Needlepoint and Acrylic Napkin Holders

Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY now offers acrylic napkin holders for finishing.  Scroll down nearly all the way past the belts to see how they look.  You'll need a five inch square design.

https://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/so/daNrxaZcZ?languageTag=en&cid=68c6d8c4-6311-4db7-a6af-6c56ebef78b3#/main

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Elissa Steeves On Display

Thanks to Donna who posted about this article on NP Nation, we can all read about an exhibit in Roanoke, Virginia of Elissa Steeves' needlepoint purses and bags.  There are fifty-seven of them! (Click on the first photo to see more.). Sadly, the exhibit is over but she'll exhibit again in the area in 2024.

https://roanoke.com/z-no-digital/for-blacksburg-needlepoint-artist-it-s-in-the-bag-copy/article_4aa0f328-4bb5-11ec-bf41-ebe162d26660.html?fbclid=IwAR3FoxLNEtpHUqdv7UFYPYpxEeRdH744E9TwC1w6L6O2Pk7CmNn1ewgU6PE

And Elissa's husband got Kreinik into the fly tying business.

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Woodlawn Virtual Show Exhibit Tickets on Sale

Thanks to Melita's posting, I have learned the 2021 Woodlawn Needlework Exhibit is open virtually.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2021/12/07/woodlawns-58th-needlework-show-is-online-and-photographs-are-wonderful/

A ticket is $12, which allows you to visit the show onnline until it closes on January 6, 2022.

https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/woodlawnpopeleighey/items/73862/?full-items=yes&flow=34471

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Meeting Mark Craddock UPDATED

The Santa Beards Class Mark Craddock Teaches 

This week's Pointing It Out podcast is an interview of Mark Craddock, who is starting to make a name for himself as a needlepoint technique teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mN3Hxl-Z8w

Mark teaches regularly at Nimble Needle Atlanta...

https://www.atlantanimbleneedle.com

...and at Nashville Needleworks.  Check with the shops for the latest classes he plans.

https://nashvilleneedleworks.com

He also teaches all over in the summers at various shops.  Here's an upcoming class at Needle Works in Austin, Texas.

https://theneedleworks.com/class/backgrounds-with-mark-craddock/

These are classes taught last October at Needle Bug in Montgomery, Alabama.

https://www.theneedlebug.com/module/class/421591/mark-craddocks-plaids--pillow-top-1-day

UPDATE:  Sadly, Mark died in early June 2023 from cancer. He will be missed.

https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2023/06/breaking-news-mark-craddack-has-died.html

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Mindfulness and Meditation with Needlepoint

Poppypointe's article about needlepoint and meditation is particularly important as the stresses of the holiday season start to pile up.

https://poppypointe.com/blogs/finishing/mindfulness-and-needlepoint

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© Copyright November 29, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.