Day of the Dead Notebook Cover

Bobbin and Fred is making a notebook cover from plastic canvas. It's really pretty.
https://sewingwithbobbinandfred.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/flapping-about-plastic-canvas-book.html#more

https://sewingwithbobbinandfred.blogspot.com/2018/04/its-finish-day-of-dead-tapestry.html

This isn't really a tutorial although an adventuresome stitcher could probably experiment on their own and come up with a nice book cover of their own.

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© Copyright April 4, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Anna Continues to Experiment

Anna Pearson is continuing to experiment with her needlepoint designs,  trying lighter coverage after experimenting with skipping rows, incorporating the color of the canvas into the design, etc.
https://anna-pearson-needlepoint.blogspot.com/2018/04/an-exciting-new-look-at-needlepoint.html

You can explore Anna's designs on her website.
http://www.needle-point.co.uk/canvasses.htm

The book Anna mentions, her Complete Needlepoint Course, is a really good one for learning traditional needlepoint.  It can be hard to find, but New Needlepoint has a copy in excellent condition.
http://www.newneedlepoint.com/new-needlepoint-reference-books/the_complete_needlepoint_course_by_anna_pearson.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Pat Thompson Talks Starting and Ending Threads

Hillside Needlepoint's newsletter has a great section by Pat Thompson on various ways to start and end your threads.  Useful stuff and good diagrams, too.
http://web-extract.constantcontact.com/v1/social_annotation?permalink_uri=2uzFLla&image_url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.constantcontact.com%2Fa5ce4852701%2Ff9a447b4-ac46-4f7a-86f5-cc1117719487.png

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 2, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Fiber Talk Interviews Nancy Lukoskie

I finally had time to listen to the Fiber Talk interview with Nancy Lukoskie of Fancywork Finishing, a company that specializes in ecclesiastical design and finishing.  Fancywork Finishing works with churches from the design phase to the finishing phase of their ecclesiastical pieces and helps them clean and restore older cushions, hangings and other pieces that need a little repair or cleaning.  Nancy is an expert at restoration, blocking, finishing and design and she's looking for an apprentice.  The things she says about blocking are a revelation!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/03/18/fiber-talk-with-nancy-lukoski/

Here's a brief article about blocking from Nancy's blog.

https://fancyworkfinishing.com/needlepoint-blocking/

Here is Nancy's website.  It's a fun (and educational) browse.

https://fancyworkfinishing.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 2, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ripping Tips from Amy

The April 2018 issue of Amy Bunger's shop newsletter is out. Besides the fun new items in the shop, a book review and lots of new stitch guides, Amy has a section on tips to help you when you have to rip out stitches. It's quite useful!
http://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/72364657/0418.pdf

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 1, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.