Friday, January 13, 2023

The Nashville Needlepointer Organizes

The Nashville Needlepointer has a clever way of organizing her canvases--she bought a 12x12 acid-free photo organizing scrapbook to hold her smaller canvases.

Of course this won't work for the big pieces, but it's a good way to keep your smaller designs where you can easily flip through them to pick the next project.  

She also keeps kitted projects in project bags which she puts in magazine racks.  Again, this probably only works well for smaller canvases but we all have lots of those.

Genius!

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Floss Saver Boxes

Thanks to Diversions Needlepoint in Denver, I learned about these Floss Saver Boxes, which are available in two sizes.

Orts are the little leftover bits of thread you clip off once you end your thread on the back.  A great many people save them in a jar or little box and at the end of each year, either ceremoniously dump them or put them in clear glass ornaments to hang on their holiday trees.  I do neither, but I'm tempted by these pretty boxes!

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© Copyright January 3, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

All About Metal Threads

Tanja Berlin, the fabulous Canandian embroiderer who is a master of needle painted animals, also knows a lot about metal threads.  Her website has a pretty good summary that's free.

She also has a nice PDF document for sale on her website that coveres metal threads extensively if you are exploring their use for goldwork and other types of needlework using metal threads.

She also sells tools and materials needed for goldwork but sales are temporarily on hold because her dad is ill and Tanja herself is still recovering from a hip replacement.  Send her your good wishes, order the PDF if you like (she can sell those even though she's away from home caring for her parents), and hold off on ordering supplies for a bit until she's back home.

Good luck, Tanja!  

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© Copyright January 3, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Melita Looks Back at 2022

Melita Glavin has been crazy busy in 2022!  Here's all about what she's been up to.

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Is 2023 the Year of the Gnome?

After I heard that ANG's going to publish six Marilyn Owen gnome designs in Needle Pointers in 2023, I started to wonder if this is going to be The Year of the Gnome.  Colour Complements is going to do thread kits for these designs, by the way.  You can see the first here.





There are lots of gnome canvases available now.

I know because I started looking when I also heard Needlepoint by Laura has new gnome designs.

Looks like it's going to be a good year for little guys with big noses and beards.

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