I love the clean designs of the ancient petroglyphs of the Mimbres of the American Southwest. These designs have inspired many artists. One of my favorites is the “Mimbres” dinnerware which was used on the Santa Fe Railroad in the mid-20th Century. (Take a look for it on eBay to see how popular it remains.) This is my first foray into painted canvas and is a Mimbres fish. It will be premiering at TNNA and is designed to fit into a Lee’s Needle Arts Luggage Tag. This fish is one of a series of five luggage tags. All of them will come with a one-page Stitch Map. You can find them in Whimsy & grace’s booth, part of The Point of It All, at the TNNA Summer Market
Monthly Archive:: May 2007
I couldn’t wait for it to be finished as ornaments in order to give you a sneak peek at one of the charming Peppermint Twist birds from Melissa Shirley Designs. They are the latest stitch guide from me and Holly McGuinness of Golden Touch Crafts (http://www.goldentouchcrafts.com). The guide covers all six birds in the set and is full of cool stitches, sparkly threads and neat needlepoint effects. The canvases are on 13 mesh, so they are easy to see and stitch, and, as you can see, they come in two parts. I think you’ll love them. Shopowners who will be at TNNA in Columbus, should stop by the booth to see them and order the guide
BOOK REVIEW: “OOOOOH” THE ESSENTIALS OF RIBBON NEEDLEPOINT WITH RIVER SILKS, self-published, 2006. I get the question all the time, both from shopowners and from resellers — how do I do needlepoint with silk ribbon? The folks at River Silks get the question too. At every market they attend, people flock to their booths, admiring the stitched samples and wanting to know “How do you do that?” This book will tell you how. Illustrated in full color, and packed with information, OOOOOH will give you so many wonderful ideas for how to stitch with silk ribbons in projects where you’ve never dreamed of using them. From the picture on the front page of a floral canvas stitched entirely in French Knots using ribbon of different widths to add texture, you will be enchanted. The first chapter introduces stitching with silk ribbons. The second chapter is a mini-workshop on stitching with