A Trip to St. Charles With Sue

Instead of putting this with the other St. Charles reports, I thought you should see this by itself because Sue Dulle, who was at TNNA in her professional capacity, explained so well what it was all like.   Thank you, Sue!
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/to-market-to-market/

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Needlepoint Now Makeover

Needlepoint Now has revamped their website.  They've added an events section where seminars, exhibits, etc. can be listed and under "Resources" there is a finishers index which lists finishers.  I can't figure out how to get to a second page of finishers but I discovered that if you increase the number of items shown you can see everybody.  Of course their video instruction section continues to grow, making this a great place to visit when you just can't figure out a stitch.
http://www.needlepointnow.com

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Bead Your Brains Out

Linda shows off all the beads on her little Melissa Shirley cracker piece (stitch guide by Robin King and Melissa Shirley herself).
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bead-fix-complete.html

I have to admit I've never heard of E6000 glue, but I was able to find a few things out about it from the Michael's website.  Sounds like it is something any large craft store will carry.  It's always good to know about the varieties of glue that people use, even if you won't have glue without a mile of your stitching.
http://www.michaels.com/E-6000®/gc0181,default,pd.html

Oh, if you want to know more about the Golden Crackers club Linda's working on, here's the link.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2012/07/golden-christmas-crackers-by-melissa.html

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Missouri State Fair Winner Profile

Edward Castle stitched four pieces for the Missouri State Fair this year, and won ribbons for all of them! You can read a bit about him and see a photo of him posing with his exhibits and ribbons here. (Thanks for finding this, Debby!) 
http://www.missourinet.com/2013/08/20/retired-marine-95-takes-honors-at-state-fair-for-needlepoint-projects/

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Fray BLOCK?

I'd never heard of Fray Block until the ANG email list--that font of needlepoint knowledge--mentioned it to a stitcher looking for help with a thread that frayed as it was being stitched.   I have a bottle of Fray Check that I dab on the ends of my threads occasionally, but Fray Block is different apparently.  What's the difference?

Fray Check comes in a bottle.  It is a plastic that dries clear.  
http://www.joann.com/dritz-fray-check-3-4-oz-/prd2992/

Fray Block comes in a tube.  It is a plastic that dries clear and apparently is more flexible than Fray Check.
http://www.joann.com/june-tailor-fray-block-1-1-2-oz-/prd10294/

Here is more information about Fray Block, including what to do if it is old.
http://junetailor.com/FAQs/FAQ_PressingGeneralNotions_Fray%20Block.htm

People also use clear fingernail polish for the same thing.  At Joann's Fray Block is cheaper.  That may be because the tube holds less than the Fray Check bottle.  It looks like which you use is personal preference. If you have experience using both Fray Check and Fray Block, do let us know what you think in the comments or email me at chilly hollow at hot maildot com and I'll post for you.

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