Needlepoint Web Round-up

twisted cord from embroidery floss from Feeling Stitchy

Over the past week or so, I’ve come across a bunch of useful and interesting posts, products and bits of news. I thought I’d share them all with you in a potpourri post. The picture is from a how-to video about making twisted cord, from the blog Feeling Stitchy. Twisted Cord is one of those things, like making Jello, that is really simple but which utterly defeats me, maybe now I can learn.

DMC’s blog has a post on the history of needlework. Since the company has been around for over 200 years and published one of the standard books embroidery (still in print), they know whereof they speak. Along with a history of needlework in general, there is an engaging history of the company.

If you are a cross stitcher and were jealous of the needlepoint slant of Threadworx Journal, rejoice. There is a cross stitch version now available. The first issue just came out this week.

Ann Strite-Kurz has a new book out in June, A Potpurri of Pattern Encore. It’s available at a special pre-publication price and can be autographed. I have A Potpourri of Pattern and will post about it later this week. According to the page about the new book, it”is a collection of previously unpublished patterns from her newest designs as well as from earlier projects. All patterns are featured in full color as enlarged details and as part of a total design or doodle sampler. All of the examples are original arrangements in Ann’s unique style and there are clear step-by-step sequence charts for each composite pattern.” Included in the book are backgrounds, borders, bands, composite stitches, and more.

I also saw some lovely new hand-painted canvases. Ann Wheat Pace has some inserts for the new Stirling accessories. Jane Nichols has a great series of fun Adirondack chairs, including some with flowers, a St. Patrick’s Day Chair and, my favorite a cat with bird houses.

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