Is It Needlepoint? Is It Art?

Connie tackles the question of needlepoint's place in the art world head on! 
http://conniepickeringstover.com/needlepoint-or-fiber-art/

I'd asked Connie the question because several friends have had pieces rejected by galleries because they are based on pained canvases, which have been designed by others.  The art world hasn't made up its mind about the collaborative art which is needlepoint on painted canvases.   What do you think?  Is needlepoint art?  Are painted canvases derivative art?  Do you have to be doing original designs to be accepted as an artist?

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© Copyright May 12, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A New Silk Ribbon Embroidery Book

Hazel Blomkamp has written a brief review of a new silk ribbon embroidery book written by her friend Di van Niekirk in collaboration with Mariana Zherdeva.  If you are a fan of SRE, you are sure to be charmed by this collaboration between a South African and Russian stitcher.  The stitching world is very small indeed!
http://therebelliousneedlewoman.blogspot.com/2014/04/little-flowers.html

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© Copyright April 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Blogger Hates Me

For the second time this month Blogger is acting up. It won't let me post the correct link to the Canvas of the Day this morning.   Anyone interested in Marie Barber's Frenchwoman at Court from Colors of Praise will need to click on this link instead of the photo.  I have corrected the link twice and it displays properly in HTML but clicking on the photo takes you to Needlepoint Land's blog.
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=23867&title=Woman%20in%20Green%20Gown&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases

Sorry.  I tried to fix this but there is a bug in the code somewhere that I can't access to fix.

By the way, this article has published but isn't visible.  Excuse me while I go into the bathroom to scream....

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© Copyright May 18, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Tip for Stitching with Silken Straw

Randi from The World in Stitches has a very neat tip for Silken Straw. She says, "More on Silken Straw, which I also picked up at market: You can run a needle down the length and split it into strands, putting together the desired number and using a laying tool!"

Very clever, Randi!  Since I think Silken Straw too wide for many stitches on 18 count, this is a very useful thing to know.  By the way, anyone in the Concord or Lowell, Massachusetts area who wants to see Silken Straw in person can check with Randi at the shop.
http://www.twisinc.com

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© Copyright May 9, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Eames Chairs Needlepointed

Are you familiar with Eames chairs?  They are classics from the 1960s, often called Mid Century Modern by 20th Century designers.  Now that we are in the 21st Century, they are starting to look like antiques.
http://blog.2modern.com/2014/04/an-eames-classic-remade-in-needlepoint.html

Many thanks to Kirk and Bradley for posting about this on Facebook!

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© Copyright April 23, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.