Scottie with Thistles (Rishfeld Designs and Amy Bunger)

Lisa stitched this Scottie dog among Scotch thistles using an Amy Bunger guide.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3938417396469275&set=gm.9904433549633714&idorvanity=108537025890131

Richfield Designs is out of business so this is only useful if you happen to have this in your stash or find it at a stash sale.

Free Stitch Guides from Gone Stitching

Gone Stitching in New Jersey has started writing free stitch guides for their own line of Judaic canvases and for the Rishfield canvases they sell.
http://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2018/05/hamsa-mezuzah.html

The shop also gives stitches each day to customers for their canvases.  They hand out printout sheets with the stitches diagrammed in color.  Some customer collect these in a notebook for use later.  You can see the finished models by clicking on the photos of the canvases that come with free stitch guides on their website.
http://www.gonestitching.net/product-category/free-stitch-guides/

If you live in the Bergenfield area of New Jersey, stop by for help with your canvases.  If not, have fun browsing.

River Silks Ribbon Painted Canvas Guides

Rishfield Designs

If you have never tried silk ribbon embroidery on your painted canvas, the silk ribbon company River Silks has kits you might want to try.  The kits include the canvas (usually painted but occasionally line drawn) and the ribbons, plus stitch guide, practice canvas and ribbon and a needle.  The stitch guides are also available as downloadable PDF files on their website.

Designers include Boots Bailey, Anne Brinkley, Anne Cram, Changing Woman Designs, Raymond Crawford, Danji Designs, Jean Smith, Julia's Needleworks, Keri Designs, Leigh Designs, Napa Needlepoint (Janet Perry), Pease on Earth, Rishfield Designs, Barbara Russell, Kate Schofield, Sophia Designs and Tapestry Tent.

To see the finished designs, go here.  There is a link at the top to the Stitch Guides PDF page.  They are listed alphabetically there.
http://www.riversilks.com/kitstogo.html

The stitch guides are basic.  If you need an introduction stitching with silk ribbon, read this.
http://www.riversilks.com/stitch_instruction.html