BREAKING NEWS: Sally Baer Exhibit

Thanks to Kreinik, I just learned Sally Baer of BB Needlepoint is having an exhibit of her needlepoint on Cape Cod.  If you are going to be in the area, do stop in and support our wonderful designers.
https://www.capenews.net/arts_and_entertainment/needlepoint-art-on-view-at-woodruff-s/article_41b4efc3-c272-5f6d-a2dc-836579d3dd11.html?fbclid=IwAR2YM1KmIGc2rh5-4OtTfqoXKfK8temelbMKZNtaQZe-6mOhvnlTJKWO8HI

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Bobbin and Fred Interviews Anne Fisher and Emma Homent

Shannon's latest interview of young needlepoint designers for her Bobbin and Fred blog introduces us to Anne Fisher of Anne Fisher Needlepoint.
https://www.sewingwithbobbinandfred.co.uk/2019/03/lets-meet-anne-fisher-needlepoint.html

You can visit the beautiful Anne Fisher Needlepoint website here.
https://www.annefisherneedlepoint.com

The second interview Shannon's done recently is with the British designer Emma Homent of The Makers Marks.
https://www.sewingwithbobbinandfred.co.uk/2019/03/lets-meet-emma-of-makers-marks.html

Emma doesn't seem to have a website but you can follow her on Facebook or Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/themakersmarks/

https://www.instagram.com/themakersmarks/

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Discontinued Kreinik Colors

Kreinik is helping those spring cleaning chores by republishing the list of thread colors they've had to discontinue because they can't get the materials to make them any more.  Kreinik suggests you print out the list and put it with your thread stash to consult before you start a project that needs a lot of one of their threads.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2019/04/discontinued-kreinik-thread-colors.html

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MAK Needlepoint's Backgammon Board

If you are a fan of backgammon, you'll love watching MAK Needlepoint stitch their new steampunk-style backgammon board canvas.  
https://makneedlepoint.weebly.com/needlework-in-progress/backgammon-board

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Thin and Chic—And No Longer Available

The Blue Metal Threaders

Recently I heard about a very thin blue metal threader from a friend who was asking around about where to get some more of them.  They look a bit like the Dritz threader but they are blue and are made from thinner metal.  They were once available from Rainbow Gallery but are no longer being made.  Rainbow Gallery says they had them made in China but most of them were so bad they had to be thrown away.   Rainbow Gallery never reordered.  It's just not economically feasible to order items when the majority are not usable.

Dritz Brand Threaders at Joann's Fabrics

I took a photo of the needle threader display at my local Joann's Fabrics just so you can see the variety of threaders that are easily obtainable.  I prefer the wire threaders myself but this is personal preference.  The downside to the wire threaders for me is that the wires pull out, so I buy a package occasionally, lay them all out on waxed paper on the kitchen counter, and put a drop of Super Glue on the bases where the wires attach to the metal tab.  After they dry it's a lot harder to yank out the wires without meaning to.

But I plan to try out one of the blue threaders, just to see what they are like.  If you like the thin metal style of threader (like the Loran, link below), you might seek one of these out if your favorite shop still has one available.
https://www.joann.com/loran-needle-threader-for-eye-needles-large/1494061.html


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