Associated Talents has started putting free stitch guides on their website. Not only is this good news for owners of these canvases, any stitcher who wants to learn Don Lynch's basketweave beading technique can do so just from looking at the PDF stitch guide for any piece that uses this technique, such as the Plaid-Pumpkins-Dots Candy Corn ornament.
http://www.atneedlepoint.com/CanvasLookup.asp?Category=Guides
Don is busy writing up a description of his basketweave beading technique but don't expect that to be available until after the January 2012 TNNA show. There is just too much for Don to do to get ready for that right now!
Dec 25, 2011
Dec 21, 2011
Hannukah Stitch Guides
Kreinik has posted stitch guides for several fun Hannukah items (menorahs and dreidels) on their website. You'll have to pick up the Stitch-a-Pens or the painted canvases from either Kreinik or Gone Stitching, but the instructions and stitch guides are available free of charge here. The instructions are downloadable PDF files, so you can download and print them out to stitch at your convenience. Happy Hannukah!
http://www.kreinik.com/kshop/home.php?cat=399
By the way, here is the Gone Stitching website. It's full of Jewish themed canvases in case you are looking for something special. Pay special attention to the Stitch Guides section in the header bar. Clicking on it will take you to painted canvases that come with their own stitch guide.
http://www.gonestitching.net/
http://www.kreinik.com/kshop/home.php?cat=399
By the way, here is the Gone Stitching website. It's full of Jewish themed canvases in case you are looking for something special. Pay special attention to the Stitch Guides section in the header bar. Clicking on it will take you to painted canvases that come with their own stitch guide.
http://www.gonestitching.net/
UPDATE: Here's Gayla Elliott's Hanukkah Stitching Girl ornament, available through Alice Peterson. Guide by Needlepoint Junction.
Dec 1, 2011
Amy Bunger's Stitch Guide Catalogue UPDATE
After a lot of work, Amy Bunger's staff has compiled a listing of stitch guides she has created over the years and offer them for sale to anyone who buys the canvas and/or the thread kit from Amy. The announcement and all the details are in Amy's November 2011 newsletter.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/Amy_s_e-newsletter_November_2011.pdf
Amy has also finished a new guide for another of the small Labors of Love birds. This time it's a flamingo. These small canvases and cheap guides are a great introduction to Amy's guides at a good price. Amy is now turning her attention to Kirk and Hamilton's small Halloween poison bottles to add to her collection of small canvases with cheap guides. It's a great way to treat yourself with a bit of Amy at a reasonable price.
http://www.amybunger.com/albums/album_image/6819545/7511823.htm
Besides all of the above, Robin King's stitch guides have been broken out into a separate page on the Amy Bunger website. Now fans of Robin's work can go straight there to see if she's worked on that canvas they are lusting after.
http://www.amybunger.com/robin_king_stitch_guides.html
Here's the link to Amy's most recent stitch guides. The bulk of her work will be in the catalogue, however. Amy's staff will have the newest stitch guides here but older guides will be in the catalogue which you can access from this page.
http://www.amybunger.com/custom_stitch_guides.html
Note that I have never been able to get the individual sections to open with photos. That space is always blank. It's a quirk of my computer setup probably. I always go straight to the host site to see the catalogue. If you are having the same problem, go here instead. You will have to hunt a little to find each section as they are in no particular order, but at least you can see the thumbnail photos so you know that the canvas you have (or want) is the one Amy did a guide for. The controls are at the top of the page once you open a section.
http://issuu.com/amybunger
A few more details about how this will all work are in my earlier article on Amy's catalogue.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/2011/08/amy-bunger-opens-her-stitch-guide.html
http://www.amybunger.com/f/Amy_s_e-newsletter_November_2011.pdf
Amy has also finished a new guide for another of the small Labors of Love birds. This time it's a flamingo. These small canvases and cheap guides are a great introduction to Amy's guides at a good price. Amy is now turning her attention to Kirk and Hamilton's small Halloween poison bottles to add to her collection of small canvases with cheap guides. It's a great way to treat yourself with a bit of Amy at a reasonable price.
http://www.amybunger.com/albums/album_image/6819545/7511823.htm
Besides all of the above, Robin King's stitch guides have been broken out into a separate page on the Amy Bunger website. Now fans of Robin's work can go straight there to see if she's worked on that canvas they are lusting after.
http://www.amybunger.com/robin_king_stitch_guides.html
Here's the link to Amy's most recent stitch guides. The bulk of her work will be in the catalogue, however. Amy's staff will have the newest stitch guides here but older guides will be in the catalogue which you can access from this page.
http://www.amybunger.com/custom_stitch_guides.html
Note that I have never been able to get the individual sections to open with photos. That space is always blank. It's a quirk of my computer setup probably. I always go straight to the host site to see the catalogue. If you are having the same problem, go here instead. You will have to hunt a little to find each section as they are in no particular order, but at least you can see the thumbnail photos so you know that the canvas you have (or want) is the one Amy did a guide for. The controls are at the top of the page once you open a section.
http://issuu.com/amybunger
A few more details about how this will all work are in my earlier article on Amy's catalogue.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/2011/08/amy-bunger-opens-her-stitch-guide.html
UPDATE; As of August 2024, Amy has officially retired but her books, guides and more are available through The Needle Works in Austin, Texas.
