The Nashville Needlepointer and Laying Tools

Lita, the Nashville Needlepointer, shows how to use a laying tool on her Instagram page.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Curpov6rfIf/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5n3JolrUcn/

Laying tools come in all sorts of lengths and are made in a variety of materials.  I think Lita's is a porcupine quill, but you can get metal, wood, plastic, even bone laying tools.  In fact, if you have a really big needle or a knitting needle, you can use that as a laying tool if you aren't ready to invest in one yet.  

Make sure you buy one that fits well in your hand.  Ask your local shop to let you hold what they carry or borrow them from stitching friends to hold.   I prefer small laying tools that are a bit fat but you may be a skinny, long laying tool fan.  Doesn't matter, it's what is comfortable for you to hold.  

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Bisque Needle Minders and Beeswax UPDATED

If you collect teacups or just want a touch of English style on your current project, you might want to check out the new china needle minders Mary Corbet has started to sell.   (Unfortunately both items sold out immediately but keep your eye on Mary's shop to pick up one or both when they are stocked again.)

https://www.needlenthread.com/2023/07/sweet-marguerite-introduction-other-new-tidbits.html

The painted china needle minders come in heart, square, circle or octagon shapes with various floral patterns and the occasional butterfly or dragonfly.  

The beeswax petites are available four to a little box, making them perfect for the stitch who likes to wax their threads for beading, Goldwork, or to just tame that Kreinik that will not behave!

UPDATE:  Melita bought Mary Corbet's beeswax petites and loves them.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2026/05/23/beeswax-petites-by-mary-corbet-of-needle-n-thread/

By the way, the floche color assortment packs are back in stock if you want to add some to your thread stash.

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© Copyright July 13, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

KCN Introduces Neck Lights

KC Designers has introduced a new product, a neck hung light.  It is a flexible, bendable U shape with  lights on each end that are rechargeable through a charging cord, probably to a USB port in a computer (although the information doesn't say).  These have three color modes so you can use a brighter or les bright illumination, depending on where you are stitching.  Or reading your needlepoint magazine or books in bed.

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/news/introducing-around-the-neck-lights

Here's a link to the Kansas City needlepoint website to buy one of these. I doubt the bulbs are replaceable when they burn out but at $18, you can probably just buy a new one.

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/collections/lights/products/neck-hung-lamp

Other brands are available that are similar.  Needlepoint Clubhouse carries an LED model with two color modes that is $5 more expensive and uses three AAA batteries.

https://www.needlepointclubhouse.com/products/necklight

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© Copyright July 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ehrman Goes Cross

Ehrman now offers cross stitch kits!  All appear to be based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

https://www.ehrmantapestry.com/miscellaneous/

The kits come with Aida fabric and Madeiria six stranded cotton plus a needle.  

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© Copyright July 10, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mermaid Tails Alert

Mermaid lovers will be interested in these mermaid tail needle cases.  The waist area unscrews and the needles are held in the top by a magnet.  (See the video in the Etsy shop listing)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1120547071/mermaid-magnet-needle-holder-travel-size?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid+needle+case&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1&variation0=2322774146

Quite a few Etsy shops carry similar mermaid tail needle minders.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/901626095/mermaid-tail-needle-minderscover-minders?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mermaid+tail+needle+holder&ref=sr_gallery-1-25&edd=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

There are several mermaid tail canvases.  This one is from Oasis Needlepoint.

https://yohe-needlepoint-designs.shoplightspeed.com/mermaid-tail.html

This one is from the Meredith Collection.

https://www.barbarasneedlepoint.com/products/mermaid-tail?variant=42665237381353

Here is Raymond Crawford's mermaid tail.

https://stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=41521&title=Mermaid%20Tail&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases

Patti Mann's is my personal favorite.

https://www.stitchingfox.com/products/ornament-mermaid-tail-stitching-fox

Plus Brenda Stofft has a mermaid tail scissors case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyoF-doO-OY

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© Copyright July 6, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.