This weeks meeting was an overload of information. We are a busy group !!! The most important item was LUNCH!! Please Let Cathryn know if you plan to come to our holiday lunch on Saturday Jan 7th at the Grain House Restaurant. You need to pay in advance and can either send a check to Rosie or Zelle the money. The menu has too many good choices, including desert – tough choice.

In today’s mail was a postcard from Woodlawn. This year is their 60th Annual Needlework Show. We are always a big supporter and they are already accepting submissions starting on Dec 15th. What are you going to send in?

ANG had their annual meeting and if you couldn’t attend via zoom, the entire meeting was recorded and will be on the web site for everyone to check out. Finally, ANG has posted pictures and descriptions of what is being offered at this year’s seminar in Atlanta. Check out the online booklet to see what you want to take: https://online.fliphtml5.com/bjsk/esme/#p=1

Sue C. is still collecting ornaments for the Festival of Trees exhibit. The theme this year is “A tree for all seasons and places” Ornaments of places and holidays all year long would be appreciated !

The December meeting will be exciting as we will be installing all the volunteers for the committees. There are still 2 openings. We are looking for someone to do a summary of the meetings and someone to do the Show and Share. Please consider helping out to make our guild even better. The rest of the meeting will be no stress stitching!! Apparently many enjoy this and we will be incorporating more of it during the coming year.

A reminder that the Edwardian Needle will be open this Wed only until the following week. Make sure you have everything you need for the week she is closed.

So I don’t know about you but when I came home and found the new Needlepoint Now magazine in the mail I ripped it open to read Elizabeth’s Musings. The rumors were true – the magazine has been sold and Elizabeth Bozievich is retiring. So many of us have enjoyed reading her magazine for the last 13 years. I am sure everyone wishes her lots of “unscheduled free time!”

Many of us know the new owner of the magazine – Andrea Santiamo, her daughter Marisa and their close friend Karen Sanicola. For as much as we all loved the magazine I think we are in for a wild new ride, I can’t wait to read the first issue. They have already started with an interesting year long project that is a wreath made up of many leaves all in different stitches and colors. They have partnered with close to 50 LNS and if you don’t have one near by they will help connect you to a virtual club. This is only the start, I am sure they have lots to tease us with in the future – I for one can’t wait. Needlepoint Now Stitch Club – Needlepoint Now

Needlefest – one of the reasons to love Needleworker’s Delight. Of course they have many retreats and Needlefest’s in several locations. They are trying something new with their Christmas in Williamsburg Needlefest – there is a “Virtual” option. For $25 you will be able to chat with the designers at the meet and greet, your automatically entered for the prizes they give away, you can take some of the featured classes and more.

Sale – Sale – Sale It’s that time of year – Tony’s Sale !! Tony Minieri has a sale in his online store once a year and it starts 11/25 thru 12/9. Use the word “Kringle” to get the 25% off. https://www.tonyminieri.com/

Needleworks in Austin TX is having a big sale starting 11/26 thru the end of the year with 30% off – no excuse to not have something to stitch when you have a snow day – it’s a harsh lesson. https://theneedleworks.com/shop/

If you are a lover of Kathy Rees (I myself am a die hard groupie) then you want to check out her web site. In honor of her 50th design in the Color Delights series she is giving 10% off all previous color delights patterns,kits and the Double Delights series for the rest of November – use the code CD 2022 for the discount. She has also warned us that she needs to raise the price on her kits due to the increase in thread cost. She will raise the price during December so you might want to stock up now !! Yes I did ! Needle Delights Originals – Needle Delights Originals

Needlepoint For Fun is having an early Black Friday sale. 25% off English Needlepoint Kits and 50% off the cutest in stock Mini-Mitts – such cute ornaments for grandchildren !!! Or anyone for that matter!https://needlepoint-for-fun.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=Mini+Mitts!

