Needlepoint.com Interviews Kate Dickerson

Needlepoint.com has a fun interview with Kate Dickerson on their website.
https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/interview-with-kate-dickerson

If the name "Kate Dickerson" doesn't ring any bells, here is her website.  It's full of Lily Pulitzer colors, flowers, plaids, Judiaca, and fun lady canvases.
https://www.katedickerson.com

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The Needlepoint Pumpkin Harvest Starts Today!

Do you like the pumpkins Sharon Wollman makes from vintage needlepoint?  If so, the pumpkin "harvest" starts today!  A new batch is released each Thursday morning until the stock is gone.
https://www.smwollmandesigns.com/collections/heirloom-needlepoint-pumpkins-tm

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© Copyright August 7, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lee Long Interview

Amy Bunger's newsletter (mentioned yesterday) has a fun interview with a young new designer from Amy's home of Memphis—Lee Long.
https://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/72364657/0820.pdf

Lee's website is here…
http://bylee.net/needlepoint

…and her Etsy shop is here.  Have fun browsing!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PetitePoints?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

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Amy's Plans for Kits

The August-September newsletter for Amy's Golden Strand is out and it's full of news.
https://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/72364657/0820.pdf

The shop is closing in 2021, and Amy's starting to make changes to how she works.  For one thing, she's starting to winnow out her used book collection.
https://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/store/c512/Used_Books.html

For another, Amy's going to start selling guides only as she starts to run out of canvases and kits.  Some items will have hard-to-find items available but only until she runs out.  But of course your favorite shop can kit for you even if Amy won't be able to.

Note that even new home studies will have limited canvases and kits available from Amy so if you want something, order ASAP.

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How to Make a Tassel: The Movie

Many folks have seen fat, elaborate tassels created for pillow trims, but think this is a bit too dimensional to use on a canvas that might have a tassel painted as part of a design.

Needlepoint.com has worked out a neat way to create a smaller tassel that is worked into the canvas just like any other stitch.  This is perfect for the tassel on the tip of Santa's stocking cap, for a tiny graduate mortar board tassel, for anything that needs a tassel but not a really prominent one.  
https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/how-to-attach-a-tassel

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