Church Kneelers Spotted in the Wild

Tracey at Stitches and Style is on vacation in Gibralter where she found some wonderful needlepointed church kneelers.  Use the right side arrow to see them all.

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Attaching Beads with Tent Stitches: The Movie

Here's a Needlepoint.com video about tent stitching your beads.  You can see that these will be a bit wonky but if you do a straight line of beads, they hold each other in position better, particularly if you do 2-3 rows of beads.  Groups of beads done in straight lines, either horizontally or vertically, are better behaved.

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Interesting Finishing Technique from Marion Scoular

The Sun City Stitcher decided to finish her needle case from a seminar class using a technique described by Marion Scoular in her book Advice is for Listening To--Not Necessarily Taking.

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2024/05/saguaro-sunrise-finish-finished.html

There's not enough detail to be certain how it is done, but if you own this book, you might want to check it out.

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How to Manage Larger Projects

The Pointing It Out Podcast talks ways to manage bigger projects.  If you are traveling with a bigger project, working a Christmas stocking, or just need ideas about how to manage a bigger project you are thinking you might buy, this is a must read.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-6yt_mvrU

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Dovo Scissors Available Again in Limited Supply

Are you a fan of Dovo scissors? The company went into bankruptcy and reorganized and as a result, stopped making scissors. But they recently decided to make a few more and this shop is eagerly awaiting their order for two sizes of Dovo scissors.  They have already sold out the smaller size that are due next week, but they anticipate getting more in August, so if you want a pair, you should contact them and let them know you want to be on the wait list. I believe there are still four inch scissors available, at least there were last week when I wrote this article.  This is a very big counted thread store in Oklahoma, by the way. I've been on their mailing list for years.
https://www.thesilverneedle.com/scissors.html

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