Silk Threads: A Tutorial

Mary Corbet just published a wonderful beginner's guide to stranded silk floss.  Mary doesn't do needlepoint, but what she says about spun silks is still relevant.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-spun-silk.html

Next Mary tackled twisted filament silk.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/hand-embroidery-twisted-filament-silk.html

Mary promises information about flat filament silk next….
https://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-101-flat-silk.html

(By the way, this is the place where you can watch the video on twisting flat silk that Mary mentions in the last link above.)
https://www.needlenthread.com/2012/03/twisting-flat-silk-video-tutorial.html

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Fiber Talk with Toni Gerdes

This week's Fiber Talk interviews Toni Gerdes, needlepoint designer and teacher extraordinaire!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2017/04/16/fiber-talk-with-toni-gerdes/

If you haven't seen Toni's teaching designs, go visit her website.  You will love what you see.
http://www.tonigerdes.com

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© Copyright April 16, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Newest Labors of Love Clip on Birds (Labors of Love and Amy Bunger)

Amy and Jill at Amy's Golden Strand are stitching two of the new Labors of Love clip on birds.  The guide for the Red-Headed Woodpecker is ready now. The guide for the Orange-Headed Hummingbird will be ready shortly.  Contact Amy Bunger at her shop to pick up the canvases and guides.
https://www.facebook.com/189965167681135/photos/a.195572410453744.51323.189965167681135/1596943036983334/?type=3&theater&notif_t=notify_me_page&notif_id=1489687874751038

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Smart Cookie Award for April Goes to...

Lisa just won the Smart Cookie Award for April for her clever repurposing of a pipe stand with jar as a tools container.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154214878286333&set=gm.1322650714478750&type=3&theater

I found a lot of these for sale on Etsy.  They come in various configurations and prices.  This is just a selection—
https://www.etsy.com/listing/398897361/tobacco-humidor-glass-with-wooden-pipe?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pipe%20stands&ref=sr_gallery_31

https://www.etsy.com/listing/485714928/unique-hand-carved-wood-pipe-stand-with?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pipe%20stands&ref=sr_gallery_44

https://www.etsy.com/listing/504697177/wood-tobacco-pipe-stand-with-tobacco-jar?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pipe%20stands&ref=sr_gallery_5

https://www.etsy.com/listing/456837094/super-cool-mid-century-sugar-skull-pipe?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pipe%20stands&ref=sr_gallery_15

I would avoid the ones with wooden humidors as the wood will hold the tobacco smell unless you plan to put things inside (such as orts) that you will be discarding.

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The Embroiderer's Watch

When you get your tax refund, you might want to buy yourself the perfect embroiderer's watch.
https://hands-across-the-sea-samplers.com/metiers-d-arts-stitches-time/

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