President Reagan's Needlepoint Pillows UPDATED

Included in the auction of Ronald and Nancy's Reagan's home contents is this needlepoint pillow, a gift to the President.    Many thanks to Jo for posting about this on Facebook.
http://www.christies.com/features/Inside-the-home-of-a-President-Reagan-and-his-First-Lady-7533-3.aspx

UPDATE:  I changed the link which was the wrong one and substituted a video of the interior of the President's home in Bel Air.  There are many needlepoint pillows to be glimpsed although the ones you get a good look at are all tent stitched mementos stitched by their friends.  They are very personal and obviously stitched with love and friendship.

UPDATE #2:  A bit of background on the "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" pillow.
https://hands-across-the-sea-samplers.com/aint-seen-nothing-yet/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 1, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Seven Questions To Ask a Framer

The NJNA Blog re-posted an article from the owner of Needle in a Haystack about questions to ask when you are looking for a framer.    Cathe is very picky about the framing of her work so her list of things to think about when you start shopping for a framer for your precious needlework is worth serious consideration.
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2016/06/04/finding-a-good-framer/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 5, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: The Strictly Christmas Website is Live

Attention Christmas stitches! The new Strictly Christmas website is now live.
http://strictlychristmasetc.com/index.html

Thanks for the heads up, Devon.

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© Copyright July 1, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Special Treat from Colour Complements and Carolyn Mitchell

Lorraine at Colour Complements is going to stitch one of Carolyn Mitchell's counted canvaswork designs using her own Colour Complements thread and color choices.   The design is called "My Way."  If you like playing with colors or just want to see something fun stitched, stay tuned!  I'll post all Lorraine's progress reports below.
http://colourcomplements.com/2016/05/my-way.html

http://colourcomplements.com/2016/05/my-way-2.html

http://colourcomplements.com/2016/06/my-way-3.html

http://colourcomplements.com/2016/06/my-way-4.html

http://colourcomplements.com/2016/06/my-way-finale.html

By the way, if you fall in love with this design or just want to see more counted canvaswork patterns, here is Carolyn Mitchell's website where you can pick up some of her designs.
http://www.carolynmitchelldesigns.com/canvaswork.php

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© Copyright May 30, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Cotton Drawstring Project Storage Bags.

Trish Burr has designed cotton project bags that might be very useful for smaller needlepoint designs. They are large enough to hold a 10 inch diameter hoop, so any 8x8 (or maybe even a 9x9) canvas on stretcher bars should be able to fit inside the drawstring opening.
https://trishburr.com/2016/06/03/cotton-project-bags/

You can purchase these from Trish's Etsy store.  Trish is in South Africa but she will ship anywhere if you are patient.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/398657725/cotton-project-bag?ref=shop_home_active_1

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© Copyright June 3, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.