Are you a member of Cyberpointers???? You should be !! They have some upcoming projects that are fantastic like Debbie Rowley’s “Fantastic”. If you were drooling over Debbie Rowley’s “Mermaid’s Tail” that was offered at the EGA seminar Broadway Bound then you have the opportunity to now buy the kit and instructions along with other great offerings this coming year. https://www.cyberpointers.org/?p=8649

Don’t think we don’t know that you check out Needlepoint Destashing’s web site (some way more than others!). They are again doing a “Secret Stitcher” – a way to pay it forward and let’s stitchers secretly treat each other to a little surprise. You have an option to buy an ornament size canvas that is then gifted to the order after yours. They will get the surprise in their package along with a note explaining. https://www.needlepointdestashing.com/

Can’t get to a store for a trunk show????? Of course there is a solution – You Tube! Homestead Needle Arts in Michigan is having a Whimsy and Grace trunk show and they have all the canvases on their You Tube Channel. Easy to look at the canvases until you find something and they talk about them as they go along. No need to worry about making store hours !!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzZ3Amgg3Y30yMhnDPpAcQ

Wool and Willow Needlepoint in Ohio is having an exclusive London series of canvases from Blue Ridge Stitchery. For all those lovers of England and who miss Queen Elizabeth you might want to check this out. From the Corgi to the guard – they are all so pretty. You can buy the canvas or they are selling a kit with not only the threads but a stitch guide by Mary Legallet of Whimsical Stitches. https://www.woolandwillow.com/

In case you missed it – it was snowing last night – yes – already! And we aren’t even near Buffalo !!! To put you in the mood to stitch the season look at Chandail Needlework in TX. They are going to have Kelly Clark teach her beautiful canvas called “Christmas Tea”. The class will be done on Zoom so anyone can sign up. Hurry though as the class will start in early December. https://www.chandailneedlepoint.com/module/class/419227/christmas-tea-taught-by-kelly-clark-december-9-12-2022

Having read the new Needlepoint Now you know this is the year of the Gnome!!! Sew Much Fun is getting in on the action with some new Gnomes (say that 10 times fast) along with some other fun new canvases. Home (sewmuchfun.ca)

Alice Peterson is now doing Scissor Fobs ( an easy gift). Some of the new canvases from the Oct Market are also different from what we expect to see, lots of small ornaments and some great looking doorways. A little something for everyone. 2022 October Archives | Alice Peterson Company

Tips and Tricks: According to Needlepoint.com there are 3 top ways to add texture to your project. 3 Tips Every Stitcher Needs To Add Texture to a Canvas – Needlepoint.Com

Who was that famous stitcher? You will find her blue jean jacket canvas on my Turtle Bag – that is Audrey Wu. A relatively new designer originally from Taiwan that started out designing jewelry. Audrey Wu Needlepoint | Audrey Wu Designs – AudreyWu Designs

Can you guess who this famous stitcher is??

A new month – and a next to last meeting. We are at that time of year when all the holidays come at once and everyone is busy. We are going to have a “No Stress” meeting for November. We will all be stitching what every you like ! We will also be chatting about the up coming election – no not that crazy mess in every state – more important is the election of officers for the coming year at NJNA. If you have any interest in helping out please reach out to the nominating committee, Sylvia B. and Barbara L. You should have had an email from both of the. Remember – what’s told to the nominating committee, stays with the nominating committee !!!

After reading Barbara’s blog I want to get a road trip together. How much fun to meet Margaret Bendig in person. Remember, anyone can blog and share something interesting you have found out there in the needlepoint world.

It’s also the time of year that we start to get ready for Christmas. Sue C. will be collecting ornaments to borrow for the “Festival of Trees” again this year. They don’t need to be Christmas ornaments, any holiday is good and or travel items. Let’s fill that tree with all kinds of interesting things to look at so that lots of people will stop by to view our tree. Sue will be at the Edwardian this week on Wed around 1 pm and at Needleworkers Delight on the 10th from 11:30 until 3 pm. Please put them in a bag with your name on it.

The new Needlepointers Magazine is about to hit the mailboxes shortly. So much packed inside this issue, you may need 2 glasses of wine to get thru it ! All the winners from the 2022 Seminar Exhibit are shown, including the President’s Choice award won by our own Melita G. If you can’t wait then check it out online, you should have gotten an email yesterday.

The 50 For 50 program ANG is running has an incredible feature – between Nov 4 thru the 15th any donation will be matched by an anonymous donor up to $10,000.

