Creating Plaids: The Movies

For those who like visual instructions and want to make plaid patterns in needlepoint, Krissy Johnson Designs has posted a series of videos to help you understand the process--

birthday plaids two ways, the original and a thread saver version-

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oYKa8rJjf/

birthday plaid, thread saver version continues-

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5obFZ6LK0X/

more birthday plaid, with a more complicated date-

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5odUdOv6SQ/

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Moving On From Beginner Status

Aren't quite a beginner any more?  Want to try something a bit more advanced?  Coco Frank has some good advice for choosing a more advanced needlepoint project which applies to both stitchers and those choosing a new project for a new-ish needlepointer.

https://cocofrankstudio.com/blogs/blog/beginner-next-steps

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She Speaks Milanese

Poppy Monk Needlepoint takes us on a thorough exploration of the Milanese Stitch, with diagrams and stitched examples.

https://poppymonkneedlepointkits.com/blogs/the-5-minute-needlepoint-blog/spotlight-on-the-needlepoint-milanese-stitch

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© Copyright April 11, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint History

The Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, Ohio features all sorts of mementos based on the family of the Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, including needlepoint done by his mother, Mary Hoyt Sherman.  General Sherman was born in 1820 and died in 1891, so this is likely mid-Victorian in style.   I can't find any photographs online but if you are in the area, you might want to check it out.

https://www.shermanhouse.org/

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NJNA Shares the Fun for May

The latest chapter of the newsletter for the New Jersey Needle Artists chapter of ANG is out and it is full of ANG news, from a review of the new issue of ANG's magazine to Seminar news.  If you are looking for a light with magnifier that travels well and doesn't have a cord, the newsletter has three recommendations for you to check out.   They also have information about beautiful wooden trays that attach to any brand of floor stand from Rock A Way Custom Wood Products.  Rock A Way doesn't seem to have a website but they do have a Facebook page (second link below).  

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2024/05/18/whats-happening-at-njna-5-18-24/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Rock-A-Way-Custom-Wood-Products/100063791274769/

The newsletter has news about a stitching getaway, a new stitching club featuring one of Kelly Clark's mermaids, and what Morgan Julia is doing with a company called Packaged Party.  There's also a link to a new shop selling needle minders (and magnetic chalk boards to store them on) called Flamingo Toes Shop.  We all need more needle minders, right?  

https://flamingotoesshop.com/collections/needle-minders

NJNA has a great tip for inexpensive covers for your magnifier so you don't burn the house down if it's left in a sunny spot--get together with your stitching buddies and buy bulk velvet drawstring jewelry bags online! Safe, soft and any extras can go to storing that fabulous string of pearls you wear to go out on New Year's Eve.

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© Copyright May 19, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.