Needle Docks for Sale

Kelly Clark (yes, THAT Kelly Clark) has an Etsy store that sells pretty scissors, beaded fobs to put on the scissors handles, and needle docks, which are needle minders that are unique.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kellyclarkstudio/?fbclid=IwAR2qd4lhepRNwgCm1u_gwXN11dadjMv1NZ-LulrVIXFMcGGo5kCg_ZvzE00

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Bunka Bunka Bunka: The Movie

I own a bunka brush. I don't use it often, but very occasionally it comes in really handy. Needlepoint.com has done a short video about using a bunka brush to create a fuzzy texture.
https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/all-about-the-bunka-brush

The spines are rather soft, not as stiff as something like a copper brush used to clean rust from metal.  And the bunka brush itself is smaller than you would think.  But it works very well.

Enjoy the little movie!

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Posey Parker's Guide To Getting into Needlepoint

Posey Parker has written a guide for beginners at needlepoint.  It has good advice and lots of links to things you can pick up that aren't too expensive.
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/parker-posey-beginner-needlepoint-guide-kits-tools.html

I think doing needlepoint "jazz style" is genius!*

*Jazz style means improvisation, using whatever colors you want wherever you want.

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© Copyright April 14, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Instructional DVDs on Sale

Lisa at BeStitched has been cleaning house I think. She has grab bags of her instructional DVDs on sale.  You get four random DVDs plus a pair of small scissors and a little tool pouch with a fun saying.  Deal!
https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/dvd-grab-bag?inf_contact_key=6fb999c6f295e40f2f2fb93c962615b7

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An Interview with Madeline Elizabeth UPDATED

Needlepoint.com has a short but fun interview with Madeline Elizabeth, a new needlepoint designer—who hasn't even graduated high school yet!
https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/meet-the-artist-madeline-elizabeth

If you want to see the designs Madeline Elizabeth mentions in the interview, start here on her website.
https://www.madeleineelizabeth.net/current-designs-copy

UPDATE:  Fiber Talk interviewed Madeline here.
https://wetalkfiber.com/2020/08/23/fiber-talk-with-madeleine-harwell/

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