er new series of letters is quickly becoming popular and I understand why; they are so lovely and such interesting designs. They are feminine without being overly delicate or juvenile. Currently the collection is A – K. They use a very interesting palette of over dyed cotton floss by Cresent Colours and are enhanced with Mill Hill beads and I…
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Third Thursday Stitch-In
The next monthly Third Thursday Stitch-In is Thursday, February 19th, 6:30 – 9:00 pm. You’re welcome to bring whatever you may wish to work on. Also we have recently updated our main web site with listings of many of the lines we carry. Stop over and check it out. http://nimbleneedle.net/
Isabel’s Needlepoint Trunk Show happening now
All canvas’s are 20% off. I have nearly their whole collection including their infamous Big Red Truck. they also sent along stitched models which are well worth a visit to be inspired. If your not familiar with Isabel they are hard to classify, other than its things you’ve probably have never seen before and won’t quickly forget. Most of their…
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Isabel’s Needlepoint Trunk Show coming in Feb09
For those looking for the more unusual, often vintage inspired, maybe never seen before; you may also want to check out our upcoming trunk show by Isabel’s Needlepoint. Many lovely scenic canvas’s perfect for framing. http://www.isabelspocket.com/ Click below on Handpainted canvas’s. Show dates Feb 3rd to Feb 20th. and yes 20% off all purchases from this show too. This handsome…
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video gamers grow up, stitch game screens
There is a not so small movement among young stitchers, to stitch the coarse pixilated graphics of the video games of their youth in cross stitch or needlepoint. The stitches often represent one pixel from the original screen graphics of the games. Here is a large “map” from a video game called Zelda: We think its fun, and a good…
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New Mindy Canvases
Along with the Lee Needle Arts trunk show a few new items came in. The Mindy’s are perfect for those over the Holidays and looking forward to Valentines Day. Just like Hallmark always have to be one step ahead. 9″ x 9″ Reminds me of all my purple and green combo loving customers. 5″ x 5″ would make a great…
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