Treats for the Counted Canvasworker UPDATED

I am not a counted canvaswork person, not being able to count to three reliably, but I still admire what you can achieve. Here is Gay Ann Rogers' various Downton Abby designs, framed together. Clever idea, although this may just be Brenda putting the photos together for display.  Click on Brenda's photo to see things better.
https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2016/11/downton-abbey-framed-11816.html

Carolyn Mitchell just wrote about new newest teaching piece, Echoes of Glass, for the Embroiderer's Association of Canada.  I find this a particularly lovely design.  The second link below shows all three parts together.
http://blog.eac.ca/2016/11/echoes-of-glass-inspiration.html

http://eac.ca/eng/education/online-courses/echoes-of-glass

UPDATE:  Linda says that the American Needlepoint Guild is also offering Carolyn Mitchell's Echoes of Glass as a workshop by mail. Registration ends January 31st.   Another good reason to join ANG!  They have great classes available to members.
http://www.needlepoint.org/byMail/EchoesofGlass/index.php

Folks who love counted canvaswork should remember I maintain a list of counted designers in a tab on Blog plus a listing of shops that are said to have a good selection of counted charts for your stitching pleasure.  Have fun browsing!

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© Copyright November 9, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Belt That Is A Tray

Suzie at Enriched Stitch did something very clever--she stitched a belt and had it made into a tray!  That's a very clever idea.  Belt canvases are so versatile--they can be sandal straps, hat bands, purse straps and more.  But I had never thought of a tray.
http://astheneedleturns.com/secret-stitching/

Suzie's won our Smart Cookie Award this week!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 7,  2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Source for Needlepoint Earrings and Handbags

Thanks to Needlepoint for Fun I've learned of a good source for needlepoint handbags and jewelry--Dude Relax, which has an Etsy store.  The mostly clutch-style purses are all geometric, some obviously inspired by Art Deco.  The earrings are geometric and often shaped like various African countries.  Fun browse!  Make sure you alert Santa....
https://www.etsy.com/shop/duderelax

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 7, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Choosing the Right Stitches: A Movie

The Needlepoint Flix channel that BeStitched runs occasionally posts free videos for all to see. I found a neat one of Lisa talking about how to pick stitches for a canvas but the video moved, the URL went dead, and I couldn't find it again. But today I managed to track it down and discovered the Vimeo channel that BeStitched posts their free videos on.  Here's the how to choose stitches video. in case the video URL died before you could see it.  It's very interesting to watch.
https://vimeo.com/148791913

Here's the Needlepoint Flix Vimeo channel.  Take a little browse and see all the free videos available!  I've added the link to the "Stitch Diagrams and Resources" area of Blog waaaay down at the bottom of the home page, by the way.  You can always find great stuff there.
https://vimeo.com/user46701235/videos/page:1/sort:date

If you love what you see, you might ask Santa for a subscription to Needlepoint Flix's videos.
http://www.needlepointfix.com

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 7, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Threadaholic Alert: House of Embroidery

Folks who love trying new threads will be interested in Mary Corbet's latest posting on her website. It's all about threads (cotton, silk flosses plus vicose threads, cotton perles and ribbons) from House of Embroidery in South Africa.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2016/11/house-of-embroidery-threads-review.html

You don't have to ask the company to ship to you from South Africa, either.  House of Embroidery has a US distributor for its cotton flosses and perles.  And Mary--bless her!--has negotiated a sale price for her readers that is good until Cyber Monday (November 28 for those who live in places where cyber sales after Thanksgiving aren't part of the normal vocabulary).
http://www.akonyekena.com/product-category/marycorbet/

Right now the sale website is down due to too many threadaholics visiting, but keep trying.  A new thread is worth returning.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 18, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.