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2008 November/December
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Front Cover
Our “perennial holiday designer,” Joan Thomasson, does it again! Her exquisite Elegant Heirloom Angels are done in the elaborate baroque style, yet they will work up easily and quickly. These will be a great addition to your holiday decorations or even more wonderful for welcome gifts. Enjoy working with the beautiful stitches and threads. The entire exquisite project is presented in this issue and starts on page 7.
Back Cover
What a fun way to greet the winter season and keep your stitching tools safe in one place! These adorable penguin figures and their “igloo abode” will be great to stitch for yourself or wonderful for gifts for very special friends. Peg Dunayer is one of our favorite designers. Her whimsical figures are always innovative and reflect her warm personality. The entire project is featured in this issue. The article begins on page 13.
The Christmas Kimono
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Margaret Bendig’s wonderful series of kimono projects was completed in our last issue, but she now has a wonderful Christmas present for us - her colorful “Christmas Kimono.” What an exciting holiday surprise from one of our favorite designers. Enjoy this lovely little present and be sure to have happy holidays!
Possibilities
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Judy Harper loves collecting a stash. She says: “there is the psychological wealth of a stash because a stash is full of possibilities - once committed to use, the material moves from being something that is full of potential to a project.
New Product Review: "Baroque Silk"
by Elizabeth Bozievich
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Our popular feature writer, Judy Harper, continues to experiment and find new and wonderful means of artistic expression. In this issue Judy inspires us with her colorful needlepoint designs inspired by crazy quilts.
Entry Forms For The Butterfly Challenge
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Now is the time to complete the stitching and finishing on your entry for our “Butterfly Challenge.” The projects will be exhibited at the annual Callaway Gardens School of Needle Arts Seminar in January. This competition is being sponsored by needlepoint now and we will award a prize to the three winning entries and also feature them in a future issue of the magazine. Follow instructions on the forms and get them in the mail. Best of luck to all!
"Amy"able Advice For The Stitcher
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This popular feature writer talks about her “Before Plan” and tells us how to have a stitch plan before we begin to stitch. This photo shows the design painted on the canvas with the stitching threads and suggested stitch charts assembled and ready to go.
From The Bookshelf
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In this issue Suzanne Howren reviews the new book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Canvas Embroidery Volume Two by Jane D. Zimmerman as well as three new DVDs in Amy Bunger’s How’d You Do That Series: “Mop Tops and Buzz Cuts,” “Just Fur Fun,” and “Fancy Flowers.” All three of these new DVDs are full of creative and fascinating techniques.
Jody's Needlepoint Excitement
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Jody Valentine helps us to “light up” ornament displays for the holiday season with this clever idea from a reader who uses a lamp base for a “lamp tree” to display ornaments.
The Stitching Fool
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Our loveable “stitching fool” gives us a stern warning to beware of the “Loquacious Loreiles” who invade our lovely needlework world.
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