Although most of us aren’t shopping in person, there are fantastic new products coming out.
Planet Earth has that wonderful new key fob I wrote about. Patty Bee has painted canvases for the rounds. You can also get the canvases from Planet Earth and from Kate Dickerson. Planet Earth has added new colors to their luggage tags. There are also new colors in the leather jewelry cases. The Mimi bag from Kristine Kingston (I think) has two canvases: one for the outside of the bag and the second for the smaller bag that fits inside it.
Sew Much Fun has new baby collages in pink & blue. There is also a collage for a sports fan or player with a space for a picture or monogram. They also have four new canvases for jewel boxes. Finally, their new 3-D beast is a chimp lying down. Pajamas & Chocolate’s series of patchwork animals has a new member — a jellyfish! Each tentacle is a different pattern.
Renaissance Designs has lots of new canvases including a dozen new frosty hats. The come indivdually in rounds or in a group as a large sqare with a simple border. They also have two delicate Oriental lanterns, available individually or as a group. Another lovely canvas has three iris symbolizing faith, hope, and charity with a wide leafy border on two sides.
jude designs has two new ornaments featuring three costumed and hatted fellows for the Fat Tuesday Run. A new series from them is “My USA” with a dozen domed rectangle designs with patriotic themes and places. They also have lovely new cross canvases that are on pale gold backgrounds. They also have new canvases celebrating LSU’s National Championship.
The Meredith Collection has a retro black cat in a 3.25″ square. Another square this size features items for the fun pictures from a wedding photo booth. It’s so clear that it would be a great beginners project. Add it with a self-finishing box and your beginner will have a finished project in no time. Two large camels dressed for a road trip are two more great canvases from this company.
Colonial Needle has six new colors in Persian Wool with a rust, two greens, a blue, and two violets added to the line. Kreinik has added Very Fine (#4) braid to the threads available in Seafoam. Their other new colors are bright metallics: yellow, green, hot pink, and a pale orange. A new color in Simply Wool from Gentle Art is chalk. New floss colors from Gentle Art are a black and a very pale pink. Treenway Silks has added new colors to their 65 Roses line. One is Magnifica, a lovely dark pink. There are also several shades of violet available in their stranded silk, Tranquility.
Pepperberry has some adorable mini-socks featuring snowmen. & more has a new series of four canvases that are picket fence gates with different decorations. My favorite is the one with a basket of hydrangeas. Needle Crossings has a wonderful flower collage canvas with small pictures of flowers and patterns in bright colors. Kangaroo Paw has new rounds for Halloween.
New canvases from Ashley Dillon at Susan Roberts include several woodland animals in 3″ rounds. Alice Petersn has some lovely large canvases of deco ladies. A new Jilly Walsh canvas from Kate Dickerson shows a dog & cat with a watering can and bowl. it’s just too cute. A new canvas from CBK is a lovely blue fan coral adapted from art by Liora Manne. Sisters & Company distributes needlepoint based on the art by Tricia Lowenstein. One of these canvases is a delightful lamb tile. it would be such a wonderful baptism gift. Also from Sisters & Company is an ornament that’s the top of a sardine can.
Painted Pony’s licensed artist Danielle Murray has a wonderful canvas of a beagle with a wreath. The canvas is available in two sizes for a stand-up or an ornament. Susan Roberts has a new Chinese landscape canvas. it’s available in either traditional blue-and-white or a more realistic set of colors. Gone Stitching has a new pillow with four emojis.
Yarn Tree has a great new package of three mesh project bags in different colors of gingham. They are sold only as a set. Dinky Dyes has seven new color of stranded silk: three muti-colors, a pale green, a lovely rusty red, a deep violet called Night Sky, and a beautiful aqua with green highlights.
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
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