Meredith Invents Bubble Technique

Meredith Willett of M's Canvashouse, Meredith Collection canvases, Big Buddies needle minder magnets and more has another invention to her name—how to create bubbles.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1659354074141744/

Elizabeth took an embellishment class from Meredith to help her with this Labors of Love Halloween figure and got the tip there.  You can see the untouched googly eye front and back in the picture and see how bubbles look with the eye positioned over them.  This is what the package looks like in a big box craft store.  Basically you peel off the back to create a clear bubble shape and put those on the canvas.
http://www.michaels.com/creatology-wiggle-eyes-flat-back/M10043499.html?dwvar_M10043499_count=118

Elizabeth is going to try to pierce holes in them to stitch them in place, but I am pretty sure you will need to glue these into position.  Just FYI.

Thanks, Meredith!

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What to Do When You've Lost Your Stitching Mojo

We all have dry spells when stitching is the last thing we want to do, right? Sue Dulle tackles the topic with some great ideas of how to cope when stitching just doesn't seem to happen.
https://sudukc.wordpress.com/2018/02/22/creative-dry-spells/

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Breaking News: New Book App UPDATED

Meredith Willet's little spiral bound book, Knots, Fur and Turkey Work,  will be available as an app March 15, 2018.  It will cost $12.99.  You can find a link on The Meredith Collection’s website on March 15, or find it in the app store.  I am assuming this is Apple only and available only on iTunes but I don't know for certain.
https://www.wellesleyneedlepoint.com/product/knots-fur-turkey-work/

Remember, apps that are not updated as your phones and tablets are updated constantly will cease to work.  That's how software is, it goes out of style eventually.  Buying an app is not like buying a book.  Just FYI.

UPDATE:  I'm told Meredith has added more stitch diagrams to the app version of the book, which is a nice touch!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knots-fur-turkey-work/id1356293032#?platform=ipad

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knots-fur-turkey-work/id1356293032?ls=1&mt=8

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Plunging the Ends to the Back Side

Anna Scott's latest embroidery use metal threads for accents, so she has to figure out how to plunge the ends of this rather fat thread to the back and secure them well.  I thought you'd find it interesting how she uses a loop to lasso the end to yank them to the back and then unwraps the metallic foil to secure the back side.  Personally I'd be very worried about unwrapping the thread on the back as it might start to unwrap on the front but all this is food for thought.  After all, we have wired threads and beading wire, not to mention goldwork threads, to handle in our stitching lives.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2018/02/i-really-should-know-better.html

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Display Your Magnet Collection

Mary Agnes of Needle Nicely has lots and lots of needle minder magnets! So she found a unique way to display them.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-solution-to-displaying-magnets-at.html

Of course this won't work in certain types of houses, so you might want to browse magnet boards.
http://www.needlelittlemore.com/store/c23/Magnet_Boards.html

There's even an Etsy store that specializes in all sorts of them!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/rememorydesigns?ref=l2-shopheader-name

For the thrifty at heart, I've heard of folks using their sheet pans to display magnets.

When you are a collector, you need your collection out where you can enjoy it, right?  Hope you find just the right display area for your collection of cute magnets for your stitching until the next time you need a set for your current project.

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