Save some cash after your donation for the Distance Learning Programs – Toni Gerdes “Wright Kimono” and the 21 Red Hearts, etc. One is prettier than the next.

New things from the TX trade show are starting to show up in the stores. The real news from that show is all the new fibers that were introduced. Rainbow Gallery introduced 29 new Silk Lame’ Plus colors and Planet Earth’s Essential’s line has 68 new colors. The Needlepointer showed pictures of their new thread showroom – more choices when you can’t find a thread in your LNS !

From Threads to Classes – and there many. First – The Edwardian Needle has dates for Tony Minieri and Lewis Nunez. Tony will be teaching 2 embellishment classes. One on Thurs and Fri April 20 & 21 and the other on Sat and Sun April 22 & 23. All canvases must be to Pam by 12/1/22. Luis will be doing his Shibori Butterfly ribbon class on March 25th and his “Lady Gaga” fish on March 26th. These classes are starting to fill up so if you have interest in doing any of them make sure to check with the Edwardian Needle for availability.

BeStitched has a new Snowman Club. There are 8 Danji canvases that will come one per month with a Lisa Kessler stitch guide. There is an optional thread package and 4 Zoom sessions to ask questions and get help. The classes will be recorded and you will have access to them later on. https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/collections/clubs-series-1/products/snowman-club

Bestitched is also doing a January 2023 class of the Purple Palm canvas “Here Comes Trouble”. There will be 3 Zoom classes that will concentrate on water stitches and beads. There is something about him that just makes you smile ! https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/here-comes-trouble-january-class

BeStitched is working over time – they also have another class, this time with a Melissa Shirley canvas called “Christmas Tree Lady”. This one will be done over 3 Zoom classes starting in March 2023. https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/collections/online-classes/products/christmas-tree-lady-class

Nimble Needle in GA has a class that is being taught by Laura Taylor over 3 days on Zoom Aug 26 thru the 28th 2023. The canvas is by Love You More and it’s called “Bouquet by the Bay” Needlepoint Classes at The Nimble Needle (atlantanimbleneedle.com)

Stitch By Stitch is also having a class in January given by Jinny McAuliffe (Stitch Style Blog). There are 3 designs and each is an individual class so you can sign up for 1 – 2 or 3 ! EVENTS | Stitch by Stitch (stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com)

Eye Candy has some new ornaments along with a new free chart and her new chart is —- Bargello !! It’s 4 X 7 which is just right for those acrylic handbags. Ada says it’s very customizable so it can be used in various ways, what ever your situation. http://www.eyecandyneedleart.com/downloads/HalloweenBargello.pdf

Here are the new ornaments by Eye Candy – Eye catching but I would change the colors myself.

Janet Perry has a new book out “Right From The Beginning” it’s on her Etsy site napaneedlepoint. It’s a revised and expanded version of her previous book. For $12 you probably can’t go wrong particularly if your starting out in this hobby. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1330963671/right-from-the-beginning?fbclid=IwAR1ENJ8987ALrOkZxzWlJ6bWmh2Wpd2KJL84TWv8DfAwRE8jkT5NzEHYdPI

I came upon a new company called Atlantic Blue and it’s owner – Caroline – says that she is creating “new and sassy designs for the modern stitcher”. She has some great items and I really like her stash bags. Can you tell she is from Delray Beach FL? https://www.atlanticbluecanvas.com/pages/about-us

Stitch By Stitch has some of the cutest bags – all by Penny Linn. All are so new that you have to order but worth the weight. She also has them in miniature !Penny Linn Stitchable Bags | Stitch by Stitch (stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com)

Stitcher’s Garden in Naperville IL is having a trunk show of the glass needleminder’s – Beau Verre Art. So many new ones and all pretty !! Who can resist a new needleminder?? How do you choose ?? https://beauverre-art.com/

Tips and Tricks: Needlepoint .com has 3 tips for adding texture to your stitching. Always good to have a little refresher. 3 Tips Every Stitcher Needs To Add Texture to a Canvas – Needlepoint.Com

Who was that famous stitcher? She is the owner of “M’s Canvas House” in Lexington KY. She is also one of the “Squad” that published the new book “Master Stitches from The Squad Volume 1” She is Meredith Willet !!!

Can you guess who this famous stitcher is??