Dish with a portrait of Orsella, Italy (Deruta) c. 1500-1510 Today I spent some time at the Philadelphia Art Museum, other than to see their expansion plan by Frank Gehry we had no real agenda other than to wander. I saw some ceramic pieces attributed to Deruta Italy and it reminded me of these two painted canvases by Creative Needle….
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Evertites
The Evertite stock has been replenished, now up 29″ in stock. For those who don’t know Evertites or wonder why some swear by them the secret is in the picture below. When your canvas gets saggy you take your T tool and with a simple adjustment Voila your piece is tight again. I like it because when you mount a…
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Vineyard Strandable Merino Wool, ie Merino petite
Vineyard Merino Strandable (or as I like to think of it, Merino petite). According to the information Vineyard will begin shipping mid- to end of September. It will be available in all 230 colors, and the price for 18 yards will be, depending on the shop, around 4.50 a skein for 18 yards. BUT its 18 yards of 6 ply strands…
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Metal work, Gold work, Embroidery with a lot of technique
Exotic Flower by Margaret Kinsey Exotic Flower with Margaret Kinsey, my first introduction to “gold work”. I’m really happy I took advantage of this class hosted by the Monmouth County NJ EGA chapter. I took the class to get familiar with another style of needlework that dates back to Yuan Dynasty, as in 800 years ago. Many things have gotten…
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a Few Birds Finished, that is Birds of a Feather
Thought I’d share some finished items in the past all from Birds of a Feather. B.oF. trunk show ’till July 21st. 20% off plus FREE shipping! For any item caption underlined, click on caption for more info or to purchase. Though I’ve managed to get 141 items up online I haven’t gotten them all. Caption without an underline? I’ve got…
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Victoria Sampler stitching on linen
Some stitchers may look at this and so oh cross stitch, I don’t do cross stitch. But Victoria Sampler charts are often different and many include all kinds of different stitches. Stitches that needle pointers might be familiar with, or more often those with a crewel or embroidery background. However in this day when cross over between techniques is becoming…
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