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The More Things Change...

Since the new year, we have had a few changesaround the Needlepoint Now studio. We have a newoffice manger, Clarence Harper, who has filled theposition of bookkeeper and circulation manager.Clarence has a background in customer service and isa joy to work with. If you have problems with yoursubscription or with an invoice, if you prefersubscribing or resubscribing over the phone, Clarenceis the one to call. He is extremely kind and helpful,plus he frees me up so I can spend more time on thecontent of the magazine. 

I am very lucky to have the great staff that I do. Stacy,our graphic designer, is a whiz with the ads, websiteand charting those stitches we all love. She wasn’t astitcher before she started working for NeedlepointNow but I think we have her hooked. She is a valuedemployee and over the years she has worked for us,she has become a trusted friend.

Angela Wigham keeps all of our advertising clientsorganized and has become everyone’s favorite at theoffice because she is always willing to help out whenClarence, Stacy or I get backed up. I’m working onteaching her to stitch but with two teenage boys thatare involved in every sport available at school, she

keeps pretty busy and doesn’t get much spare time.Angela is so detail oriented that I trust her toproofread the ads and the editorial content in themagazine. Not much gets by her.

Jay Bozievich, my husband, has become moreinvolved with the magazine. He not only takes outthe trash, changes light bulbs and runs payroll, hekeeps all of our accounts straight, which is no easytask since we have started running needlework tours.I’m thrilled to have him more involved. I know he willalways keep my best interests in mind.

I have said this before, but I’ll say it again: the onething I can always count on in the magazine businessis change. This recent change in personnel allowedme to step in and review some of our procedures anddetermine if they were working well or if they neededimprovement. One area that needed improvement isour notification process of subscription renewals. Inthe past, we sent you a letter letting you know thatyour subscription was running out and that you onlyhad one more issue to go. Then we would put a noteon your mailing label notifying you that you werereceiving your last issue. Still, people were not feelingthat they got enough of a notice of when to renew.Now you will be receiving a postcard telling you thatit is time to renew. Then you will still get the note onyour final issue telling you this is it, unless youresubscribe. Finally we will follow up with two “wemiss you" postcards before we take your name out ofour database. All told, you will get four notices lettingyou know that it’s time to renew. We hope this helpswith some of the confusion on both ends, yours andours. 

We value our customers and want to keep you happy.If there is ever a problem with your magazine, pleasefeel free to call our office at (541) 935-0238 or emailus at circulation@needlepointnow.com. Please don’trely on Facebook to communicate with us. Chances

are that your message will go to the wrong person tohandle your problem and it’s much faster to call oremail us. 

Elizabeth

 

 

Coming in March/April 2019

Junior the Bunny Canvas by Labors of Love; Stitch Guide by Timmy Schultz

Part of an adorable series of five bunnies! Junior is decked out inhis gardening clothes and has harvested some carrots for your

holiday feast.

 

Fleur-de-Lis

By Lorene Salt

With scallop borders, metallic threads and overdyed silk, Fleur-de-Lis fuses

needlepoint designer and teacher Lorene Salt’s favorite things: bright colors,

versatile stitches, and of course, bling.

“I’m all about the bling,” said Lorene, who is based in Ontario, Canada.

Stitched on a shimmering opalescent canvas, the 5 ½ " × 5 ½" design uses

Valdani perle cotton for soft sheen and Kreinik metallic threads for sparkle.

 

Personal Perpetual Calendar

Part 2: March & April

Canvases by Love You More; Stitch Guide by

Emily Hennessy and Tracy McMullen

What a great way to showcase a different seasonal needlepoint design

each month of the year! Personal Perpetual Calendar kits can be ordered

through your favorite LNS, and the stitch guides for each month will be

presented throughout 2019 in Needlepoint Now.

Kits include four colored double mats, three years of calendar cards, 1 Itty

Bitty porcupine quill laying tool, a cherry wood frame, plexiglass and

backerboard, a Neiko screwdriver, a gift box to store threads, and painted

canvases, packaged in archival bags.

 

Cast Members of Children's Nativity

Canvasses by Strictly Christmas and Et Cetera; Stitch Guide by

Needlepoint This!

In the January/February issue were the instructions for the holy family, two

kings and a shepherd. In this issue we have the supporting cast of

characters: three camels, two sheep, one donkey and the third king. This

delightful nativity brings back fond childhood memories and is sure to

brighten anyone’s holiday.

