needlepoint contest

While I’m doing better at getting rid of my stash, it still bothers me that there is so much thread around here. And I think, no matter how small or large the stash is, it can nag at you.

So I want to issue you a challenge for using up your thread stash.

I want you to take threads from your stash at random. Pick up to 50 different colors and threads.

Completely at random. Completely. Don’t try to compose anything while you pick.

I’m thinking that I’m going to ask someone to do this for me, since I can’t help composing.

Add to this one thread that is going to outline everything.

Put them in an opaque bag (not a clear one).

Make a diamond-shaped grid on your choice of canvas any size you like. Do this by drawing diagonal lines every 10 threads throughout the area.

I have a small Stirling tote that’s been sitting around for ages waiting for some stitching, so I’m going to do that using 13 mesh canvas.

Every other diamond will be one of your stash threads. The other diamonds will be a background color chose after all the diamonds are stitched.

Pick two stitches. One will be for your scrap patches. The other will be for your background patches.

Pick a thread from the bag at random. Stitch one diamond in this thread using the first stitch you picked.

When this is completed, put that thread back in the bag and pull out another thread. Stitch another block and repeat the process until all the blocks are filled.

Now looking at your stash, pick a thread for the background (it’s OK to buy a thread for this one).

Here’s the challenge part. The challenge will be open until June 15. Once you’ve stitched your piece, send me a scan. You’ll be entered into the competition. I’m going to put up a gallery of submissions and folks can vote for their favorites.

There will be prizes for the top vote getters.

The most popular (voting will close July 15) will win a fabulous prize.

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Stash Busting Challenge

Antique Needlework Display Contest

Needlework Retailer has a wonderful contest that is open to the public. Just take a picture of your needlework or favorite needlework products displayed using an antique.

Mail your digital photo along with a few words describing your entry to info@needleworkretailer.com.

First, second and third place prizes are items from The Gentle Art, including their new limited edition Jenny Bean’s Halloween Sampler Pack.

The deadline is December 15, 2009, so don’t delay!

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What Do You Want in Needlepoint?

There isn’t much in the world that can’t be improved, needlepoint included. Everyone has to balance scarce resources (time, money, space, skill) with our desires to find out what works for us.

Even so there are things we’d like to see.

So that’s the theme for the November giveaway — what do you want?

Let me know in the comments section what things can be improved, what products you’d like to see, what things you’d like to learn. I’d love to know what you want from a stitch guide, what, as a beginner, you would like to see.

So have at it, the more ideas you have the better.

There will be five winners of thread with a free pattern and one grand prize winner who will get a copy of Needlepoint Trade Secrets, my first book.

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Mondays with Needlepoint

My friend Doreen at Art Needlepoint wants you input. In her newsletter by this name last Monday she announced a contest via both email and her blog.

She wants to know why you needlepoint by answering three questions:

Please let us know three reasons why you like to do needlepoint.
How often do you stitch?
Do you usually stitch alone or with other people?

You can send your answers via email to doreen@artneedlepoint.com or post them on her blog.

Five people randomly selected from those who enter by November 30, 2009 will win an assortment of 35 colors of Kreinik silk threads.

When you’re visiting the blog, take some time to read and enjoy the answers from other stitchers.

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September Winner & October Contest

The winner of September’s contest is Patt who wrote about her favorite shop:

There are a lot of great shops in our Bay Area, but my favorite is Madonna Needleworks in Morgan Hill, CA. When you enter the door, Jack is there to great you with his tail wagging. Teri, the owner, always says hi with your name — it seems she knows and remembers everybody. There is a very long table where you will almost always see people stitching on their various projects. If you want help on picking out a stitch, Teri, the owner is always there to help — she does it for free. Best of all, though, is the fantastic selection of threads — more than most stores.

No theme for October’s contest, jut leave a comment. one winner from the US will win a selection of threads.