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Infostitch.com
is a place for anyone interested in Needlepoint. It is
intended as a resource site with book reviews, background
materials on designers and links to their sites, descriptions
of suppliers of kits and materials as well as a searchable
database of designs (see Kits
and Charts section).
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What's New
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I'm just
back from vacation and still adjusting to this time zone.
The new Ehrman
Tapestry catalog is out with new designs and new
designers. The website is: www.ehrmantapestry.com
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This website is in serious need
of updating. So that's the current project and I'll keep
you posted as to what sections have been revised.
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For those interested in seeing
the designs recently added to the database - click on the
month to see designs added in:
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Judy
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Painted Canvases
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Needlepoint
Originals in Fort Lauderdale, FL features the hand painted
canvases of Joan Bancel. The canvases are available only
through her website which is a delight. I've added some
samples to the database and below are examples of stitched
canvases. Please visit her website and enjoy: www.needlepoint-originals.com
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Another great
site for painted canvases is Julie Pischke Designs in Key
West, FL. These lovely Beach Glass Mermaid designs would
be great in the right setting. Julie also has vibrant
tropical designs. When you visit her site, be sure and
look at the carpet bags - they're fabulous. Again, I've
added a sampling of designs to the database but I strongly
encourage you to visit: www.islandneedlepoint.com
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Current Projects |
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 I'm
currently working on reducing (preferably eliminating) my stash
of kits. This is Parrots at a Fountain by Karen Dixon of Millennium
Designs. I like this design and the colors consist of 4
blues, 3 greens and the cream background. I bought mine at
Liberty's in London but they are available online at: www.millennia-designs.com
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This Keyboard
kit is by Permin of Copenhagen. I bought my online at: www.spinningjenny.co.uk
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I've finished Rousseau Jungle by Margaret Murton. I'm on a
mission these days and won't start a project until I have a home
for it. This one, I'm keeping for myself.
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Here are the
finished Klimt Blue and the Chocolate Klimt. These are
wonderful kits and a pleasure to stitch. The designs are
quite powerful and I won't display them so close together -
perhaps in different chairs or at different ends of a sofa.
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Click
here to view other recent projects.
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| Other
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For those of
you who have favorite photo that you'd like to have charted,
try www.charts-is-us.com
This is a wonderful place to get fabulous charts at a
reasonable price.
Fine Cell
Work is a British charity that provides materials and training
in needlework to prison inmates in England and Scotland.
The completed needlework is then sold, providing the stitcher
with personal funds to be used to pay for housing and other
expenses on their release or to be sent to their families. The
website is: www.finecellwork.co.uk
HP
Designs not only produce high quality painted canvases, they
are now selling lacquer boxes in which you can insert a small
needlepoint design. Of course, they also provide small
canvas designs, specifically for this purpose. To view the
variety of boxes available, try the following link to Pocket
Full of Stitches: http://www.pfos.com/needlepoint/HPDesigns/page5.HTM
See you again soon. JS
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