Finishing Friday
Finishing Friday
Stitched by Judi
Stitched by Gina
Stitched by Marilyn
Stitched by Judy
Stitched by Lucinda
Stitched by Barbara
Stitched by Judi
Stitched by Beth
Stitched by Judi
Stitched by Gina
Stitched by Marilyn
Stitched by Judy
Stitched by Lucinda
Stitched by Barbara
Stitched by Judi
Stitched by Beth
It’s not too late to participate in our Customer Virtual Stash Sale. We have done this in the past but until things get back to normal, we thought we would try this virtually. Customers can bring in or mail us up to 3 canvases that they no longer want to stitch and sell them to a stitcher that will love them.
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We love our flowers! For today’s Staff Pick we have this gorgeous zinnia. The canvas is 18 mesh and measures 11 x 11. There are a few ways you can consider stitching this. You can do the basic continental/basketweave stitch and make a beautiful pillow or you can choose a few decorative stitches and use beads and Fuzzy Stuff for the center. This beauty is on sale today for $130 originally priced at $162.
Do you have a birthday in February?
Let us help you celebrate your birthday. During your birthday month choose one in-stock canvas and receive 15% off of the canvas.
This offer cannot be combined with trunk show or sale canvases.
Canvas by Associated Talents
We all love our hearts especially as we get closer to Valentine’s Day. We have several of Kate Dickerson hearts in stock and ready for pick up or we can ship them to you. You will receive a complementary stitch guide with the purchase of threads.
Give us a call and one of these lovely hearts can be yours.
Kate Dickerson Virtual Trunk Show
We are very excited to be hosting the Kate Dickerson Virtual Trunk Show this month. A snow day is a perfect day to sit by your computer and take a peek at all of her wonderful canvases. Not sure how you would like to finish the canvas you picked out, look at the section under “Finished Examples” for ideas. We are offering 20% off all trunk show canvases. To view Kate’s full line, visit her website at https://www.katedickerson.com.
This week’s stitch went through a lot of changes. When I started stitching the letter “I” on the Raymond Crawford “NEEDLEPOINT’ canvas the original stitch that I was going to use was a Rice stitch variation. As I was working on it, I really didn’t like the way it looked. I had the base 4 by 4 Cross stitch stitched using Entice 209. Once this was completed, I realized the stitch was beginning to look like 4-way Continental Variation which is not a new stitch to me. A funny thing is that in the end 4-Way Continental, Alicia’s Lace Variation and the stitch I finally did do, Trellis Cross, all look very similar. Luckily, I never did Trellis Cross so I did do a stitch that was new to me.
If you like open stitches leave the letter “I” as is doing Steps 1 & 2 as shown on the stitched sample and diagram. I found it easier to complete all of the 4 by 4 Cross stitches with E209 and then went back and added the Upright cross stitches also using E209.
To complete the stitch, add the additional Upright Crosses using 4 strands of Splendor S960 as shown blue on diagram.
I hope you can add this to your new stitches for 2021. Give it a try!
Happy Stitching – Stephanie
These great canvases from Alice Peterson, A Stitch in Time & JP Needlepoint that debuted at the Trade Show just arrived at the shop.
If you follow Needlepoint Nation on Facebook you can see how many people are stitching the canvas with all the dogs by JP Needlepoint. It is fun to see how each stitcher has interpreted the canvas and what they are adding to make it their own. If you are a dog lover this canvas is for you.
The Christmas ornaments by A Stitch in Time will be a delight to stitch. This canvas is calling for beads, sequins & lots of metallic threads.
Do you like to ski? Well, this Alice Peterson canvas is for you.
Give us a call is something catches your eye.
Last call for the Melissa Shirley Virtual Trunk Show this month. Receive a 20% discount on all trunk show canvas purchases. If you see something that you like let us know today!
To view the full line please go to http://melissashirleydesigns.com. If you are looking to get a canvas a little sooner than later check out “Designs in Stock” under Categories.
Please note there can be a 5-plus month wait for any canvases that we may need to order from Melissa Shirley.
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