Stumpwork Embroidery and Thread Painting: Stitch 3D Nature Motifs

Mary Corbet stumbled across Megan Zaniewski's book, Stumpwork Embroidery and Thread Painting:  Stitch 3D Nature Motifs.  It teaches stump work and thread painting, which are techinques needlepointers like to use.  Mary loves the book, by the way!

https://www.needlenthread.com/2025/09/stumpwork-embroidery-thread-painting-book-review.html

You can buy the book through Med Embroiders, 's Etsy shop.  The shop has three of her dimensional embroideries for sale, too--the slug, the frog and the sphinx moth.  All are magnificent!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MegEmbroiders?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=4372782857&from_page=listing

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Midnight Elegance (Debbie Rowley)

Beth has been working Debbie Rowley's "Midnight Elegance" and has finally finished it.

https://bethsneedleworkstash.blogspot.com/search/label/Midnight%20Elegance%20Ornament%20-Debbie%20Rowley

What a great Christmas ornament this will make!  Sadly, this was a Shining Needle Society class and is currently unavailable from DebBee's Designs.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/product/midnight-elegance-ornament/

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© Copyright September 25, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Morgan Julia's Jersey City Shop Opens TOMORROW

December 12-14 is the new Morgan Julia Designs shop's opening weekend in Jersey City, New Jersey!  Here's how to get to 278 Monmouth Street.  

https://morganjuliadesigns.com/pages/visit-us-nj?_kx=_J_rdnNvxpl-p5ox0M-sxKe_dW8vBdau0gAV5QbqAX3Q5z_adzzshb4gk-wH2HbP.RWeQns

Of course you can always visit their store in St. Petersburg, or stop by their website, but if you are in the NY Metro area, do stop by and say hello to the newest needlepoint emporium in the Northeast.

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Let's Visit Nashville Needleworks

Let's take a tour of Nashville Needleworks!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DN__-YiDfvU/

If you aren't going to be in the Nashville, Tennessee suburbs any time soon, just visit their website.

https://www.nashvilleneedleworks.com/

By the way, their blog has great tips on stitching faces!

https://www.nashvilleneedleworks.com/blogs/tips-and-tricks/stitching-faces

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© Copyright September 25, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kit or Canvas? How to Choose a Beginner's Needlepoint

Needlepoint.com's blog has some sensible advice when you are picking a needlepoint project for a beginner--

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/where-to-start-kit-vs-canvas

Frankly, I'd also think about whether they have done cross-stitch (they'll have some stash) and whether there's a needlepoint shop in their area so they can shop and personalize their own design.  It's fun to start someone on the path toNeedlepoint Nirvana, but you do have to think about their starting point.

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