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Front Cover We welcome the wintertime with our crisp and colorful Frosty Morning by Kathy Fenchel. This delicate project, worked in simple stitches on black congress cloth, features icy evergreens and beautiful red birds. Article and instructions begin on page 7. Back Cover Gems in the Night by Ruth Dilts is a festive stitchery with a contemporary flair and an air of sophistication. It is worked on 18 count black canvas with Jean Hilton's intriguing layered stitches that give such great texture. Article and instructions begin on page 13. Jennifer Ashley Taylor, our talented staff photographer, created and photographed both beautiful covers. Little Bits 11 Peg Dunayer offers two versions of little hearts for your stitching pleasure. Enjoy these quick to stitch projects. The Art of Needlepoint 19 Ritch Gaiti is a fine artist and his wife, Virginia, is a canvas stitcher. They have combined talents  to turn needlepoint into an exciting form of fine art. neptune's treasure 21 We present the third installment of  Marjorie Vig's popular continuing project. You will find five new hexagons designed with some wonderful, novel stitches and just waiting for your needle. We will complete this project in our next issue. Jacobean Gold Tassel 26 Barbara Jackson designed this lovely and traditional silk and metal thread project.  Complete stitching instructions and tips on working with metal threads are given. Historic Needlework 29 Robin Berry discusses bargello of the 16th century and gives us a  period design to stitch. The scissors case features hungarian point on one side and florentine on the other.  The Finish Line 36 We show bargello done by Lucille Markus. Other contributors are Lillian Del Carlo, Linda Cobine, Shirley Felix and Lucille Herskovitz. WHAT'S INSIDE The Stitching Fool 33 Fun and foolery - expect a lot of both in this humorous new feature. Ann Blalock is hilarious as she takes us through the fun side of needlepoint. From the Bookshelf 35 Suzanne Howren gives excellent insight into the world of the needlework books.  In this issue she reviews  Helen M. Stevens'  Embroider's Year as well as The Complete Illustrated Stitch Encyclopedia from Sterling Publishing. "Amy"able Advice for the Stitcher 37 Amy Bunger begins a brand new topic in this issue. This multi-talented designer, teacher, author and shop owner introduces the exciting topic of Clothing 101. Noteworthy & New 38 In this market news column Ann Caswell features exquisite hand-painted canvases from the talented hand of Julie Thompson of Julie Mar Designs.

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