Visiting Rainbow Gallery and Fleur de Paris

In early February 2024, Megan Holmes of The Needlepoint Clubhouse in St. Louis and co-hostess of the Pointing It Out podcast visited the headquarters of Fleur de Paris and Rainbow Gallery in Burbank, California.  Fleur de Paris has an open house for California shops each year which is why you see other shop owners browsing the canvases other designers sell during the tour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f_Mfl4URZM

In the video you'll see the amazing variety of things that Fleur de Paris distributes and watch Rainbow Gallery threads being made.  Now that Kreinik is part of the Fleur de Paris family and Kreinik braid making machines are now living here, this is a particularly pertinent tour.

UPDATE:  Angel City Stitchery took the tour and saw all sorts of wonderful things!  Who knew Bella Lusso was skeined by hand?!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTj0P2yk7xI/

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

Wire Trees for Display

While looking for something else on Etsy,  I stumbled across these makers of metal tree art which might serve as very nice ways to display your ornaments.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1591426462/large-metal-coat-rack-tree-hooks-decor?click_key=a1504726fe7f2ef834c2156ac3c57115d8c194d1%3A1591426462&click_sum=740dd19a&ref=shop_home_feat_5&pro=1&frs=1

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NouveauTique?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=101133839&from_page=listing&section_id=10705852

A lot depends on your personal style and how much space you have, but hopefully these will give you ideas.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 18, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Appleton Teaches Corduroy Stitch

Appleton Wool's Instagram video demonstrates corduroy stitch.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C53SEjXob3S/

As a bonus for those who love Bargello designs, Appleton's also posted a series of photos of patterns done in their lovely wools.  Click the right side arrow (the one inside the photo, not outside the text box) to see them all.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lqKpbNOsO/?g=5&img_index=1

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 18, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint Clubhouse Demonstrates Various Styles of Beading

Needlepoint Clubhouse demonstrates various styles of beading in this video on their Instagram account.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ymzncr59-/

Don Lynch's basketweave beading will alternate the way the beads point.  Here's a diagram.  Note that to do a solid area in basketweave beading, work the rows up and down on the diagonal as if you are working regular basketweave.  You'll get the best results if you use size 14 or 15 beads that are faceted instead of round like a ball bearing.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 16, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

"We Have Your Back Ground Stitches" by The Pointer Sisters UPDATED

The Wool and the Floss introduced a new book on Instagram:  We Have Your Back Ground Stitches by The Pointer Sisters.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C66f5VRr-jt/?g=5&img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6q55BBMfr9/

This is the second book fromTimmy Schultz and Jan Dedrick, following on Pretty Stitches.

https://www.atpneedlepoint.com/shop/p/pretty-stitches-by-the-pointer-sisters-stitch-guide

Here is the link to pre-order from The Wool and The Floss if your local shop isn't taking pre-orders.

https://woolfloss.com/collections/books/products/background-stitches-book

UPDATE:  Homestead Needle Arts has a brief review of this book.  "...145 pages but at least half are graph paper."  "7X4 inches with wire binding."  "There are over 65 stitches with ideas for how to handle each one, for example using different colored threads or what size of thread to use."

https://mailchi.mp/43aed653da67/new-books-august-news?e=810b807e3a

https://www.homesteadneedlearts.com/catalog/books-charts-cds-magazines/we-have-your-back-ground-stitches-book-by-timmy-schultz-jan-dederick/

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© Copyright May 15, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.