Jan 30, 2020

Fleur de Paris, France (Janice Gaynor and Marla Pelz)

Fleur de Paris shows off this lovely Parisian canvas from Janice Gaynor, stitched using a guide by Marla Pelz.   The guide comes with the canvas but your favorite shop will have to order both for you from Fleur de Paris who is Janice's distributor.
https://www.facebook.com/FleurDeParis/photos/pcb.2690051964381737/2690045327715734/?type=3&theater

Jan 28, 2020

Queen of Hearts and Raven (Sandra Vargas and Pat Miller)

This fabulous canvas from Sandra Vargas, one of Ruth Schmuff's artists, is called "Raven."  It was stitched using a guide by Pat Miller.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/2652153014861840/

Pat also did a stitch guide for Sandra Vargas' "Queen of Hearts."  It's just as fabulous.  Contact Pat for her guide and Bedecked and Beadazzled to order the canvas or canvases.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-stitch-guides.html

Jan 20, 2020

Santa and Woodland Animals (Tapestry Tent and Diana Bosworth)

This heirloom stocking was stitched using a stitch guide from Diana Bosworth of The French Knot in Fort Worth, Texas.  The design is a Tapestry Tent, available from Liz's distributor, Susan Roberts.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220432471182687&set=pcb.2631298176947324&type=3&theater


Jan 16, 2020

Goldfish (Dominic Bourbeau and Stitch By Stitch)

Stitch by Stitch in Parchment, NY shows off a customer's "Goldfish."  The canvas was designed by Dominic Bourbeau and the guide is from Mary Ellen at the shop. You can order the canvas from Tapestry Fair or ask the shop to get you both the canvas and guide.
https://www.facebook.com/stitchbystitchlarchmont/photos/pcb.2490621140986948/2490619787653750/?type=3&theater


Jan 12, 2020

Fall Lantern (Melissa Price and Michele Herron)

This gorgeous "Fall Lantern" is a Melissa Prince design, beautifully stitched by Michele Herron of Bristly Thistle.
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/a.483193291738073/2710183802372333/?type=3&theater

The "Autumn Blues" pumpkin, beautifully stitched using a Tony Minieri stitch guide, is the companion piece for this.  Use the side arrow to see all the photographs of the lovely stitching and finishing.
https://www.facebook.com/theneedlebug/photos/pcb.2654401564620119/2654392057954403/?type=3&theater


Jan 10, 2020

Florida Star (Raymond Crawford and Lori Carter)

Lori Carter has finished her Florida star.  This is a Raymond Crawford design.  Lori's guide is available from her or from Amy's Golden Strand.  Lori's also got guides for the Tennessee and Missouri stars, also from Raymond.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2908233069189056&set=gm.2610730145670794&type=3&theater

Jan 8, 2020

The Tea Lady (Sharon Hendy-Moman and Ruth Schmuff)

Bedecked and Beadazzled just posted the finished version of Sharon Hedy-Moman's "Tea Lady."  The canvas is distributed by Bedecked and Beadazzled and the stitch guide from Ruth Schmuff is included in the price of the canvas.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2019/11/the-tea-lady/

Jan 6, 2020

Warm Winter Greetings (Ewe and Eye with Lynn Mason) UPDATED

Lynn shows off her framed swirling snowmen, stitched with her own guide.  The canvas is from Karen Cruden of Ewe and Eye.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2151118401850395&set=pcb.2151118578517044&type=3&theater

Here's Peggy's version, stitched using Lynn's guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10215938925785816&set=gm.4874751599268626

UPDATE:  Robin King has a stitch guide for this wonderful aerial view of three twirling snowmen as well.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212772973959819&set=gm.2670673366343138&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Ruth Schmuff has a fun version of this canvas.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/warm-greetings/?fbclid=IwAR3QDqnfTjSl5WbujZah1Hz11G238HZEgTvp6jzxegqW6Vb3vdh5IXdUIFk

More Updates:
Suzie ValĂ©rie has a guide for this, so does Nashville Needleworks.  Terry Castillo of 2 the Point has one, too.  So does Twisted Stitches Needlepoint and Sherry Bray.  You have lots of choices to find a guide writer with a vision similar to yours.

Jan 4, 2020

Pumpkin Pan (Mary Lake-Thompson and Wendy Harwood)

Laurie's gorgeous bucket of pumpkins is a canvas from Mary Lake-Thompson, stitched using a guide from the late Wendy Harwood.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=155938642299063&set=gm.2595540343856441&type=3&theater&ifg=1

The design is available from Melissa Shirley Designs and the stitch guide from Aristeia.

Jan 2, 2020

New Stitch Guide Policies at Ridgewood Needlepoint

Ridgewood Needlepoint is changing the stitch guides they offer as a service work in their shop, effective January 2020.  According to the shop's email on the topic, they will offer:

Basic Stitch Suggestions - "Need assistance with picking out a few stitches for your new canvas? Receive 10% off of your thread purchase if we kit your project. We will provide you with 2-3 stitch suggestions from Stitches to Go. If you don’t own the book, we have them in stock for you to purchase. There will be no additional charge for these stitch suggestions.  Should you bring in a canvas and threads purchased from another shop there will be a $20 charge for our Staff member to assist you in choosing stitches for a few sections."

Basic Plus Stitch Suggestions - "Need assistance with choosing stitches for your entire new canvas? Receive 10% off of your thread purchase if we kit your project. Our Staff member will make a copy of the canvas and write the stitches & threads on the photocopy. All stitch suggestions will be made from Stitches to Go.  If the shop is busy you may need to leave your canvas for a few days. The prices for this are as follows: ornaments beginning at $25, medium canvases beginning at $30, large canvases beginning at $50 and extra-large canvases beginning at $75."

Intermediate Stitch Guides - "If you would like a more extensive guide and we kit your project, we will provide you with a photocopy of the canvas with stitches and threads noted on it. In addition, you will receive separate sheet with diagrams of the stitches. You will receive 10% off of your threads. You will need to allow a week or more depending on the size of your canvas. Please advise our Staff member what type of threads you like and if you like to work with beads, ribbons or other embellishments.  The prices for this are as follows: ornaments beginning at $50, medium canvases beginning at $75 and larger canvases beginning at $100."

Advanced Stitch Guides - "If you would like a full stitch guide, we will provide you with a typed stitch guide and stitches graphed out. If we kit your project you will receive 15% off of your threads. The price for Advanced guides begins at $75 and will vary depending upon the size of your canvas.  Please advise our Staff member what type of threads you like and if you like to work with beads, ribbons or other embellishments. You must advise us as to how much time you want us to work on this. You will need to give us 1 to 2 weeks for this."

If you have questions, please ask the shop for assistance.
https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com

By the way, Ridgewood has a page of stitch guides they offer on their website.