WARNING! DANGER!

Ruth Schmuff just sent a warning email to her Bedecked and Beaddazzled newsletter recipients and regular customers that someone has hacked her customer database and has added code that sends emails anyone placing an order asking for their credit card numbers to be emailed to whoever's pretending to be Ruth "to confirm their purchase."  DON'T DO IT!  Ruth never ever does business this way.

It's a good time to remember that any website is vulnerable to this sort of thing and doing business by phone is safer.  No one is safe these days from cyber criminals but it helps to do business via check or Paypal or phone when you can.  If you get a request for your credit card info via email, check before you send it and give it over the phone if you can.  No email is totally secure.


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Three Sisters, Three Hairstyles

It's been a while since we've talked about hair in needlepoint, so I was thrilled to see this Bargello Needlepont article about a painted canvas project that features three women, each with a different hair style that reflects the personality of each.  Each sister wears a different headband in a different Bargello pattern as well, but I was particularly interested in the way each type of hair was created.  If you enlarge the photo as much as possible, you'll see just how intricate a pattern was created with two of the three hair treatments.  (The third person's hair is barely visible so the focus there is on the headband.)  Very interesting!  We forget sometimes that hair can be stylized and patterned in intricate stitches.  It doesn't have to be realistic to be wonderful hair.
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/three-sisters-in-bargello-needlepoint/

I think the design is by Clarice, still distributed by Barbara Russell.  I am not certain, though, so if you know, please tell us in the comments (or email me directly at chilly hollow at hot maildotcom if you can't make Blogger's Comments work).
http://barbararusselldesigns.com/clarice_content.html


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Quail Run Update from TNNA Show

Quail Run has updated their website with photos of new items they've ordered at the Columbus trade show.  It's a great display of some of the most popular new canvases.
http://www.quailrun-inc.com/new-from-columbus-market-june-2012.htm


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RSVP

Here's your invitation to EGA's 2013 South Central Region Seminar which will be held in Sugarland, Texas in early June of 2013.  (Hint--turn your sound down.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvSv3mU47w&feature=share

You can read more details about Bewitchin' Stitchin' at the SCR website.
http://www.scrseminar2013.org/

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TNNA Columbus is Over UPDATED

The shops and designers and tool manufacturers are all leaving Columbus now, heading home.    I hope this means that there will be new eye candy for us to see on their websites soon.

Pocket Full of Stitches pointed out there are new items up on the Kathy Schenkel Designs website.
http://www.kathyschenkel.com/new/0.html

Some of Associated Talents' very popular Seaside ornament and mini sock series is available for viewing on their website.  Sadly, the charming stitched models aren't pictured yet.
http://www.atneedlepoint.com/CanvasLookup.asp?Category=New%20Arrivals&SubCategory=&QueryPage=0

Painted Pony Designs has added five new angel canvas photos and several new dress form canvases to their Facebook page.  Search for Paintedponydesigns Debbiewoodard to see them.

Bijoux Glints

I've managed to get my hands on the new white core Bijoux thread line which is called Glints.  That's what you see in the photo above.  There are four colors, from left to right :  gold (White Gold 423), a lighter gold (Bronze 422), silver (Silver 441) and white (Diamond 491).  The white has a slight ivory cast to the white in the spool.  Here are the traditional black core colors in case you'd like to compare them.  Whether "white core" or "black core" this is a strong, thin metallic thread.
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/Access_Misc.html#Bijoux

UPDATE:  Labors of Love has posted new perfume bottle and clip on bird designs on their website.
http://www.laborsofloveneedlepoint.com/gallery.php?category=67



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