Breaking News: Barbara Bergsten Retires (and the Designs Live On)

Barbara Bergsten Designs has a new name and new owners since Barbara wants to retire! Barbara's designs will continue under new ownership as Two Sisters.  Here is the announcement on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/1165857860158037/?notif_t=group_activity&notif_id=1476308335798486

Wondering why Don Lynch of Associated Talents posted this?  Preston and Grace Lynch, the Two Sisters who now own Barbara Bergsten Designs, are Don's daughters  Way to go, Don!  We love that your family is starting a new needlepoint design business based on Barbara's fabulous work.

Here is the new website for Two Sisters Needlepoint.  Stay tuned for new and exciting things from the designing duo.
http://www.2sistersneedlepoint.com

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© Copyright October 14, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

And Now For Something Totally Different in Stockings

Sandy Grossman-Morris has a new and interesting stocking design based on the book The Magic Gingerbread House. The stocking has five sections including a topper roof and is finished to open like a book.
http://www.sandygrossman-morris.com/products/the-magic-gingerbread-house-storybook-stocking

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1127561373987686/ 

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 31, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

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.