Sunday, February 23, 2014

Quail Run February Newsletter

The latest Quail's Quill newsletter for Feb. 2014 is available from Quail Run. It is full of photos of customer finishes and photos of a Laura Taylor embellishment class. Click on the magnifier at the top to see better. 
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Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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@ Copyright Feb. 19, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Pucker Up

This doesn't really apply to needlepoint canvas, which rarely puckers these days because needlepoint canvas is stiffer than linens and cottons and also we generally use a frame, but I thought Trish Burr's article on preventing puckering in hand embroidery might be of interest since so many of us do other forms of handwork besides just needlepoint.
http://trishburr.com/2014/02/04/no-more-puckers/

http://trishburr.com/2014/02/08/clarifying-embroidery-stabilizers/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.