Thistle Hill Exhibit--With Photographs!

Thanks to Karen who mentioned it on Facebook, I have a newspaper article for you to read about the Thistle Hill historic mansion needlework exhibit that is about to open. If you are going to be in Fort Worth in a week, make time to see this. 
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2010/07/favorites-best-needlework-shops.html

UPDATE:  Elizabeth Hurd has posted many photographs from the Thistle Hill exhibit on her Facebook page.  Many thanks to Elizabeth!
https://www.facebook.com/elizabeths.needlepoint/media_set?set=a.480245072097568.1073741826.100003362370534&type=1

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Stumpwork Butterflies and Moths

Jane Nicholas has a new book out.   It is called Stumpwork Butterflies and Moths and it looks to be amazing!  I haven't seen it in prson but Mary Corbet has done one of her thorough reviews about it here--
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/02/stumpwork-butterflies-moths-by-jane-nicholas-a-book-review.html

Jane is a specialist in stumpwork and has written a great many books on this topic.  Her dragonflies one is especially wonderful to me, but they are all worth looking for.  Thanks for the tip, Mary!

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Joan Reports from TNNA

If you get Needlepoint Now, you have been admiring Joan Eidman's St. Nicholas canvases which are being featured in the magazine.   Joan got to go to Market in January (she's a professional musician whose performance schedule means she often is busy during Markets) and luckily reported back on everything she saw and did. 
http://joaneidman.com/tnna/

Joan's company is Fiori and is distributed by Dreamhouse Ventures.
http://www.dreamhouseventures.com/shop/Designers-Showcase/Fiori.htm

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Japanese Masking Tape

Ada Hayden of Eye Candy just introduced me to a new tool--the Japanese masking tape called Washi tape.  Ada uses it to tape the raw edges of her canvases. She says it is acid free and archival quality and slightly less sticky than our traditional masking tape.
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2014/02/stitching-games-february-clue-samba.html

This Etsy site shows off the decorative types available.  Any crafts emporium with a big scrapbooking section will probably carry Washi tape.  Hobby Lobby, here I come!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettyTape

Thanks, Ada!

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A Purple Daisy for Class

Laura Perin is going to run her popular Purple Daisy cyberclass again. This is a fun way to learn techniques like messy beading or shadow stitching, using a photo transfer canvas as the basis for your stitching.  You can also learn how to build a complex border from simple elements by watching Laura's border techniques.  It's not very expensive and it is guaranteed to be fun.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/01/ready-for-some-spring-flowers.html

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