The latest news from Needlepoint Now No Images? Click here Five States, Two Countries, Two Needlepoint Stores In One Week Like you, when traveling, I make a point of checking out needlework shops along the way. Recently I had the opportunity to spend some time with a good friend, Donna LaGanga, who lives in Connecticut. The premise for this visit was to take a class from Cindy’s Needleart in Toronto, Canada. Cindy Saltzman, owner of Cindy’s Needleart, along with her sister Randi Gelman, mother Betty Gelman and cousin Sharon Bonder were in the booth next to me at my first needlepoint market. They were so kind and made me feel welcome even when I asked dumb questions about the market, me being a newbie to the industry. A visit to Cindy’s Needleart to visit with these lovely ladies has been on my bucket list for the past 10 years. Donna suggested that we go and take a class from Cindy a while ago, so we had been waiting for a class opportunity to show itself and when it did, we jumped on it. Not only was Cindy teaching a class, she was teaching one of her sister’s designs. Randi Gelman is the talent behind Sew Much Fun. Many of you may know them for their 3D animals that are so popular. I’ve had the pleasure of publishing a few of them in the magazine, most recently Randi’s Summer
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The latest news from Needlepoint
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Five States, Two Countries, Two Needlepoint
Stores In One Week
Like you, when traveling, I make a point of checkingout needlework shops along the way. Recently I hadthe opportunity to spend some time with a goodfriend, Donna LaGanga, who lives in Connecticut. The premise for this visit was to take a class fromCindy’s Needleart in Toronto, Canada. CindySaltzman, owner of Cindy’s Needleart, along with hersister Randi Gelman, mother Betty Gelman andcousin Sharon Bonder were in the booth next to meat my first needlepoint market. They were so kindand made me feel welcome even when I asked dumbquestions about the market, me being a newbie tothe industry.
A visit to Cindy’s Needleart to visit with these lovelyladies has been on my bucket list for the past 10years. Donna suggested that we go and take a classfrom Cindy a while ago, so we had been waiting for aclass opportunity to show itself and when it did, wejumped on it. Not only was Cindy teaching a class,she was teaching one of her sister’s designs. RandiGelman is the talent behind Sew Much Fun. Many ofyou may know them for their 3D animals that are sopopular. I’ve had the pleasure of publishing a few ofthem in the magazine, most recently Randi’s Summer
Birdhouses that appeared in the May/June 2018issue.
Cindy’s shop was beautifully decorated with manydisplays of finished pieces. Talk about being a kid in acandy store, there was so much to see, I neededmore than a day to take it all in. It was a wonderfulenvironment for shopping, taking a class or justvisiting. I got to meet several of the ladies fromCanada who were also taking the class and they wereextremely nice. I look forward to an opportunity to goback and see them again.
Another highlight of the trip was a car ride to NewJersey to visit Pam Miller at the Edwardian Needle inFairfield, New Jersey. Tony Minieri often raved aboutthis shop and I have been dying to visit for a long,long time. I was not disappointed. Pam is a lovelyperson who is quick to share her passion forneedlepoint. Her shop is busy all of the time and Ican see why. Pam makes you feel special. She isgenerous with her time and is there to cheer you onas you develop your own needlepoint skills. We werethere on a day the shop wasn’t opened but Pamcame, opened up for us and let us play in the shop fora few hours. I could have stayed all day because likeCindy’s, there was so much to see.
Both Cindy’s Needleart and The Edwardian Needleare amazing shops in their own right. The Edwardiancarries many, many thread lines while Cindy’s hasmore emphasis on painted canvases. Both offerregular classes geared to get more people to tryneedlepoint, and both are run by fabulous women. Ifelt very lucky to get to visit both on my andDonna's five states, two countries tour. The airportwas technically in Massachusetts, Donna’s house is inConnecticut, on our way to the Edwardian we drovethrough New York to get to New Jersey and ourlayover on the way to Toronto was in Detroit,Michigan.
As all stitchers know, we speak our own language; andthrough the many miles we traveled—we stitched, weshared, ate good food, even took a “day off” to juststitch! Yet, our mutual love of needlepoint continuedto be our focus and great love; and the shared threadbetween us. What a wonderful world we live andexperiences we share … two countries, five states andcountless friendships.
Elizabeth
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Around the Needlepoint Now office, we've beentalking and thinking a lot lately about the importanceof local needlepoint shops. Elizabeth writes about herrecent experiences with local stores in her letter here,and in her letter in the upcoming July/August issue ofNeedlepoint Now, she goes into greater depth. Myproject this month wouldn't have come together sonicely if not for our local shops. I wouldn't haveknown how yummy Rainbow Gallery's "Alpaca 18" isif I hadn't been able to see and feel it in person.
The first time I laid hands on the Alpaca 18, Ienvisioned fluffy sheep nibbling on the grass in a lushand sunny pasture...which is what inspired thismonth's project. This cute little patch could befinished as an ornament or a pin, or the design couldbe expanded to be a scissors pouch...the sky's thelimit! Finished size is about 2.5" square. I made mineinto a lavender sachet to maximize its summery feel. Click here for step-by-step finishing directions (PDF).
If you decide to do this as an ornament or sachet orsimilar, I'd suggest adding a couple of rows of tentstitch around the border to make finishing easier. Ididn't and I wish I had! Stitch and learn, though, right?
I'm glad to be able to say that all the thread in myproject was purchased from Mindy's in Eugene, orfrom Exclamation Point in Lebanon, Oregon, both ofwhich are wonderful to have within an easy drivefrom home. Not only do they have a great selectionof needlepoint threads, they also cater to two of myfavorite other obsessions: Mindy's carries a wonderfulselection of artful clothing, and Exclamation Point hasa nice selection of luxury yarn for knitters/crocheters.Nothing like multitasking when it comes toshopping...
While it's generally desirable to work light areasbefore dark, I started with the sheep's head and feet,worked in a diagonal satin stitch with RG Petit VeryVelvet. This helped me avoid pulling fuzzy bits ofwhite thread up as I stitched the dark areas. Next, stitch the body of the sheep in French knots,with the RG Alpaca 18. I chose off-white, but youcould also create a very cute little black sheep with adarker shade.
Next, work the leaf stitches in the RG RainbowTweed. Stitch across the bottom of the canvas areawith a short vertical stitch, on every other thread. Thishelps to blend the darker shrubs with the lighterbackground.
Materials
14 Count Mono Canvas
DMC - Pearl #3 3348 Light Yellow Green
Caron Watercolours - 254 Porcelain Blue
Rainbow Gallery - Alpaca 18 AL52 Off-White - Petit Very Velvet V601 Black - Rainbow Tweed RT26 Sea Green
Then, stitch the grass with DMC Pearl #3 3348.
Finally, work the sky in a random pattern of Frenchknots on stalks with the Caron Watercolours 254.
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