Felt Right Tiles for Organization

Francie of francieneedlepoints on Instagram has a great organization idea:  she uses Felt Right tiles on her closet wall to pin up her ornaments instead of storing them flat.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8XQPNLM1J-/

I have questions about the two types of adhesives they use (either commercial grade or removable) but this might be the perfect storage idea for you.  Check out their website for more information.

https://feltright.com/

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NJNA Speaks

The latest e-newsletter from the members of ANG's New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter is out.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2024/11/02/whats-happening-at-njna-11-2-24/

As usual, it is full of ANG news, plus interesting tweezers, new clubs, kits, designs, a trunk show, a glow-in-the-dark thread, and more.

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© Copyright November 4, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Echoes of Elizabeth Needle Case

Donna's finished her Gay Ann Rogers' needle case.  This is called "Echoes of Elizabeth" and uses some of the motifs from Gay Ann's Elizabeth 1 designs.

http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2024/08/took-unintentional-break.html

It is beautiful!  Lovely work, Donna.

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

The Rumor Mill Speaks UPDATED

The rumor mill says that eventually Kreinik metallics will be sold on the cards Rainbow Gallery uses.  That makes sense as Rainbow Gallery and Kreinik are owned by the same company, Fleur de Paris, and eventually Fleur will want to have all their threads wound on the same item.  

We'll see if this happens.  Stay tuned!  

UPDATE:  This is what Kreinik says--card Kreinik is quicker so ask your shop to order Kreinik Cards from Rainbow Gallery or Wichert Imports.  If you prefer spools, ask your local shop to order Kreinik Spools from Fleur de Paris.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_0_sMCBGv3/

UPDATE #2: Here is size 16 braid on cards.

https://www.facebook.com/FredasFancyStitching/posts/pfbid02BY8dt5Jy4tTJB9wEDnG3kGqbxPCTKVPcDD95Cix4WmXU9NacMxGmHQaFCstUDkAkl

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How To Make A Shop Love You

How do you make shops love you if you are a designer?  Easy!  You include a color key to a thread line with your canvas, like Elizabeth Crane Swartz did for this lovely geometric in a trunk show at Needlenook of La Jolla.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C74S28KppeR/

It's not something I've heard of designers doing but I bet shops would love it if a designer's most popular designs came with something like this.

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