Needlepoint.com's Holiday Gift Guide

Needlepoint.com has a holiday gift guide on their website now.

https://needlepoint.com/collections/holiday-gift-guide-2023?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=2023_11_04+Merry+Stripes+Ornaments%2C+Holiday+Gift+Guide&utm_klaviyo_id=01EY909FHC6PR7KJ94JR0X7ZVR&_kx=spGqMUEEs3Pe26tF9Jkghd_FvizqCNqZrcu-EtTsuNa-X-jY5kdJAFI_-tT2BvST.TxAVmM

If you don't needlepoint yourself but you are shopping for someone who does, this is full of ideas.  If you are looking for a gift for your stitching buddy, it's also useful.

And of course it's just plain fun to browse!

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Let's Talk Stella Lights

Mary Corbet has written a long article about Stella task lamps, particularly the Stella Two and the Stella Go.

https://www.needlenthread.com/2023/11/stella-lights-for-embroidery-other-tasks.html

Here is Mary's review of the Stella Two (which applies to the Stella Two Sky which is the floor lamp version of the Stella Two table lamp).

https://www.needlenthread.com/2017/05/stella-two-you-little-beauty.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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Finishing a Holiday Mini Stocking: The Movie

Abigail Cecile has posted a video on her Instagram page about finishing a small holiday stocking.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CkcHWbjvEJi/?igshid=YzE4YTliZjNlMA%3D%3D&omnisendContactID=61d4f71be5b2120022be7c19&utm_campaign=campaign%3A%20Pommed%20Hat%20and%20Merry%20Mini%20Stocking%20Push%20(654420487d0962077722d2df)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend

The finished examples Abigail shows at the start of the video are her two mini stocking kits.  The fabric for the backing can be added to the kit if you don't have a source nearby to pick your own.

https://www.abigailcecile.com/collections/needlepoint

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How to Strand Threads: The Movie

The latest Instagram video from Waste Knot has Lori explaining how to strand threads.  Stranding is also called plying, and it's just separating the component parts of a length of thread and then putting them back together so that the thread lays flat better.  Not all threads can be stranded--it's usually just cotton or silk flosses you need to separate and recombine before stitching.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzJlp17L8rB/

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Lands End Christmas Stockings

Lands End is selling basic tent stitched needlepoint stockings again.

https://www.landsend.com/products/needlepoint-personalized-christmas-stocking/id_27370?attributes=21268,53991

You can't beat the price but compare the Lands End stockings to something like these--

http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/04/memphis-needlepointers-part-4.html

There's no comparison.

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© Copyright November 2, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.