I love going to the shows as its such a great way to get rejuvenated about needlepoint. I went last minute and it was a whirlwind trip. What was new and remarkable? I can’t remember, my mind and memory was overloaded but I will share what I can remember, not to say these were show highlights. Kreinik introduced a new…
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Xmas Ornament Finishing
Two great ornaments arrived just in time for tree trimming!
Custom Wood Boxes for Needlework
Two boxes provided to customers for beautiful treasured gifts. Both stained cherry with hand wax finish, hinged, with interior brass chain and velvet. Small box has brass feet with brass knob, larger box the lid overhangs for easy lifting. Boxes were made here in the US and the box maker includes finishing services. Can make just about any size box…
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Extraordinary Embroidery
Today marks the unveiling of the recreation of a lavishly embroidered 17th-century woman’s waistcoat. Read the story and you’ll see why this was no small feat. Development and production of materials not made for centuries, hundreds of stitchers and thousands of hours. Tricia Wilson Nguyen, MIT trained textile engineer, spear headed the project, she has so much to be proud…
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Embroidery Fiends and Fanatics
http://www.info-systems.org/hermitage/en/collections/by_type For samplers go to http://www.info-systems.org/hermitage/en/search?query=samplers&search_focus=2 The Hermitage Museum has done an excellent job of bringing their collections to everyones fingertips. Load the page listed above and select Textiles. They have nearly 400 textile pieces from their collection availabe to view. Best part is once the item comes up allow it to fully load the high resolution image and then…
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Bargello
My DH emailed me about someone excitedly blogging about Bargello and how its is so appropriately “retro”. Only a non-stitcher would think of bargello in this sense. Furthermore the examples shown were not bargello at all but rather needlepoint sampler pillows found in beiges and avocado greens. Books have been written about bargello so how to put it in a…
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