Join Adrienne for a relaxing evening of informal stitching on the

3^rd Thursday of each month (March to June)

EXCEPT the February gathering will be on 2/27/20

from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Bring your dinner or just some snacks.

You are welcome to bring your favorite wine to share with the group.

The cost is $75 for the 5 evenings.

So, come sit, relax, stitch, snack, sip & chat.

Please contact the shop to sign up either by calling (201) 612-7770  or by sending an email to stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Please remember to like us on Facebook and/or follow us on Instagram at ridgewood_needlepoint.  Check our blog at ridgewoodneedlepoint.com for “New Stitch Monday” and “Friday Finishing” in addition to other daily blog posts.

Oh, and don’t forget to bring your work in progress!

We are bringing back Stitch & Chat beginning March 3rd on

Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm and on

Fridays & Saturdays from 10:30 to 12:30 pm.

We will have a staff person at the table to assist you with your current projects.  The fee for Stitch & Chat is $15 for one session or if you purchase 3 you will receive one at no charge for $45.00.   As a perk if you make a $15 or more purchase on one of your paid Stitch & Chats you will receive a $15 credit towards that purchase.

New Stitch Monday – Decorative Borders over 6

Last week I shared a few decorative borders that were over 4 threads.  This week thought I would share a basic decorative border over 6 threads.  By changing the stitches used in the center you can change the look of the stitch.  In diagram “A” the center is a simple Smyrna Cross.  You can do this using the same thread that you stitched with or add a metallic thread to give it a little sparkle.  In diagram “B” the center Continental stitches can be done with a metallic thread and then brick bead a coordinating or different colored bead.  In diagram “C” a variation of the Double Straight Cross is placed in the center.  Here again by changing the thread you use in the center will give you a different look.  Play around with your threads and give them a try!

Beginning February 1, 2020

Tuesday through Friday:  10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Saturday:  10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Please Note:  We will no longer have Thursday evening hours.

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Feel like getting out of the house today?

Join us for Sunday Stitching today from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Cost:  $25.00

Some great pillows just arrived in the shop this week.

Stitch by Ally

Stitched by Ellen

Stitched by Joan

Stitched by Sally

A new book by Mary Legallet is being released later this month.

Reserve you copy of “Mary’s Whimsical Stitches” today!

Every now and then you need some type of decorative border to divide or enhance a section of your canvas.  I have included 3 diagrams showing how you can change the basic border stitch by changing what you do in the center by using a combination of silk, ribbon, metallic threads & beads.  On the Funda Scully box I used Fancy Border B along the bottom.  I used a gold Neon Rays for the basic outline.  For the center Continental stitches I used several strands of a navy Bijoux and then brick beaded a white pearl bead in the center.  I have used all three patterns on different pieces and have always been very pleased with the results.  Give then a try!

The gals were busy yesterday pulling threads for some of these great canvases that are in the shop.  Stop by & pick up your favorite.

New Baby

Collage Pride

For Your Favorite Swimmer

Let’s Eat Cake

Not up for the 20 in 2020 Needlepoint Challenge?

Well, how about the 3 for 3 in 2020!

Sign up for our Resolution Stitching Program.

Between January 2^nd & January 24^th list 3 items in our “Resolution Stitching” book that you would like to get stitched and sent out for finishing in 2020 (framing is not included in this offer).  For our out of town customers send us an e-mail with the 3 pieces you would like to submit.  You will receive 20% off of your finishing and 20% off of an in-stock canvas the day you bring in your project.  This offer cannot be combined with trunk show or sale canvases.

RAYMOND CRAWFORD EXCLUSIVES

Don’t forget to reserve your Hanukkah or Christmas canvas, click here for more details

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/clubs/

Canvas Embellishment Class with Julia Snyder

Ridgewood Needlepoint is pleased to announce that national needlepoint teacher Julia Snyder will coming in September 2020!

Julia will be teaching her Canvas Embellishment Class, and she’ll suggest creative stitches to make your canvas come to life.   This will be 2-one day classes, you bring a canvas that will be a challenge and has a variety of different spaces for Julia’s creative stitches.  Julia uses a variety of stitches, threads, ribbons, techniques and beading.  She doesn’t write a stitch guide, but works with the stitchers to get much of the canvas covered.

Here are the details:

Embellishments classes are Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27th from 10 AM until 4 PM.

The class will cost $175 per day with special price for a student that wants to join us for both days of $275.  Please call the store to sign up and we will need a deposit of $75.

We do ask that you purchase the canvas at Ridgewood Needlepoint, we are happy to order a canvas if we do not have your dream canvas in stock.   To ensure that Julia has plenty of time with each student, the class is limited to 12 students, so first come first serve so sign up today!

To sign up please call the store at (201) 612-7770 or e-mail us at stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Here is how Julia describes the class…

‘If your canvases are not becoming to you, you should be coming to my live stitch guide class!”

I believe that we should be working on pieces that make us happy. Life is too short to be stitching and be unhappy doing it. So, with this class my objective is to teach new techniques, introduce new products, and inspire more stitching.

The Live Stitch Guide class is a bit different since each student is working on their canvas of choice. A formal stitch guide can be written for the piece, or the stitcher can bring the piece or pieces, depending on the size, and we will work out the threads and stitches for the piece.  I will hand out numbers as everyone gets to class and offer help in that order.  I do try to work with everyone by lunch time.

By the end of the class each stitcher will have at least 50% of all the threads and stitches worked out, now of course this depends on the size of the piece.

Julia’s bio:

Julia Snyder grew up in her local needlepoint store where her mother, Patsye Hardin, worked. She started stitching at the age of 4 and has not stopped since. Julia has won awards in the State Fair of Texas as well as ANG. She has also designed and taught classes for ANG, EGA, Needlepointers, Destination Dallas Market, and TNNA Market. Julia has also been involved in judging at the State Fair of Texas for several years and been a part of the Beaux-Arts Auction at the Dallas Museum of Art. She has been teaching for the past 22 years, since she and her mother opened Key Stitches, which closed in 2009. Along with stitching and teaching, Julia stays busy writing stitch guides for designers and clients. Her books have been a huge success as well as her traveling and teaching all over the USA. Her books include the following: 176 Amazing Stitches, Backgrounds and Such, Categories for Needlepoint, Darn Fillings, Everything Blackwork is New Again, First Stitch First, Great Layers, Have Stitch Will Travel, iBargello, Just Stitches I Use, Keys to Canvas Embellishment, and Love It or Rip It. Along with writing her books, Julia and her husband, Mickey Snyder, own & more, a wholesale needlepoint company where she designs and paints canvases. Along with the canvases they carry 8 lines of threads, 5 types of beads, and beading thread that comes in 36 colors. After closing Key Stitches, Julia has taught from Portland Oregon to La Jolla Ca to Montgomery Alabama to Atlanta Georgia to Baltimore and many points in between. For the past 4 years Julia has helped Leigh from The Needle Bug in Montgomery run The Bug Boutique in Callaway School Needle Arts, and the past 2 years has taught her 4-day embellishment class at Callaway Garden School of Needle Arts. Julia has also been Assistant Director of CANVAS, a needlepoint adventure beginning 2018. Julia continues to teach all over the USA.

Join us for a day of learning and fun!