Goldwork Padding Techniques

Because Fiber Talk is interviewing Jen Goodwin this week (second link below), I looked at her YouTube channel.  I found this interesting video of goldwork padding techniques which can be used when padding needlepoint canvases with string or felt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TWWnLOux0&pbjreload=101

Here is the Fiber Talk interview with Jen who is well known for her goldwork and blackwork designs.

https://wetalkfiber.com/2020/12/06/fiber-talk-with-jen-goodwin/

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Ruth Makes Pine Needles (and Pine Trees!)

Ruth Schmuff has posted a tutorial on making pine needles on YouTube.  It couldn't be easier or cuter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrP-kO1UBq8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2rOEUCwoit-ox8sRas8lCc4BcBUYzw2yWiZuu3PQtmVKthDwOHp2ug7uw

UPDATE:  Ruth is using buttonhole stitch to create pine trees.  Very nice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg_57Xos1m8

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My Vintage Heart

Brenda has finished her Nancy Cucci project.  It's called "My Vintage Heart" and was an ANG CyberPointers project I think.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2020/12/my-vintage-heart-1262020.html

Nancy's projects are classes only* but they are quite beautiful.  They also have a ton of beads, which means they never photograph well but Brenda's photos really showcase "My Vintage Heart" well.

*I just remembered that Nancy's hearts are occasionally charted in Needlepoint Now magazine.

https://www.needlepointnow.com/project-information/project-index/

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How to Best Clean a Needlepoint Belt

When the Pointing It Out podcast talked belts, I decided to ask how they recommend a belt be cleaned.  Melissa of The Wool and The Floss kindly answered me by saying that a good quality dry cleaner was probably the best bet but there were no guarantees.  

I think if your belt is glued instead of sewn, you probably want to not try dry cleaning unless the dry cleaner you choose says what they use won't loosen the glue.

If you missed their very informative belt podcast, here's the link again.

https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2020/12/pointing-it-out-talks-belts.html

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Melita Tackles the Stitch of the Month

Armed with suggestions from the NJNA chapter who did this project in 2020, Melita has started Kathy Rees' "Star of Stitches," which is the stitch-of-the-month project from ANG.  

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2020/11/30/areas-1-3-star-of-stitches-ang-stitch-of-the-month-2020/

If you are a member of ANG, you can access this design by logging onto the ANG website.

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