BREAKING NEWS: Patience Brewster Canvases

Kate Dickerson just posted to Facebook's Needlepoint Nation that she is going to discontinue distribution of Patience Brewster artwork as needlepoint canvases.  So if you want one of these beauties, she has all of them in stock right now but won't be getting any more.  Ask your favorite shop to order before she runs out.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1834916693252147/

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Spangles

You may not need spangles or even know what they are, but Berlin Embroidery has them back in stock. 
https://berlinembroidery.com/blog/2-mm-and-3-mm-gold-spangles-back-in-stock/

Tanja explains a bit about them here.  They are used a lot in reproduction embroidery and in goldwork and although they don't come in a wide range of sizes, shapes or colors like sequins do, they are more durable and very interesting as they age with the piece.
https://berlinembroidery.com/product/spangles-paillettes/

You can see spangles in use here.
https://berlinembroidery.com/metal-thread-info/#spangles

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© Copyright June 7, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Grand Hotel Travel Ornaments

Do you have good memories of Mackinac Island in Michigan? Now you can buy travel ornament kits by The Plum Stitchery featuring the Grand Hotel at the hotel's website.  There appear to be three designs to choose from and the threads supplied are mostly DMC perle cotton.
https://www.grandhotel.com/product/needlepoint-ornament-kit/

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© Copyright July 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Criss Cross Hungarian Stitch Video

Needlepoint.com has posted a video tutorial on Criss Cross Hungarian Stitch (one of my personal favorites!) on Youtube.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwY0xoWlAog&_bta_tid=33419163095476411863323762677897252478480436548890047066454568372748392985009019649668454792465558586219&_bta_c=jq56dmv1pa2moalxe2t2makrflkac

This is obviously meant to be part of a class so you are seeing this out of context without a diagram.  Here's one for you to help you understand the stitch better.  In this version, a tent stitch is used instead of a cross stitch.  You can also substitute a bead for a more decorative option.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-work-hungarian-needlepoint-stitch-2479717

This video is a promotion for Needlepoint.com's online classes.  They have a huge variety of classes to learn various techniques or just to create some fun projects to stretch your needlepoint skills.
https://needlepoint.com/online-needlepoint-classes.html

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© Copyright June 7, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Anna Goes to Tuscany (and Stitches)

Anna Pearson's just returned from a stitching trip to Tuscany.  She arranges these trips and designs a project to work on during them usually twice a year.  In September she's going to Southern Italy!  You can read all about the Tuscany trip here and follow the link to Anna's website to read about the trip to Calabria she has planned.
https://anna-pearson-needlepoint.blogspot.com/2018/07/another-wonderful-trip-to-tuscany.html

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© Copyright July 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.