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Front Cover The glory of the Magi comes to life in Three Kings, a wonderful, dimensional design by Joan Thomasson. This beautiful project is perfectly timed for the holidays. Article and instructions begin on page 7. Back Cover The Jewel Keeper by Beth Robertson sets a festive mood with its use of colorful new threads and composite stitches. Article and instructions begin on page 13. Jennifer Ashley Taylor, our talented staff photographer, created and photographed both beautiful covers. Or Nué Leaf Quilt Pattern 17 Jo Anne Smith has created a beautiful design in this elegant, time-honored technique of advanced metal thread work. It would make a lovely ornament to use for holiday  decorating or gift-giving. Christmas in the City 21 Our sixth and final installment concludes this beautiful, continuing project by Gail Sirna. This issue features Mimi’s little building, the Christmas trees and the added embellishments. You can now finish your stitchery in time for Christmas. Winter Wonderland 24 Welcome winter in a festive and fun way with this charming Barbara Richardson design for you to use for decorating or gift giving. Ornaments of the US 29 This installment of Pamela Harding's patriotic ornaments features Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Incredible Wearable Art 34 Anita Penn sometimes spends 700 hours working on fine count linen with simple stitches to create her magnificent pieces of contemporary needle art to wear. Adventures in Embellishment Tony Minieri is under the weather and his column will return in our next issue. From the Bookshelf 27 Suzanne Howren reviews Metal Thread Embroidery Tools, Materials and Techniques by Jane Lemon. If you have been waiting to learn more about metal thread, then this is the book for you. Backgrounds The Finishing Touch by Ann Strite-Kurz has a great bonus of a CD with 118 color plates. Work is shown by this popular teacher and designer as well as work from over 30 other designers and teachers. "Amy"able Advice for the Stitcher 35 Amy Bunger's popular column teaches us about big and little curls that can be used for hair, fur, bushes, flowers and clothing. Jody's Needlepoint Excitement 37 In this issue Jody Valentine shares stories and photos of finished stitcheries from several of our readers. Be sure to check out this inspiring account. See the exciting presentation of our website. Visit us at www.needlepointnow.com

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