New Items from Planet Earth

Planet Earth Fiber has new flower and butterfly shaped fobs for self finishing.  

http://blog.planetearthfiber.com/shaped-fobs-monogram-canvases-quick-summer-projects/

Planet Earth also has new lambskin Triangle Cases, meant to be folded into three for carrying tools, glasses and other summery essentials.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuLSVxLrWwG/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuNR3PWuC3s/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuM2yZDu8eF/

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© Copyright July 2, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Bohin's Colorful Embroidery Scissors

Bohin is a French company known for their high quality stitching tools such as needles and seam rippers.  I didn't realize that they have colorful limited embroidery scissors, too.  Needle Nook of La Jolla carries some of their birds, cats, and Russian nesting dolls series.

https://www.needlenook.com/product-category/accessories/scissors/

The Bohin website shows all sorts of fun scissor patterns, including a seahorse, Eiffel Tower, lobster, octupus, squirrel, tiger, etc.  I haven't seen these in person so I can't judge their quality but they are relatively inexpensive.  Some Bohin decorated scissors would make a good present for your stitching bestie or something to tuck in a travel bag.

https://boutique.bohin.com/en/collections/ciseaux-a-broder?page=1

By the way, I found this gorgeous mother of pearl scissors fob while looking for Bohin scissors.

https://www.anitalittlestitches.com/product7079.html

There are two versions, one with a larger clasp for regular scissors.

https://www.anitalittlestitches.com/product7080.html

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© Copyright June 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Self Finishing with Morgan Julia

Morgan Julia has a short article and video on how to self-finish a canvas into one of those Planet Earth self-finishing jewelry boxes.  She is using the jewelry box with the 3x3 inch opening for her demo but the larger boxes are finished the same way.

https://morganjuliadesigns.com/blogs/news/how-to-self-finish-a-needlepoint-jewelry-box

She's right--you can do the self-finishing in 10-15 minutes, depending on how many times you get interrupted and how nervous you are at doing it.  That's a ton better than waiting 7-12 months for the professional finisher to work on your project, right?

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© Copyright July 1, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: The New Kreinik Website is Live

The updated Kreinik website is now live!

https://www.kreinik.com/store/?fbclid=IwAR2-R6YSdRtjAltfus8pPs5LW32waj3N3wrLskGlwNm8qWyzV1pbGnClp0Y

You can choose the Needlework section and skip the home page if you prefer.

https://www.kreinik.com/store/shop-needlework/

If you get the old site, clear your cache and try again.  Remember, you can order directly from the website and then choose a shop to ship to you.  Kreinik works closely with our wonderful retail stores to fill your order.

And here's the link to the page we all look at often--their online color charts!    Pick the chart you are interested in from the blue highlighted lists on the right and it should open for you in a new window.

https://www.kreinik.com/store/shop-needlework/metallic-threads/color-card/Downloadable-Color-Charts.html

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© Copyright July 25, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Fixing a Tent Stitch Over Two Intersections

Lori at Waste Knot shows how to fix a common mistake--creating a tent stitch over two intersections instead of one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuCuy3vA6gr/

She uses two tools:  A Stitcher's Best Friend and Waste Knot Scissors.  You can pick these up from Waste Knot (www.wasteknot.com) or find them elsewhere.  Needlepoint.com has a little video showing how they use the Stitcher's Best Friend on their website.

https://needlepoint.com/collections/needlepoint-accessories/products/rg1822

The Waste Knot scissors (no relationship to the shop Waste Knot) are from Rainbow Gallery and are curved to help cut stitches in ripping out.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1383992935/waste-knot-scissors-curved-blade

Thanks for the demo, Lori!

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© Copyright June 28, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.