Clip On Pen Holders Repurposed

Megan of the Needlepoint Clubhouse mentioned using clip on pen holders intended for desk calendars or journals to hold your laying tool on the latest Instagram video from her shop.

Megan clips her pen holder to the side of her stretcher bars to hold her laying tool.  If you aren't into journals or day planners, you may not have seen these.  I certain had not.  They look like this...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1536477930/pen-clip-metal-pen-clip-pen-holder-for?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=calendar+pen+holder&ref=sc_gallery-1-9&pro=1&frs=1&plkey=07dff71ce671a48cb0dfb940343fb1a24d40a6fc%3A1536477930

...or this.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/873462760/gold-metal-spring-pen-clip-pen-holder?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=notebook+pen+holder&ref=sr_gallery-1-13&organic_search_click=1

You will need a clip that will fit over your stretcher bar, so do a little measuring before you order, but a lot of Etsy shops carry these.   Do check how they will work, though.  This style might not fit over stretcher bars, not even the minis.  Some have larger or smaller loop, too.  You may need a small for a metal laying tool while a larger loop may hold a wooden laying tool.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1550675505/notebook-pen-clip-calendar-clip-planner?click_key=6053259f2253427012599a2768887b6cf9476bdf%3A1550675505&click_sum=2fbbb3ec&ref=shop_home_recs_13&pro=1&frs=1

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© Copyright September 20, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ideas for Letters on Needlepoint Canvas

Needlepoint.com's latest newsletter describes ways to stitch lettering on stockings, small ornaments and cursive sayings.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/learn-to-stitch-letters

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 19, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NAN Judging of Your Work for a Small Fee

The National Academy of Needlearts is now offering professional evaluation of your work for only $40.  This page on their website tells you how to ask for an evaluation and as a bonus, has lots of tips for taking photographs of your piece.  Those will come in handy even if you never submit a piece for NAN to critique.

https://needleart.org/evaluation/?fbclid=IwAR00ggI5_aLFQl7IJTTZgr3d-oE13pv3r9H4XsHQP_pCBV0SS0N0yknZ3kA

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 18, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Free Pumpkin Design from Eye Candy

Ada Hayden of Eye Candy has released another free design, this time a pumpkin for autumn, Halloween and harvest time.  Her blog lists some tips plus the stitches she used in case you want to copy her work exactly.

http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2023/09/its-pumpkin-time.html

The link in the article doesn't work so here it is--

https://www.eyecandyneedleart.com/downloads/Mini%20Pumpkin.pdf

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 15, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitching in Hand Versus Using a Frame

Poppy Monk Needlepoint lists the reasons to stitch in hand and to use a frame.

https://poppymonkneedlepointkits.com/blogs/the-5-minute-needlepoint-blog/needlepoint-without-a-frame

What you decide is up to you. Like a lot of things in needlepoint, there is no hard-and-fast rule, except the thread goes in the needle's eye.  That one is pretty set.  

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© Copyright September 15, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.