Repurposing a Stitch Guide

Enriched Stitch did a lovely stitch guide for Ewe and Eye's Swirly Snowmen (it shows an overhead view of three snowmen twirling in the snow to make their scarves fly out around them), and had a customer ask if the guide could be used for the smaller single snowman ornaments that Ewe and Eye produced. Yes!  Quite a few designers do a large painted canvas and then reuse elements from the large design in a smaller version.   If I've done a model for a larger or smaller piece and the guide can be reused in that canvas' other versions, I will note what you need to do in the stitch guide.  When it comes to other stitch guide writers, any shop or the stitch guide writer him- or herself can tell you if you can reuse a guide on another canvas.
http://astheneedleturns.com/mini-swirly-snowmen/

Of course I collect guides for their ideas and reuse them other places all the time, but this is really about using a guide for another version of the same design.

New Stitch Guides for New Melissa Shirley Canvases

Melissa Shirley must keep very busy designing new things.  Even though some of her designs are licensed from fellow artists, most of the new things that come from her studio are created by her.  So she keeps a lot of stitch guide writers very busy creating guides to enhancing and stitching these beauties.  Here's a roundup of the latest guides for the latest canvases, with the guide writer's name in parantheses.

Berry Basket (Carolyn Hedge Baird of Chaparral)
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=6118&cat=70

Rosy Cupcake (Cynthia Thomas)
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=6184&cat=70

Sweet Hearts - small pink heart ornaments (Laurie Walden)
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=6186&cat=70

Texas Basket (Carolyn Hedge Baird of Chaparral)
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=6185&cat=70

Valentine House- three dimensional design (Jan Ayeroff of Aristeia)
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?index=5947&cat=70

Stitch guides are underway for the Easter and Valentine crackers (Palma Seljan) but they aren't ready yet.

Enriched Stitch has finished their guide for Melissa's Peacock Ginger Jar.  They are teaching this as a class (which you can take via Skype if you wish) but the guide should be available separately as well.
http://enrichedstitch.com/guides/

Everyone Loves Raymond (and Halloween)

Everyone loves a fun Halloween canvas as they are always so happy and give us permission to do all sorts of wild things.  Vicky DeAngelis has obviously loved working on this fun Trick or Treat design from Raymond Crawford.  Her stitch guide for Raymond will be available very soon.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/everybody-loves-raymond-2/

Facebook Announcements of New Stitch Guides

A. Bradley Needle Arts has just announced a new canvas with stitch guide by Cynthia Thomas on their Facebook page.  It's one of those leg lamps, hilariously (and elegantly) stitched.  If you have a FB account you'll be able to see it here.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=590451304317881&set=a.202450229784659.56125.200893423273673&type=1&theater

Patt and Lee Designs has a new photo albums up on their Facebook page. It's called "Designs with Stitch Guides."  You can get a good look at their stitched models here if you have a FB account.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.422977001117412.1073741825.100002153487668&type=1

Halloween Beauty UPDATED

Halloween Beauty, Going Out on the Town?

Manuel Salas' "Belleza de Halloween" is finished and the stitch guide is ready for distribution!  This is a Tapestry Fair canvas (11x14 inches on 18 count), part of a series of adaptations of Mr. Salas' Day of the Dead paintings.  You can see them all here on the Tapestry Fair website.

http://www.tapestryfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=1

The guide itself is sixteen pages long with an extra three pages of materials and a full color photo of the finished piece.  The guide covers needle felting, 3-D needle weaving and two kinds of beading (basketweave and brick stitch).  It costs $30 retail with wholesale pricing available for shops.  Just email me at sgfromchnp@gmail.com to add a bit of Halloween Beauty to your stitching!

Quite a few folks have done guides for these Tapestry Fair canvases.  Tony Minieri has done "Rosa" and "Lupe."  Contact him via Edwardian Needle (second link) to purchase.

http://www.tapestryfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=73

http://www.theedwardianneedle.com

Sherry Bray has done "Un Pocito de Color" which is the more traditional Mexican version of Belleza above.  You can reach Sherry via Queen Anne Stitches' Facebook page to order.  

http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/2012/11/sherrys-pocito-guide-is-ready.html

BeStitched Needlepointhas stitched both Pocito and Belleza in shop classes.  I believe the class notes are available as a stitch guide but you will have to ask.  

http://bestitchedneedlepoint.com/classes/day-of-the-dead-class-1/

Whichever guide you wish to follow for any of these Manuel Salas Day of the Dead pieces, I can assure you of a great time stitching a Day of the Dead masterpiece.

UPDATE:  Brenda Hart and Ruth Schmuff helped a stitcher work on another version of Belleza in classes.  Here's the end result--a mirror of fabric and trim!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/03/barbaras-belleza.html

Sydney Opera House Free Guide

Diane has been stitching the Sydney Opera House ornament from Silver Needle's line of travel ornaments and posted the final results plus a brief stitch guide for how she worked up the piece.  If this is in your stash (or you want it to be), bookmark this site!
http://dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/02/sydney-ornament-is-finished.html

http://www.silverneedlect.com/products.php?category=8

Dancing Delilah

Sandy Arthur has just announced her latest stitch guide, which is for Leigh Design's Delilah from her Femme Fatale series.
http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/03/delilah-stitch-guide.html

Here's Sandy's website so you can place an order.
http://duodesignsinc.com/wpsite/stitch-guides-only