Profile of a Jersey Stitcher

The local North Jersey online newspaper just did a profile of Wilbert Schmidt and his needlepoint.  Many thanks to Jo I. C. for noticing this and mentioning it on Facebook.
http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/cedar-crest-man-discovers-penchant-for-needlepoint-1.1651858

Wish they'd posted more photos of Mr. Schmidt's stitching.  It looks fabulous!  (The Ebbets Field piece is by Needlepoint Broad, by the way.)

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© Copyright August 31, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Bitchy Background Done UPDATED

Background Almost Done! 

I finally managed to finish the background stitching on Bitch.  This isn't a large piece, 8 inches square on 18 count, but that's still a lot of background for a slow stitcher like me.

I used a darning stitch that makes circles, covering all the lettering except for the largest word.  I compensated around that.   I am using Finca perle cotton in size 16, which is a fairly fine thread, and my plans for stitching the lettering will work over the darning stitches nicely.

I did add one special touch to the background.  I added my Smooch Stitch in purple Kreinik to the background before I worked darning circles around it.  Originally I used the size 16 pale yellow perle cotton used for the darning circles for Smooch and didn't work the darning circles up to the Smooth (look at the top photo again) but I decided I wanted it to stand out more.  Here's the final version--

What do I plan to do with the letters?  Well, you'll have to wait until next Wednesday to find out!

UPDATE:  Pat's finished her background, too!
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-final-rows.html


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© Copyright October 4, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Teaching Needlepoint When You are Young and Carefree

Mary Agnes tells a tale of teaching needlepoint on vacation when she and Trubey were mere children.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2016/06/teaching-needlepoint-to-masses.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 25, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: Needlework Unlimited is Closing

Needlework Unlimited in Minneapolis has just announced they are closing on December 15th, 2016.   I am sad to lose another shop but hope the folks there have a grand new adventure waiting in the wings.
https://needleworkunlimited.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/thank-you-for-your-patronage/

Here is their website.
http://www.needleworkunlimited.com

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© Copyright October 11, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Bit More About Rainbow Persian

Rainbow Gallery has posted Amy Bunger's mini review of their new tapestry wool called Rainbow Persian on their website.   A thread expert posted a query on Facebook about this new thread, asking how Rainbow Persian differs from Fleur de Paris' Anahera, which is also a single strand of wool.  The answer (provided by Rainbow Gallery's Sally London) is that the threads are the same except that Anahera has a new name and is wrapped on cards.  Sally also said they plan ten more colors in the thread for January 2017.  Sometime to look forward to!
http://www.rainbowgallery.com/rainbow-persian-review/

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© Copyright October 6, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.