Paint Your Own Canvas From a Chart: The Movie

Abigail Cecile has a tutorial on painting your own canvas from a chart on her Instagram.  It goes over supplies, too, with her recommendations as to what paint and brushes to use, how to add the border, etc.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfsPb5hLZ09/

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© Copyright July 7, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

4th of July Cracker Ornament

Ada of Eye Candy shows off her 4th of July cracker design that is in the current (July 2022) Needlepoint Now magazine.  Ada's written the stitch guide for the magazine to go with the painted canvas by her company.

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2022/07/latest-project-for-needlepoint-now.html

Here is another view of the cracker before it's made up, plus information on how to make a humbug.

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-couple-of-updates.html

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2012/07/biscornus-and-humbugs-oh-my.html

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© Copyright July 7, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Knitting Stitch: The Movie

Needlepoint.com's latest video demonstrates the knitting stitch, which is really easy to work either horizontally or vertically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT5_y-eIA4

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© Copyright July 7, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Light Magnifers from Daylight for Travel

A member of Needlepoint Nation mentioned the Daylight Halo light-magnifiers as perfect for travel as they fold flat.  There are two versions:  one with a cord (often not allowed at seminars and classrooms these days) and one that is rechargable through a USB connection.  Both the Halo Go (rechargeable) and the Halo 5D have a 5 diopter magnifier.  Note that both versions sit on a table.  They don't clamp to your stretcher bars or floor frame.

https://daylightcompany.com/us/portable-lamps-and-lights/

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© Copyright June 29, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Let's Not Be Afraid to Strand

The latest newsletter from Rittenhouse Needlepoint in Philadelphia talks about Russell's stitching and how it is meditative for him.  Scroll down about half way to read what he has to say.

https://mailchi.mp/71c51cc73721/rittenhouse-needlepoint-april-newsletter-2648657?e=75d9b2183a

I'm not sure how long this newsletter will be available so I'm going to summarize what he says.  Russell loves Trio, the three ply silk/wool available from Brown Paper Packages, the company that makes Silk n Ivory for 13 count designs.  Since Russell likes to stitch in hand, if he is working on 18 count, he strands a skein of Trio before he starts to stitch so that he can enjoy the meditative scoop style stitching using tent or basketweave he likes to do.  (He can use Silk n Ivory as it comes off the skein for his 13 count projects.)

Russell says, "Simply put -- most meditative stitchers do NOT want to strand thread because it breaks the meditative rhythm of doing needlepoint."  So if you are working on 18 count, separate your thread into plies all at once, then stitch yourself into a meditative state.  

Your brain, heart and soul will thank you.

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© Copyright June 26, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.