STITCHED BY THE LADIES OF NEEDLEPOINT THIS!

Millefleur Satchel

By Shannan Grierson of Bobbin & Fred.

 

Needlepoint at the Chelsea Flower Show

By June Russell-Chamberlain

 

 

Needlepoint Wisdom

By Elizabeth Albright

From the Judge's Corner

By Connie Lynn Borserine

Making It Simple

By Anne Stradal

Simply Stitches

By Mary Legallet

What's New? What's Hot

Details That Make A Difference

By Marion Scoular

Bookshelf

By Elizabeth Albright

My Favorite Things

By Timmy Schultz

Using Common Stitches In Uncommon Ways

By Ann Strite-Kurz

 

 

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Spring is coming and so is the next issue ofNeedlepoint Now! Stuffed with needlepoint love,amazing painted canvases with stitch guides,intriguing charted projects, new stitches, tips & tricks,project reviews, professional insights and much more!

 

Meet Clarence Harper, Our Circulation

Manager/Bookkeeper

Clarence joined the Needlepoint Now team inJanuary of 2019. He has a background in educationand customer service, as well as a bachelor's degreein English, and we're finding him to be a very valuablemember of our team. We haven't gotten himstitching yet, but with his interest in varioushandcrafts, we have our hopes there. Fortunately, helikes dogs. 

If you have any questions about your subscription,please contact Clarence atcirculation@needlepointnow.com.

  

 

Magazine Subscribers Enter to Win! 

We're delighted to announce that SuzanneBrakensiek, Carmichael, CA, was our winner forFebruary's drawing!  We're sending her awonderful Planet Earth Fiber package including a setof their self-finishing leather pocket credit card casesand slender multi wallets, along with four skeins ofPlanet Earth Fiber Silk in Shrub, Souffle, Zest, andScarlet.

For April's contest, we will be offering a copy of "GotStitches Too? Size Matters" from Gone Stitching. Thishandy little guide will help you pick the perfect stitchfor the area you're trying to fill, from small to large,with straight stitches, diagonal stitches, andcrossed/twisted stitches. 

Just email or call us with your subscriber I.D. numberto enter the drawing.

The number is located above your name on themailing label of the magazine.

The drawing will take place on April 15, 2019.

email: contest@needlepointnow.com • Phone: (541)935-0238

 

Handy Tip for Stitching a Rug  

I have stitched a few rugs and have the best way forme. I use my massive weighted stitched frog withshot in it at the top and paper towel rolls clipped withstationary 5by2 smooth clips holding them in place.

Then the towel rolls keep the bottom from beingsmushed and are easily held and weight the bottom.

You can finger lay threads or use laying tool ifpreferred.

Best, Ann Drechsel

 

Spring is just around the corner here, but there arestill more gray, gloomy days than not, and stitchingwith a cozy cup of tea at hand is, for the timebeing, much more an attractive option than beingoutside, getting the garden ready to go. I'm turning aresolute eye away from the seed catalogs andkeeping it firmly on my stitching!

Here's the next coaster I created to fit in Planet EarthFiber's self-finishing leather coasters and stitchedwith their vibrant 100% Merino Wool thread. I was

Cross Stitch

inspired by crisp, modern Scandinavian designs. Thefirst two designs appeared in previousnewsletters, and this little series will conclude in ournext newsletter. Look for it in April! And if you'vestitched a set yourself, I'd love to see your pictures.Please send them to graphics@needlepointnow.com.Thanks and happy stitching!

 

Tent  Stitch

Instructions

Stitch the background in tent stitch using Cloud. Workthe checkerboard pattern in cross stitch with Shrub.Cut the finished piece along the cut line as shown,leaving two threads between the edge of yourstitching and the cut. 

Follow Planet Earth Fiber's instructions to attach thestitched piece in the coaster as shown here. 

 

Materials

14 Count Mono Canvas

Planet Earth Wool - 100% Merino Wool Cloud 097 - 100% Merino Wool Sizzle 008 - 100% Merino Wool Shrub 058*

Planet Earth Fibers Self-Finishing Leather Coasters

*I will be using Shrub in the next project

 

 

  

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We're going to the United Kingdom in October to seemore sights, more museums, and to stitch moreexclusive projects than ever before. And then we'll beback in the States, for our Rolling Stitch Tour andShop Crawl of the South in November - take in ashow at the Grand Ole Opry, visit Graceland with us,and so much more!

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