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I’ve gone to TNNA’s winter show most years since 1998 and I’ve watched knitting and needlepoint rise and fall. At the height of the knitting fad, it seemed as if needlepoint was almost an afterthought. Right now, I would say they are about even in number of vendors. This is especially true when you consider the yarn manufacturers who also make needlepoint yarns (these are growing — more tomorrow on this) and other companies selling into both markets who were on the knitting side of the show. Looking at knitting vs. needlepoint I saw some interesting contrasts that are good for us as stitchers. Needlepoint shops came to buy as well as to look. Although there is always lots of interest in the newest canvases and threads, often you’d see shopowners going through a both and ordering many canvases from the existing line. For us, this means that we aren’t

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Originally posted 2010-04-10 06:57:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again “I’m not a baseball fan.” But I’m married to a true “student of the game” & mother to another. The other two kids also like baseball, but not to that extent. Clearly I am outnumbered here. And when the day Spring Training starts is marked with celebrations, you need to do something to defend yourself. And so I do, I needlepoint. The rhythms of baseball with it gentle sounds and leisurely pace are conducive to stitching and the best broadcasters make you feel as if you are watching with your friends. and that makes for good backgrounds for stitching. And a background I have come to both appreciate and love. I should note that this is helped immensely by the marvelous broadcasting crew of the SF Giants from Jon Miller, who has

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Originally posted 2006-07-10 05:56:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThat’s what people chanted when he was playing. Although I didn’t get to his face yesterday, everything but face and hair are finished. I’ll do those next week. He’s looking pretty cool isn’t he? You may be wondering about the dark bat. It is sort of a move of despiration. First, I couldn’t find a good Baseball bat color in my stash or when I looked at Needle in a Haystack last week. Second, I noticed watching baseball yesterday that many players use dark bats. My DH says he remembers green bats from Reggie’s days playing with the A’s, so I made it dark green

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Here are some more great ideas for your custom canvas. Little Me Dolls A favorite little ballerina: Get down on your knees, take a full front shot with her legs slightly apart, arms out slightly, also. Then, have her carefully turn around and take a back shot, with her in the same stance, or have her stand still and you go around to her back. Get as close as you can, without cropping her head or feet. Take one more photo, a closeup of the face, including the hair. A photo without the tutu, is best, as a tutu can easily be added to the finished needlepointed doll. This can be done with any child, not just a ballerina, how about a t-ball or soccer player? Think about the choice of clothing and how you would want to stitch it, choose good lighting, and don’t worry about any background as

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Yesterday I worked on the baseball palyer for my DH. It’s a Kathy Schenkel nutcracker which I’ve customized to make it his favorite Oakland player, Reggie Jackson. I’ve added Reggie’s number, 9, and his hair and skin color will be changed. The colors I’ve chosen for the uniform reflect the bright colors used in the 70′s. The belt color is brown and stitch in Padded Gobelin using Rainbow Tweed. The glove is in Serendipity stitch, also in Rainbow Tweed. His shirt is T Stitch in a knitting yarn, Cool Wool, and his pants will be in the same yarn in Nobuko. Everything else, so far, is basketweave. A really nice needlepoint to do for someone is to take something like these sports figures and personalizing them to be a specific player, not just a generic one. Tomorrow I will post a picture of the finished needlecase, which I’m working on

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