Various Stash Projects, Courtesy of Anna Pearson

After you've been stitching a while, you can end up with odds and ends of threads. What to do?  Anna has the answer—stash projects!
http://anna-pearson-needlepoint.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-universal-problem.html

Anna has quite a few designs suitable for using up many colors of thread but you can also visit the free projects available online.  The big thread companies have great free projects.  Here is Caron's website.  Besides the projects link below, look at Designer Spotlights and Online Classes to see more fun things to stitch from your stash.
http://www.caron-net.com/03specialclass.html

Here are the free charts from Rainbow Gallery.
http://www.rainbowgallery.com/free-charts/free-needlepoint-charts/

Finally, the Stitch of the Month projects from the American Needlepoint Guild are classics and a great way to learn while you use up excess threads.  (Hopefully all the former projects will be available again soon as ANG builds out their new website.)
http://www.needlepoint.org/page/SOTM

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© Copyright August 4, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: DMC Floss Color Card on Sale

DMC's color cards made with real bits of thread are on sale.  I'm guessing these don't include the new colors DMC just announced so they are getting rid of old stock in order to make and sell new color cards with all the colors.  But it's still a good deal for those of us who speak DMC.
https://www.dmc.com/us/dmc-floss-color-card-actual-thread-strands-9000086.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 15, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The East Hampton House Purse

Thanks to Needlepoint Now I discovered an interesting post about a house in East Hampton.  The house has had many renovations over the years to make it suitable for the current family living there.  But what is most interesting to those who aren't familiar with the South Fork of Long Island is the needlepoint purse made for the owner that has the house on the front.
http://easthamptonstar.com/Habitat/4/Original-Hook-Pond

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 3, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The New Berlin Embroidery Designs Website

Seems like every time I turn around another designer is updating their website! This time it is Tanja Berlin Designs.  Tanja is a very skilled embroiderer who designs and teaches blackwork, needle painting, counted canvaswork, and goldwork.
https://berlinembroidery.com

She is a great source for metal threads used in goldwork and elsewhere, and has added a great information page about these threads for folks who are trying to learn more about them.  If you want to know the difference between gimp cord and Grecian twists, this is the place.   You can compare pearl purl to jaceron and learn all the sizes of bright bullion she carries.  It's a great resource, one I've added to the Tutorials and Tips tab for later easy reference.
https://berlinembroidery.com/metal-thread-info/

You can download the metal threads information as a PDF file for a small fee. Think of it as buying a booklet on goldwork threads!
https://berlinembroidery.com/blog/metal-thread-information-pdf-file/

She's added a blog to the mix, too!
https://berlinembroidery.com/blog/

Thanks for all the work, Tanja!

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© Copyright October 3, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Another Paternayan Source

I just stumbled across a recommendation of a shop that has Paternayan and also sells blank needlepoint canvas.  It looks like they just have 10 and 12 count in stock, though.
http://florilegium.com/shop/product-category/paternayan-yarn/

Florilegium.com is not a needlepoint shop; it's more of a crafts and knitting place but Gretchen loves needlepoint and it looks like they might have some unusual trims and buttons.
http://florilegium.com/fishing-around/

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© Copyright August 14, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.