Breaking News: Annie Lane Has Died

Lynn Mason just announced the death of Annie Lane on Needlepoint Nation.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/6467900419953728/

It is so sad.  Her funny animal designs were big favorites among stitchers, particularly her original Twelve Days of Christmas pieces.  Luckily Wellesley Needlepoint has licensed some of her work if you wish to add to your collection or just want to see her designs.

https://www.wellesleyneedlepoint.com/product-category/annie-lane-canvases/

I don't know if her Etsy shop with her Annie Lane Originals line will continue.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnieLane?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1256840700

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NJNA News

The end of July newsletter from the New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter of ANG is full of eye candy, a sale, new products and more.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2023/07/29/whats-happening-at-njna-7-29-23/

Remember, many of the photos have others hidden to the side.  Click on any side arrows to view all the photos.

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Videos to Stitch By

Tricia Nguyễn is not only a specialist in historical embroidery, she knows metallurgy and has been spending time in Europe visiting artisans and learning about metal threads.  She's also stumbled across the YouTube video series about crafts posted by Business Insider on their video channel.

http://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/2023/06/good-embroidery-tv-watching.html

Apparently they are great to stitch to.  Have fun starting with the video of Mario Menegazzo's gold beating workshop that is linked to above.  You can find more videos along the same lines here, especially the So Expensive ones--

https://www.youtube.com/@InsiderBusiness/videos

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Lettering Tip from Cincinnati Needlepoint

Cincinnati Needlepoint has a great tip for stitching slanting parts of letters on their Instagram account.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/CttXlRAL89F/

See the R in "Burrow"?  Use the right side arrow to see how it's handled to become less like stairs.

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The Nashville Needlepointer and Laying Tools

Lita, the Nashville Needlepointer, shows how to use a laying tool on her Instagram page.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Curpov6rfIf/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5n3JolrUcn/

Laying tools come in all sorts of lengths and are made in a variety of materials.  I think Lita's is a porcupine quill, but you can get metal, wood, plastic, even bone laying tools.  In fact, if you have a really big needle or a knitting needle, you can use that as a laying tool if you aren't ready to invest in one yet.  

Make sure you buy one that fits well in your hand.  Ask your local shop to let you hold what they carry or borrow them from stitching friends to hold.   I prefer small laying tools that are a bit fat but you may be a skinny, long laying tool fan.  Doesn't matter, it's what is comfortable for you to hold.  

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