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!  

Finishing Friday is Back!

Stitched by Arline

Stitched byJoanie

Stitched by Pam

Stitched by Sally

Stitched by Stephanie

Stitched by Pearl

Stitched by Lucy

Stitched by Carol

Stitched by Stephanie

Stitched by Joan

Stitched by Sandy

Weekend Sale – System 4 Travel-Mate Floor Stand with Frame Clamp & Extras

We have a System 4 Travel-Mate Floor Stand with Frame Clamp, Light & Magnifier Holder & Stella light on sale this weekend for $350.00.  Regularly this complete set goes for $450.00.

Using the System 4 stand takes the stress off of holding your canvases in your hand.

Travel-Mate Floor Stand Facts

• Perfect for sitting in your favorite chair or sofa.
• Folds for easy storage.
• Weighs just 4.5 lbs.
• Adjusts to any angle
• Fits under most furniture
• The Travel-Mate works the same as the Floor Stand except for a telescoping feature that makes it very easy to carry.
• Fits into most luggage.

Frame Clamp Facts

• This easy-to-use clamp holds traditional stretcher bar frames firmly.
• The Frame Clamp opens up to 1 1/4″ to accept most frames. The Jaws hold frames firmly without damaging fabric.
• Weighs only 1 lb.
• Rotates 360 degrees

The Stella Light Facts

• The lamp features five stages of dimming and Tri-Spectrum Technology allowing for three different light spectrums.
• Uses ultra-efficient LED technology which produces more light and virtually no heat.
• The lamp attaches to the System 4 Light & Magnifier Holder

If you are interested in purchasing this set please give the shop a call at (201) 612-7770 or send us an email to stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Sunday Stitching with Stephanie

Please join us for some casual stitching time with your friends on Sunday, January 26^th   from 11:00 am to 3:00pm.

The cost is $25 per session.

Everyone is responsible for their own lunch.

This is a great opportunity for you to work on some the pieces that you are trying to finish or you can browse around the shop for something new.  We have the Needle Deeva & Kimberly Ann Needlepoint Trunk Shows in the shop for a few more days.  20% off all trunk show canvases.

We need a minimum of 6 to 8 stitchers in order to run Sunday Stitching.

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.

Apple Watch Bands

Snow Buddies Belt

Goat Ornament

Jewelry Box Inserts

These great Dreidel canvases are part of Needle Deeva’s Truck Show.

There is a stitch guide available for all 8 canvases.

Here are some finishing ideas.

I forgot to include a diagram of the stitch. Give it a try!

I am currently working on the snowman from Labors of Love.  After looking through several of my books I realized that I didn’t want to go to crazy looking for the perfect stitch for the snow and I wanted to keep the stitching simple on this project.  The Hungarian stitch was perfect.  Using Petite Sparkle Rays, I achieved the look I was going for and I didn’t need to worry about the shading along the bottom of each part because the stitch allowed the blue to come through.  I did use a blue Petite Sparkle Rays for snow dots that are on the scattered around.  I also made some changes to the canvas and used heart buttons on the 2 sections.  This way I can leave this cutie out through Valentine’s Day.

We have this canvas, the Christmas tree & Mrs. Claus in stock.  We heard that there will be a Santa coming out some time in the Spring.

These 2 beauties just arrived in the shop.  Love, love, love the colors.   They will be so much fun to stitch.  I’m seeing lots of beads & metallic threads.  Give the shop a call and one or both can be yours!