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needlepoint trade secrets tips book by janet perry
In my book, Needlepoint Trade Secrets, I share hundreds of tips with you about doing needlepoint and other needlework. I like the book so much I keep a copy on my desk as a reference.

It’s summer and I have two special offers for you, good through Labor Day (how’s that for a vacation special?) First you can download and read, completely free, the Traveling with Needlepoint chapter. It’s a PDF file, and you get it by clicking the link.

Second, I am offering the book at a special price to my readers. The book, including shipping via first class mail in the US is only $16. That’s below retail, even with the shipping! Use the PayPal button below to order.

California residents get charged sales tax. If you live outside the US you will be invoiced for additional shipping costs (which ought to be small).

Take advantage of this great offer today and keep stitching!

Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Originally posted 2008-06-11 11:08:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Today my book tour stop is at Susan Sorrell’s blog,Creative Chick. Susan is a fiber artist, creating wonderful, inventive quilts, and her blog focuses on creativity.

So my article for the blog shows how I came up with the idea for this mini-sock I just finished.

It goes from the initial color inspiration to a complimentary chart for the Bargello pattern.

Have fun with it!

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Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Designer Interview – Janet Perry

Originally posted 2007-09-20 08:59:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

That’s right, you can read an in-depth interview of me by Lauren Smith of Red Hot Book Reviews on the Web.

You can see ther whole interview here.

I really love the insightful questions Lauren asked and I’m sure you’ll love reading the interview.

And remember, you can find the book at your locl needlework shop or you can order directly from Amazon.com by using the “Buy my new book!” link in the left column.

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Designer Interview – Janet Perry

What’s your Burning Needlepoint Question?

When I started doing needlepoint it was many years before I took a class. I learned from messing around and from reading books. Occasionally I would ask a question of a shopowner and most of the time got help. (We’ll just pass over the person who told me perle cotton was too fragile to use for needlepoint).

But it does occur to me that this isn’t the best way to learn needlepoint. That motivation compelled me to write my popular email beginning needlepoint course, Right from the Beginning, and is once again compelling my new project a book version of the original class.

The book will be available in printed and reader forms and will have lots more, including a reference section, a stitch library, projects, and a question and answer section.

I’d like that section to be guided by your questions and to have it include your best needlepoint tips. Add either one, or both, into the comments section. Those I use will get a free copy of the book upon publication.

Thanks heaps!

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What’s your Burning Needlepoint Question?

Quilts as a Source of Inspiration

pyramids trianglepoint needlepoint stash buster scrap bag project by janet perry

A skein of background thread & your stash is all you need for this project

Patchwork Quilts remain a rich source of inspiration of design in all kinds of media, needlepoint not the least. Every time I look at a quilt book, any quilt book, I find lots of ideas for new projects. And I’m not alone in this, many other needlepoint designers do as well. I thought on this sunny (at least here) spring Friday I’d share some of the many quilt-inspired posts and projects you can find here at Nuts about Needlepoint.

First off, we have the Pyramid mini-sock post from earlier this week. Based on a traditional quilt block, Thousand Pyramids, and designed by me in about 2003, this design is one of a series of Scrap Bag Needlepoint ™ mini-socks.

The Sunbonnet Sue mini-sock remains one of my favorites. Sunbonnet Sue has been so popular as a quilt pattern that there are whole web sites devoted to her and her friends. If you wanted to you could use these blocks as inspiration for a whole series of needlepoint designs.

The Pines Trees mini-sock is based on a lovely tradition, that of the Christmas quilt. These quilts, often having pine trees as a motif, are used only during the Christmas season. I like this pattern better than many other Christmas quilts because it’s quiet beauty fits in so many places.

The Sunburst Mosaic Pattern is also based on a quilt pattern, this one called Sunburst. It’s related to the lovely (and easy to vary) Log Cabin quilt patterns.

If you are looking for larger needlepoint projects, consider my Mod Sampler. Based on a charming sampler quilt and done in a mod palette of red, pink, orange, and yellow, this design is a great one to learn new stitches and to practice stitching with silk. The projects in in three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. You can see some wonderful and colorful interpretations of this quilt in the Flickr group for the quiltalong

Another three-part project based on a quilt is Winter Stars. A Scrap Bag Needlepoint ™ project, this design uses a monochrome palette of blues, blue-violets, white, light blue, and gray. It uses Genny’s Scotch in an eight-pointed star pattern for the blocks and has a variety of unusual borders. You can get all three parts on Nuts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Quilt Blocks have also inspired several tiwnchies, that have patterns on the site including Stepping Stones, Independence, and Christmas Leaves (pictured above).

There are also some quilt-inspired patterns I’ve designed on other sites. This leaf block is available from my friend Kristen’s site Craft Leftovers.

Along with these many free patterns, several of my ebooks are based on quilts, including Maple Leaf Rag, Attic Windows, the heart samplers, and 50 Patchwork Patterns. All if these are available in my on-line store.

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Quilts as a Source of Inspiration

Special Hurt Books Sale

Originally posted 2008-08-28 07:30:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Any one in the book business can tell you that sometimes books get returned because they are hurt in shipment. Usually this happens to covers and it has happened to me.

I have seven copies of Bargello Revisited which have slightly damaged covers. The insides are fine and the covers only damaged enough so a distributor won’t take them.

So I’d like to pass the savings along to you. Until they are gone, you can buy these books from me for a 20% discount of your price (this discount also holds good for shops). I will autograph the copies as well.

This is a great opportunity to pick up this fun book at a wonderful price.

Shipping domestically adds $2.50 to the price and I have to charge sales tax in California. I will accept PayPal only for these orders unless you are a shop.

When they are gone, they are gone, so get your copy quickly. If you are interested, please email me at napaneedlepoint @ gmail.com (remember to remove the spaces).

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Special Hurt Books Sale

Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Originally posted 2008-06-13 06:33:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Today I’m visiting Kim’s wonderful blog, Kal’s Creations.

Types of Bargello, my topic, is one which has shaped much of my thinking about Bargello over the years.

I don’t know when I figured it out, but many different Bargello creations can be made as you vary a simple zig-zag line in various ways.

This post describes some of them and shows examples from Bargello Revisited for them.

It sounds a little strange, but truly Bargello begins with a line. What you do with it is up to you.

Needlepoint Trade Secrets

Originally posted 2007-05-04 08:44:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The second edition of my book, Needlepoint Trade Secrets, will be out this summer. This edition is expanded and reformatted.

Several improvements have been made to the book, based on your ideas. First, it’s in a handy small format, so that it will pop into your workbasket. Second, each chapter has an introduction with even more information. Finally, it is bound like a traditional book so it’s durable and easy to use.

There are more tips in all sections and the book will be available in book stores, needlework stores, and on-line.

I will be announcing in the next couple of weeks a special pre-publication sale for individuals and shops. Please email me (napaneedlepoint@gmail.com) if you are interested.

Shops can also set up a special program with autographed books with a custom bookplate with the name of your shop. Email me for more information.

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Needlepoint Trade Secrets

Stitchamaze.com

Originally posted 2007-12-27 11:39:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

This is one of muy favorite sites, and in the current issue of “Stitchtalk”Rosalyn Cherry-Soliel has a short article about my book.

Read the main article, about faces in needlepoint, first (you’ll learn lots), and find the article just below.

Cherry-Soliel is a tremendously inventive stitcher and has incorprated many unique techniques into her needlepoint. The galleries of her work along with the 37 guests she has displayed on her site are tremendous, you’ll find years of stitching ideas here.

I’m so delighted to be one of those guests and to have her talk about my book.