Front Cover
Learn the basic techniques of working with silk and metal
threads on canvas with the elegant Golden Cabochon
designed by Meredith Barnhill. You will also find a choice of
shapes for the design. Article and instructions begin on page
7.
Back Cover
From the Heart is a wonderful new series of geometrics
designed to fit on boxes for personalized gifts for family
members.. Ro Pace began this series with the lovely Cathy's
Box for her daughter. Article and instructions begin on
page 13.
Jennifer Ashley Taylor, our talented staff
photographer, created and photographed both beautiful covers.
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| Blue Diamond Kimono |
17 |
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Laura J. Perin shares her beautiful experiment
with variegated threads in the design of a kimono.
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| Christmas in the City |
21 |
| Our fifth installment of this
beautiful continuing project by Gail Sirna features the
jewelry store, Les Bijoux. If you have been working along with
us, your project will be finished in time for Christmas. |
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| The Colours of Nature |
24 |
| Natalie Fisher of Sydney,
Australia, shares her ideas for experimenting with color to
create original designs as varied as nature. |
 Art
and Inspiration 27
Michele Roberts, a well-known teacher of goldwork on
canvas, is the feature for this issue. Enjoy these beautiful
examples of this elegant technique. |
| Ornaments of the US |
29 |
 This
installment of Pamela Harding's patriotic ornaments features
North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio. |
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| Adventures in Embellishment |
10 |
| Tony Minieri continues to teach stitches that
help us make the painted canvas come to life.. In this issue
Tony begins a new journey with a walk outside to rediscover
nature. He begins this study with suggested stitches for trees |
| From the Bookshelf |
27 |
| Suzanne Howren reviews Beginner's Guide to
Berlin Woolwork by Jane Alford, a British canvas and cross
stitch designer. This is a concise history of the technique
and offers charts for 12 floral patterns.
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Birds is the third
title in the Masterclass Embroidery Series by Helen Stevens.
As in all of her books, the projects and photography are both
beautiful and the information is well-presented and excellent. |
| Jody's Needlepoint Excitement |
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| In this issue Jody Valentine shares an inspiring
account of what happens when antiques meet a needlepointer's
imagination and skill. |
See the exciting presentation of our
website. Visit us at
needlepointnow.com
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