the interesting random stitching on the basket.
https://sj-designs.net/product/c1860s-berlin-work-needlepoint-hunting-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR27tm2xBz9jxAuDGT0gFjIzv5GkY3m2SenVev0GOqFO_eN6w0Xw53eSGhg

Susan thinks this dates to between 1850-70.  It's a great lesson on how needlepoint has and has not changed.

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© Copyright July 13, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.