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Needlepoint Beards

Mar 6, 2010 8:05am

Awhile back I took a class from Diana Bosworth and she mentioned a needlepoint book she had co-authored titled “Beards That I Have Known”. It sounded intriguing, especially since I stitch so many Christmas canvases. I now have the book in our shop and I am taking one home for...

Charley Harper needlepoint trunk show

Feb 7, 2010 3:23pm

We have over 160 designs by Charley Harper in the Florida store this month. Many of these designs are pretty rare – we have never seen them at market or in other stores. All these canvases including Charley’s birds are 20% off during the show. We only have one...

New Kreinik needlepoint threads!

Feb 2, 2010 11:37am

I’ve ordered all the new Kreinik holographic colors in #12 braid and I ordered all the Silk Lame’ braid colors for 18 mesh. The luscious and wonderful to work with Silk Lame’ is in. I can order any color for 13—if you don’t have a color number in mind, tell...

New Silk & Ivory Colors

Jan 21, 2010 1:28pm

Brown Paper Packages has just released 4 new colors in Silk & Ivory (and Trio). There are 3 new warm grays (not green-gray, not blue-gray) in the new Pearl Gray family. Pewter is the lightest, Smoky Quartz is the medium gray and Onyx is the darkest. These grays remind...

Melissa Shirley Needlepoint Trunk Show Sale

Jan 1, 2010 12:01pm

While unpacking Melissa Shirley’s trunk show, I came upon these mini-socks. Here’s my thought—stitch these, finish them open and use them to hold the place settings for your holiday table. If you are feeling really generous, set your Christmas Eve or Christmas table with these ornaments and let...

Hot new needlepoint tool!

Dec 19, 2009 10:09am

I had been hearing rumors of a tool used by fly fishermen and beaders that melts synthetic threads to cut them. I found them and gave one a try on Neon Rays, Shimmer Blend ribbon floss and Shimmer. I was skeptical, but I have to say the Zapper...

Ruth Schmuff Trunk Show

Dec 15, 2009 11:51am

My husband checked in Ruth Schmuff’s trunk show and his reaction was a resounding “Wow!” Ruth’s sense of color, style and design and her wonderful sense of humor have produced a fun and unique collection of canvases. I’m not really a cat person, but her cat canvases almost make me...

Needlepoint Reference

Dec 5, 2009 11:41am

I’ve been working (= getting to play) on a couple of stitch guides, one for a La Patisserie hinged box and one for a patchwork Santa. I can almost find a stitch blind-folded in my usual library, so I’ve been playing with a couple of books, one new and...

12 days of Christmas by Kelly Clark

Nov 27, 2009 8:20am

With two daughters, I have two excuses (okay, three, if you count me) to stitch sets of things. In addition to stitching the 12 Days of Christmas nutcrackers by JB, I have started Kelly Clark’s 12 Days of Christmas. They are classics—I can’t decide whether to have them...

New Melissa Shirley Halloween designs at the Bristly Thistle

Nov 13, 2009 12:08pm

These 6 glamorous witches have flown into our Amelia Island store and are flying out. Just imagine a brocade stitch for a coat, fur trim, a darning pattern for the background, beads for extra bling. Start stitching now and these girls will be ready to step out next...