Cleopatria's Heart Explained (and UPDATED)

Colour Complements has a short article about "Cleopatria's Heart," a counted canvaswork project you'll see in the January/February 2021 issue of Needlepoint Now magazine.  The inspiration behind the various stitch elements is fun to read.

https://colourcomplements.com/2021/01/cleopatras-heart-needlepoint-now.html

Susan Harrington, the brains behind Dragonlady Canvasworks Designs, is the designer of this beauty and she happens to belong to the same guild as Lorraine, the owner of Colour Complements in Canada.  Colour Complements has a partial thread kit using Colour Complements overdyes if you want to stitch Cleopatria's Heart using the same colors as Susan did.

https://colourcomplements.com/product/cleopatras-heart-thread-kit

Susan doesn't have a website but you can see more of her work on her Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/dragonladycanvaswork/?__tn__=-UC*F

By the way, Needlepoint Now plans to publish the charts for two more hearts from Susan.  Stay tuned!

https://www.needlepointnow.com/sneak-peak-into-2021/

UPDATE:  Here is Susan's second heart, "Mardi Gras."

https://colourcomplements.com/2021/03/mardis-gras-needlepoint-heart.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 22, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Recycling Vintage Needlepoint

Angela took a vintage needlepoint canvas and made something unique from it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3588898054528206&set=pcb.3669810136429451

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 27, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Ultimate Embroidery Case

Need a case to store your stitching tools?  Hand and Lock has the ultimate stitcher's tool case.

https://www.handembroideryshop.com/products/1767-embroidery-kit

The tools, beads, threads and more are not included but if you are like me, you have plenty of that already.  You just don't have something elegant to keep them in.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 25, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sarah Homfray Stitch Videos

Jonathan highly recommends Sarah Homfray's videos about how to do various stitches on YouTube.  

https://www.youtube.com/user/sarahhomfray/videos

Sarah is an embroiderer so not everything is pertinent to us needlepointers but it's worth exploring all her short films.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 23, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: Kreinik Closed Due to Pandemic Again

Kreinik has announced their factory has been closed until February 5, 2021 due to another Covid-19 outbreak.  No threads will be made or shipped until the fifth as the company tries to keep the heroes creating our in threads safe.

http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2021/01/factory-temporarily-closed.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 28, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.