Front Cover
Serendipity Sampler is an exciting new stitchery for
a new year; photographed by Jennifer Taylor -- first
installment begins on page 7.
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Patricia Moore designed the refreshing Cottage Garden
by first painting the canvas and then stitching it.
Photographed by Jennifer Taylor -- article on page 13. |
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| Kreinik Success Story |
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| Read about this hard-working family who created
a manufacturing dynasty. |
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| I Love A Mystery |
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| Nanette Costa does it again! This
time it is a "mystery sampler" with a twist - a
design for you to stitch and a "tale of intrigue"
with each installment. |
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Orna Willis completes her series by finishing all
the pieces as an album enclosed in the shape of a
house. |
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Mary Duckworth and her amazing body of work are
highlighted in Gail Sirna's popular feature. |
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Pamela Harding continues her feature with ornaments
for Arizona (shown), Arkansas and California. |
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Barbara Richardson created a lovely and fun
geometric to start the new year with sparkle. |
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| Adventures in Embellishment |
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| In this installment of our continuing feature
that makes the painted canvas come to life, Tony Minieri
continues to teach us about beards and moustaches. |
| Noteworthy and New |
11 |
| In this market news column, Ann Caswell
introduces us to the sophistication of Lee's Needle Art and
pre-finished leather accessories. |
| From the Bookshelf |
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| In this issue, book editor, Suzanne Howren,
reviews Advice Is - for listening to - not necessarily
taking!! by Marion Scoular, two books of stitching
miniatures and the book on Wool Embroidery from the
popular A - Z series. |
| "Amy"able Advice to Stitchers |
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| Amy Bunger continues her feature of helpful
hints for needlepointers by sharing with us charts and
techniques for stitching better eyelets. |
See the exciting new presentation of our website. Visit us
at
needlepointnow.com |
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