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| The cover picture for this book is wonderful, a bouquet of 14 very fine beaded flowers. The subtitle is; Creating Flowers with Beads & Threads.
Quoting from the back cover , edited and paraphrased. " Making Flowers with tiny glass beads and thread, weaving these elements together with off-loom stitches to make 3 dimensional flowers, leaves, and garden creatures."
More from the back cover
"Create with a variety of stitches including brick, peyote, netting, herringbone & right-angle ... More Info
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| When I ordered this book for my web store, I assumed it was just out-of-stock and I was re-ordering it.
When I went to re-open the listing I was sure I had I was amazed to discover that NewNeedlepoint.com had never listed this book before. What was I thinking?
Sue Gardner's County Bumpkin A-Z books are the cornerstone of every stitchers library. This book is right up there in importance with Jo Ippolito Christensen's The Needlepoint Book.
There are a number of different ... More Info
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| This is the first needlepoint canvas I bought from Patt & Lee Designs. I was immediately taken with the cat's "world weary" look and attitude. Or maybe he just needs his first cup of coffee in the morning.
Cat With His Coffee measures 9 X 9 inched, the design area is 5.75 X 6 inches. He is 18 mesh.
Patt stitched Cat with his Coffee as a sample. She has given me a picture of it to use here, to show you all how this great canvas can look. Patt is, clearly, a talented and creative ... More Info
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| The subtitle to this interesting looking book is
*A Creative Approach to Canvas Embroidery*
The Liberated Canvas was published in Cape Town, South Africa so, of course, Canvas Embroidery means Needlepoint.
This is a rare book, it is so rare I doubt many people even know of it. I was drawn by the title, so I ordered it...knowing nothing about it, as usual.
It was also expensive, sorry.
After looking through this book some more I went back to check the publication date. This is ... More Info
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| This was such a popular needlepoint kit last year that I ordered more and have listed it again. I usually like to have new things to replace the canvases & kits that sell but I really like this design too so..
This is a hand painted original design by Christine Saunders. While it appears to be a simple design, it really is more complex than it looks. There are 9 colors in this design. 11 colors if you count the white and silver Kreinik #12 size Metallic Braid Thread I have included to ... More Info
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| Since I added the Alphabet & Monogram books (and it's own category) to my web store I have been looking for a book that will teach both, how to hand stitch letters, monograms & devices but how to dip them on a machine as well.
I have finally found the book. This has been a goal since I learned (recently, I never said I was all that bright) that you can do these letters & monograms on a regular home sewing machine. No fancy equipment of special machines needed.
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| Kindred Spirits indeed. Laurel Burch's original design has a very colorful dog & cat snuggled up to each other. This is a charming, hand painted design using 11 colors.
The design area of this 18 mesh canvas measures 8 X 10 inches. The entire canvas is 11 X 14.
Kindred spirits is hand-signed by Ms Burch.
This canvas does not include any threads or yarn.
All NewNeedlepoint canvases have folded and machine hemmed edges or carefully taped canvases edges. Which one depends on how ... More Info
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| I live in Lancaster County, PA among many Amish & Mennonite families. When I saw this wonderful hand painted canvas from Danji Design I had to buy it. I am still going back & forth about should I keep it and stitch it myself or not.
This is a lovely part of the country, very rural. The small towns often have great names (Intercourse etc) and the Amish & Mennonite farmers & business people work hard to keep this county nice.
It is a wonderful sight to see a young Amish man standing on ... More Info
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| Judith Baker Montano is a very well-known name in stitchery. Her books are always full of information & inspiration.
In fact, the subtitle for this book is:
An Illustrated Stitch Guide & Source Book of Inspiration.
To quote from the back cover (edited & paraphrased) "This elegant Stitch Guide includes all the step-by-step instructions & illustrations you'll need to create masterpieces. Elegant Stitches is imaginative & adventuresome stitching for all needle artists, from beginners to ... More Info
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| This small Scrap Thread design from Patt of Patt & Lee Designs has several possibilities. It can be a small needlepoint, it can be a squared off 4.5 Christmas Tree Ornament of a round Christmas Tree Ornament. Patt suggests it could be a Tree Topper too.
This colorful canvas includes Patt's own Stitch Guide. She is a wonderful stitcher with a wide knowledge of stitches.
I love Patt's color use for this design. I always am drawn to shades of Green with cranberry/pink/rose/mauve. This ... More Info
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| This small Scrap Thread design from Patt of Patt & Lee Designs has several possibilities. It can be a small needlepoint, it can be a squared off 4.5 Christmas Tree Ornament of a round Christmas Tree Ornament. Patt suggests it could be a Tree Topper too.
This colorful canvas includes Patt's own Stitch Guide. She is a wonderful stitcher with a wide knowledge of stitches.
I think this is a great idea. Patt had the idea to design needlepoint canvases to use up the many, many partial ... More Info
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| Helen Dafter is the author of many very good Silk Ribbon stitching book for the Milner Craft Series of Books from Australia including another book listed here on NewNeedlepoint.com, The Little Book of Silk Ribbon Flowers.
Reading from the back cover, there are 12 major ribbon embroideries and associated smaller flower studies in Floral Interpretations for Silk Ribbon. The flowers are inspired by photographs taken by the author, Helen Dafter, over the years and by Watercolors of the flowers ... More Info
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| A very pretty small original design needlepoint, hand painted by Danji Designs. There are 3 flowers and 3 buds on a white background.
I have used clear rich color threads for this deign, they will gleam beautifully against the pure white background. I have included Kreinik Metallic Black Braid thread for the pistils, for just a hint of sparkle.
The Daylilys are on easy to stitch 13 mesh canvas and the threads are #3 DMC Perle Cotton Floss.
The design area is 4.5 x 4.5 inches. The ... More Info
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| 79 Decorative Alphabets For Designers & Craftspeople is a very good collection of letter styles, they range all the way across the spectrum, from plain to very fancy, from small to large. There is even a set of Numbers on page 95. why just one set of numbers is beyond me, makes no sense does it?
Carol Belanger Grafton is a very well-knoiwn name as editor of books of this type. She consulted with Rita Weiss, another experienced & well-known needlework writer & editor on the final ... More Info
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