Every year Labors of Love releases a limited edition piece, Each designed and hand painted by JP Sligh, including the sculpted elements that get wired on to the canvas after the stitching is complete. For 2015 the subject is Madame Pompadour, of particular interest to francophiles. Very interesting woman of her time, more below taken from Wikipedia; read on if you…
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Latest finishing
Best Pillow of the Year. I get this rooster canvas from my customer and in my mind I’m thinking “really?” you want to spend a decent sum to have this made into a pillow? for who? for what? Darn if it doesn’t come back lookin’ like a million bucks. The colors are vibrant but…
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New Birds
Two new canvases by Treglown came in this week. First is the design by Charley Harper, Trumpeter Swan. So clean and graphic. With little time if any to stitch my fix with color and texture is to walk around the store and pick threads. The swan was easy to think of in silk, the color for the wing isn’t a perfect…
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Recently “Finished” items
Its always interesting to me how much others enjoy seeing others completed pieces. Is everyone like this? Stitching can be a concrete example of personal time spent and seeing what someone else has stitched can be interesting to some and less so to others. I find seeing other peoples choice of threads or techniques interesting, less so than what it…
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A visit from Tony
“twas the night before Tony’s embellishment class, when all through the shop Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The guides were all written by Tony with care In hopes that needlepoint addicts would soon be there. The stitchers were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of threads, beads and sequins all danced in their…
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Daily dose of Color
Winter in New Jersey has felt like 50 shades of grey on a constant loop. Hard to even take good pictures without some sunshine! Here are a few canvases I’ve played around with to enhance them from just a painted canvas. Winter sun by Julie Pischke, 14 count 16″ x 16″. Forget the white background, I have a customer debating…
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