Apr 7, 2017

Socks with Stitch Guides (Ruth Schmuff)

I just noticed a set of four mini socks from Ruth Schmuff available on the Nashville Needleworks website.  They each come with a stitch guide, probably written by Ruth herself. If you want to try something small, flashy and fun from the amazing brain of Ruth, one of these might be just perfect.
https://nashvilleneedleworks.com/product-category/stitch-guide/

Apr 6, 2017

Enriched Stitch and Melissa Shirley Canvases

Enriched Stitch is having a Melissa Shirley truck show, so they listed all the Melissa canvases they have stitch guides for on their blog.  The guides are written by various people but the photos show the models to help you pick the one that is more like your stitching style.
http://astheneedleturns.com/melissa-shirley-trunk-show-2/

Visit the shop's website to buy a guide. Most are available as instant downloads but if you want the canvas and threads, call or email the shop for help.
http://enrichedstitch.com/stitch-guides-kits/

Apr 5, 2017

Three New Painted Pony Stitch Guides from Kathy Kuleza

Painted Pony Designs just posted models for three new designs on Facebook, all stitched by Kathy Kulesza.  There's the Mary Engelbreit straw hat, her little Pink Rose and the fabulous Diane Ulmer Pederson "Topiary Birds."  Your favorite shop can order the canvases and guides from Painted Pony.
https://www.facebook.com/PaintedPonyDesigns/photos/pcb.1360420160681624/1360418830681757/?type=3&theater

Apr 4, 2017

Desert Light (Purple Palm Designs and Linda Corirossi) UPDATED

Bedecked and Beaddazzled has Linda Corirossi's wonderful stitch guide for Purple Palm Designs' "Desert Light" cactus still life available.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2017/02/desert-light.html

The canvas is available with stitch guide from Bedecked and Beaddazzled.  They will kit up the threads for you as well if you wish.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/desert-light/

UPDATE:   Robin King has also done a stitch guide for this beauty.  You can see it here. Contact Robin to buy her version of a guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216168109502717&set=gm.1979194255491056&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Apr 3, 2017

Saguaro White (Purple Palm Designs and Sharon Quick)

This lovely cactus floral has been beautifully stitched by Sharon Quick, who is making the stitch guide available.  The canvas can be ordered by your favorite shop from Purple Palm Designs.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1455756174488997&set=gm.1295302303880258&type=3&theater

Apr 2, 2017

Amy's Stitch Guide Makeover

Amy Bunger has updated her Amy's Golden Strand shop website.  You can read about the update (and see a listing of the newest stitch guides available from Amy and a listing of the guides she is working on now) in her Feb/March 2017 e-newsletter.  By the way, at the very end of the newsletter Amy shows off students' stitching so you can see what the end product for some of her guides looks like.
http://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/72364657/0213.pdf

This is a direct link to the stitch guide section of the updated website.  Remember to go to AMYSGOLDENSTRAND.COM, not the AmyBunger.com website, which still goes to the old website format.
http://www.amysgoldenstrand.com/store/c2/stitch_guides.html




Apr 1, 2017

Poppies and Lavender (Cathy Horvath-Buchanan and Laura Taylor)

Harriet just finished stitching 's "Poppies and Lavender" landscape using Laura Taylor's stitch guide.  The canvas is available from Maggie, who put Cathy Horvath-Buchanan's lovely landscape on needlepoint canvas.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212135767889128&set=gm.1294935930583562&type=3&theater