Come to the Point Talks Shoulders

Come to the Point's latest newsletter talks about the best way to protect your shoulders when stitching.  Please pay careful attention.  It is all too easy to lose oneself in needlepoint and not remember our bodies need a break.
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2478d714f92f36be772d8e8d4&id=80221a4055&e=44c597fc71

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Dissolves in Water

Although dissolving in water isn't something that is normally a plus in needlework--Who needs threads that vanish when water is added?!  I'd never dare drink coffee near my stitching again!!--DMC has a new water soluble canvas for stitchers to use to put counted thread or embroidery onto a ground fabric that isn't easily countable.  Here is how it works.
http://dmc-threads.com/learn-dmcs-water-soluble-canvas/

Please note that this stuff is different than waste canvas which is dampened when you are finished stitching through it onto fabric so that you can easily pull the canvas threads out, leaving only the stitching behind.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kreinik Updates Website

Kreinik has a new website!  
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-kreinik-website.html

Well, it's the same location but the way the site is set up has completely changed. If you have bookmarked their online color cards for their metallics and silk threads, those links will no longer work. (I have updated those at the bottom of Blog in the "Needlepoint Groups and Threads Resources" section. Keep scrolling way past where the articles on Blog end.)

I also added a link to their Find a Color page which is new and fun to play with.
http://www.kreinik.com/color_selector/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

One Turkey, Covered in Gems

Old World Designs has a stunning dimensional turkey canvas from Labors of Love that they are teaching.  Instead of the look of a stuffed animal, this piece looks like a jeweled sculpture, fit for the most formal Thanksgiving table.
http://oldworlddesigns.com/turkey.html

The canvas has three stitch guides (one for each major section of the turkey) and you can even purchase the bead kit if you want to mimic what the shop has done completely.  I have no idea about the costs but you can talk to Linda at the shop for all the details.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Magic Happens At Stitchers Inc.

After we joined Stephanie yesterday and saw a shop and stitching from a student's perspective, Robin King posted a bit about the Saturday canvas enhancement classes she teaches at Stitchers Inc.  Her pride in her students' accomplishments shines brightly, doesn't it?  This is going to be a four part series that I'll update as Robin shows off more of her students' work.  I believe that all of the guides she created for her students are available from Robin.  Just email her to ask.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/04/memphis-needlepointers-part-1.html

http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/04/memphis-needlepointers-part-2.html

http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/04/memphis-needlepointers-part-3.html

http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/04/memphis-needlepointers-part-4.html

Here's the shop website, in case you are ever in Memphis on a Saturday morning with nothing to do.
http://www.stitchersinc.com/whatsnew.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.