NewNeedlepoint.com just had it’s 3rd birthday. I am sometimes amazed that we made it this far. I keep making changes and tweaking my web store. I want it to be the best it can be.
NewNeedlepoint.com has 2 sections. There is my extensive collection of New Needlework books. I have expanded the books categories to cover other types of stitching in addition to Needlepoint.
There are knitting & crochet books, embroidery & cross-stitch books, color use & theory books and the catch-all misc. books category.
My Rare/Used Book titles are dictated by the books my customers want and the books that I can get, in reasonable condition. It is getting difficult to find decent, salable old books. Some of the Rare Books are getting quite hard to find.
I have also expanded the Rare/Used books categories to cover other types of Needlework.
I specialize in Bargello Needlepoint books although there aren’t that many of them out there, used or new.
The other side of NewNeedlepoint.com is the Canvases & Kits I sell. I stock mostly hand painted needlepoint designs by some of today’s great Needlepoint Designers. I have a special category for the gorgeous & colorful work of Laurel Burch.
I also have a good collection of Patt & Lee’s superior Glicee’
needlepoint designs including a whole section of Patt’s Scrap Threads collection. The perfect way to use all that extra stash we all have.
I assemble the kits myself, from the threads I love to stitch with. I use Anchor & DMC Perle Cotton Floss in sizes 3, 5 & 8. Also Kreinik Metallic Braid Thread in sizes 12 & 16.
I have a small Needlework Tool collection, all of it things I use and know work well.
I want to thank all my customers for 3 great years, so far. This coming year should be as interesting as the last 3 have been.
A recent and terrific book by June McKnight. In it she discusses the many types of unusual or over-dyed threads and yarns and how best to use each kind.
This small handy book contains full color graphs of 94 of stitches, stitched with these kinds of threads, so you will see exactly what you result will be. There are 3 pages with links to some of the speciality thread web sites.
One section covers satin stitches, another is upright stitches. A number of the stitches shown here are new ... More Info
This excellent book by June McKnight is one I have in my own collection. Books that really show you how to do this are relatively rare. I find shading and blending (well) hard to do, myself.
The chapters are:
Precise Thread Blending
Random Thread Blending
Tweeding, Twilling, Twiddling
Shading with Dynamic Threads
Decorative Stitches
I think that covers it all, don't you?
This is another of Ms. McKnights small, 5.5 X 5 inch, books with a plastic spiral binding and a paper cover ... More Info
This is an early June McKnight book, copyrighted in 1991 but it is not as if Needlepoint Stitches go out of fashion, like last seasons clothes.
The chapters and subchapters in this book pretty much tell it all:
APPAREL STITCHES
Clever ideas for Baby Jesus Swaddling, Santa's suit, Mrs. Santa's Dress, The Toy Soldier's Uniform, The Elf's Costume, Teddy Bear Sweater and Dolly's Pinafore
BUTTONS & ORNAMENTS
Intriguing Stitches That Make Round Designs Less Challenging
BEARDS & ... More Info
