Thursday, September 9, 2021

Cindy Lee Gershin Talks Judging and Appraising Needlework

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Cindy Lee Gershin talks to Fiber Talk about judging and appraising needlework.  She's certified in all these areas.  This is a several part interview.  The first is Cindy talking about judging needlework, what judges look for, how to improve your stitching with competition in mind, etc.

This podcast talks about appraisals, why you might need an appraisal, and how they work.

The YouTube followup has Cindy showing photos of her work to explain what to look for if you are getting a piece ready to exhibit in a judged show.   The discussion starts at about 13:30 timestamp.

Here is Cindy's website if you wish to contact her.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Another Tool You DIdn't Know You Needed

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Needlepoint Joint recently posted on their Facebook page a photo of a Needle Tugger, distributed by Rainbow Gallery.  

These are available in silver or gold apparently.

I've rarely seen these in person and don't own one but I know how they work.  The two metal barrel shapes are magnetized.  You clip the tool to your scissors or the zip on your stitching bag.  When you need to use it, pull on the plastic tube and the magnets part.  Stick your needle in the free end of the plastic tube and pull to get the needle through the canvas and layer of thread.  Stick the magnet end back on the clip end's magnet and it'll wait safely on whatever you clipped it to until next time it is needed.

It's really quite clever how it works.

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Four of a Kind

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Robin has very cleverly come up with a finishing  idea that allows her to put four identically sized canvases into a little box.

All Robin's canvases are from Gayla Elliott (now distributed by Alice Peterson) but you don't have to choose canvases from the same designer.  All you need is a theme (Christmas, four seasons, four animals, etc.) and four canvases of identical size that are not too small or large to make a box.  You could even pair two identical rectangles with two identical squares to make a rectangular box.  They just need to be the same height.  

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Monday, September 6, 2021

Needle Pointers Profiles Jill A. Vendituoli

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ANG's magazine, Needle Pointers, highlights the stitching art of Jill A. Vendituoli.

You can use the right side arrow to see the rest of the article.  If you want to see more, visit Jill's website.  It's a wonderful browse!  Pour your favorite beverage and wander around her Portfolio, enjoying Jill's work.

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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Lobster for Lunch

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Carolyn Hedge Baird shows off her recent lobster trap piece. It's fabulous.  The creative finishing is from StitchStash in Delaware and the canvas is a CBK.  I don't know if Carolyn is doing a stitch guide for this but you can ask her through her Facebook page, Needlepointing in Your Nest.

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