A Range of Stitch Guides from Needlenook of La Jolla
As one of the larger online shops, Needlenook of La Jolla has a nice search function. You can go to their main catalogue, then put "stitch guide" in the Search tab on the right to see what canvases with stitch guides they have available. Some stitch guides are extra, some are included with the canvas at no extra charge. Read each listing you are interested in with care to discover which category the guide you want is in.
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/categories.php
The shop also has a custom stitch guide service for canvases purchased from the shop. Costs range from $35-$125 depending on the size and complexity of the design.
http://store.needlenook.com/Custom-Stitch-Guide-Service-p36795.html
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/categories.php
The shop also has a custom stitch guide service for canvases purchased from the shop. Costs range from $35-$125 depending on the size and complexity of the design.
http://store.needlenook.com/Custom-Stitch-Guide-Service-p36795.html
Nov 22, 2011
ABS Designs with Stitch Guides
Anne Stradal's lovely designs are very simply drawn and painted, but brought to life by the stitch choices she makes. She stitches a lot of models for her pieces--let me tell you, a display of forty or so little lighthouse ornaments will knock you socks off!--but until now most of her pieces didn't have stitch guides to let a stitcher reproduce them exactly as Anne stitched them.
The operative words are "until now." For the set of four gentlemen's outfits which she calls Savile Row, Anne is having stitch guides created by Sue Dulle. Hurrah! You can see two of the designs at the link below. There's an Irish country gentleman (Liam) in an Argyle sweater and wool scarf, and Reggie the tennis pro dressed to play in a warm up jacket.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-stitch-guide-news.html
The third is the city gentleman Oliver in a Fair Isle vest, and the fourth is Cecil the dandy.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-in-time-for-thanksgiving.html
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/12/cecil-steps-out.html
When they are all finished and on her website I'll update this article with a photo of all four. Until then, here's the site for general browsing fun.
http://www.absdesignsonline.com/
The operative words are "until now." For the set of four gentlemen's outfits which she calls Savile Row, Anne is having stitch guides created by Sue Dulle. Hurrah! You can see two of the designs at the link below. There's an Irish country gentleman (Liam) in an Argyle sweater and wool scarf, and Reggie the tennis pro dressed to play in a warm up jacket.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-stitch-guide-news.html
The third is the city gentleman Oliver in a Fair Isle vest, and the fourth is Cecil the dandy.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-in-time-for-thanksgiving.html
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2011/12/cecil-steps-out.html
When they are all finished and on her website I'll update this article with a photo of all four. Until then, here's the site for general browsing fun.
http://www.absdesignsonline.com/
Nov 3, 2011
Robin King's Creepy Creatures Set Guides: A Review
Needlepoint.com of Raleigh, NC has been stitching Robin King's Creeps which are a set of Halloween character ornaments shaped like candy corn. The shop blog posted an article after they finished each character and then posted a review of the whole experience once they finished. Here's the review.
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=875
The individual articles have tips for stitching each character. If you are stitching these also, check out the article on each character.
Fraidy Cat-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=868
Dracula-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=862
Ghost-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=847
Mehitabel (witch)-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=837
Spider Queen-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=803
Frankenstein-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=796
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=875
The individual articles have tips for stitching each character. If you are stitching these also, check out the article on each character.
Fraidy Cat-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=868
Dracula-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=862
Ghost-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=847
Mehitabel (witch)-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=837
Spider Queen-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=803
Frankenstein-
http://www.needlepoint.com/blog/?p=796
Oct 31, 2011
Halloween Parade
Vicky DeAngelis shows off the Halloween Parade House with all the trick or treaters on her blog in honor of today. Vicky did the stitch guide for the set which is designed by Needle Deeva. The charming group of kids and the house can be done separately or as a set.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/10/17/decorating-for-halloween-deeva-style/
The Needle Deeva website has even better photos of each and every little kid and decorated house they are all visiting. Ask your shop to order if you are interested.
http://www.needledeeva.com/stitch_guides.html
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/10/17/decorating-for-halloween-deeva-style/
The Needle Deeva website has even better photos of each and every little kid and decorated house they are all visiting. Ask your shop to order if you are interested.
http://www.needledeeva.com/stitch_guides.html
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