Plenty of new goodies for needlepoint lovers have shown up at the Needlepoint Reunion that is just finishing up today in Texas.
New from Kirk & Bradley is a 3-D gingerbread cottage with six accompanying cookie figures to go with it. Also new are nautical coasters available in either navy or light blue. The company has 24 charming 2.5″ Advent rounds, most of them adorable toys. New from sister company Burnett & Bradley are three sleigh ornaments as well as three ornaments with a white reindeer. Rachel Donley has a new greetings envelope for Hanukkah with “greetings” in Hebrew. Denise DeRusha (distributed by Ewe & Eye) has three new sayings. One is watermelon-inspired with a border like a watermelon rind & a pink interior. It says Y’all come eat!
Mrs. Blandings (distributed by KCN) has four lovely new mini-socks with a William Morris feel. She has also teamed up with SCT to create Christmas rounds that are elegant and not in traditional colors. Their great classic style will harmonize so well with traditional decorations but give them a fresh feel. She also has a stunning large canvas of two Japanese-inspired mums in a bright orange and white scheme. Another KCN designer, Jennifer Hall has lots of new rounds some perfect for kids, some great for anyone showing hobbies including NASCAR, fly fishing, and painting.
Associated Talents has two lovely series of simple ornament designs in gold or silver with white. They also have a wonderful set of mostly geometric hearts in shades of pink with white. CSH has a design that’s sure to be a hit. Holiday Movie Bingo has small icons for 25 holiday movies. The Meredith Collection has three new 3-D barrels. Poppy Needlepoint has a Hanukkah sweater that is too cute! PLD’s new Star of David tallit bag is available in two color choices. They also have new landscapes plus three new dachshund rounds.
New from Alice Peterson is a heart made of patterned rectangular blocks, plus another heat canvas that has a shower of hearts in different colors and sizes across the canvas. The company also has new Halloween canvases, a Kawaii solar system, and a charming alphabet canvas featuring different animals. If you like the retro look of mod ornaments against a black background, the company has a great new design both as a stocking and as a square. Finally, of course, there are tons of great new ornaments.
In addition to the red-&-green scheme for Rachel Donley’s holiday cps, there is another set in shades of blue. Lee Needle Arts has new geometric insert designs, plus a series of Zodiac designs that are 5×7 by new artist Vicky Yorke. Danji’s newest candy canes feature travel. Several Eastern states are available. They also have new bauble shapes from CH Designs with angels or geometric designs in several colors. A new CH rounds series has Christmas harbor scenes with lighthouses, sailboats, or both. Poppy Designs has new vintage ski tags based on those tags you wear attached to your jacket. KCN has two new backgammon boards.
In a collaboration between SCT (distributed by KCN) and Old Sport, there are new needlepoint loafers. The canvas for the front of the shoe so they are not a huge project. There are several designs that can be made in men’s and women’s sizes. SCT has a small collection of a backgammon board, chessboard, and small clutch, all in coordinating designs. They also have lots of canvases for self-finishing bows or headbands for your hair. This designer is specializing in wearable needlepoint and accessories and has new foldover clutches, Apple watch bands, and plaid clutches in several seasonal color choices. In addition to the trifold clutches, SCT also has trifold wallets and tiny trifolds that are just big enough to hold lipstick. Many different designs are available.
Raymond Crawford has taken the designs from his 12 Days stars and put them together in a wreath. Two Sisters has new shifts, including great Christmas Lights shifts as well as a lovely diagonal plaid. They also have new geometric clutches and inserts in several colors. Also new is a lovely pattern that looks like caning on a chair. The design is white and is available with several different colored backgrounds to fit many self-finishing items. Those great Painted Pony travel posters from their licensed artist Max & Oscar has more new designs including Austin, Nashville, New Mexico, and Cape Cod.
Sew Much Fun has great new canvases. For a very special baby, there is a stuffed baby elephant with the cutest upturned trunk. For Halloween there is a skeleton mermaid in their shelf sitter series. This time instead of beaded legs, she has a stitched and stuffed tail. They have a clever four-panel wedding design. I saw these framed as a single piece, but I think they could also be a set of coasters. Two new cocktail canvases join the line-up, one for weddings and one for Thanksgiving. Finally, there are two new stuffed designs, a baby dragon with wings and a baby dinosaur with triangular plates on its back.
Pepperberry has a series f cute new animals in hot air balloons that would make great ornaments for smaller children. The animals have the feel of ones in vintage children’s books. Moore Stitching has a lovely new series of national costumes from different countries. Each canvas comes with a tiny hanger for finishing like a real dress. There are eight in all. These join her princess gowns in many different colors. Needlepoint.com has added blue-and-white brick covers to their printed Needlepoint to Go line. Needlepaint has four new printed Chinoiserie eggs in the same classic colors.
Mary Legallet will be coming out with the third volume of Whimsical Stitches. It isn’t out yet, but it is available for pre-order. The book will be out in late January. Essentials from Planet Earth has added 13 new colors. This thread is now available in 30-yard hanks as well as 10-yard cards. There are three flesh colors, two lemon yellows, and eight lovely blues. Planet Earth also has a 3″ self-finishing ornament round in addition to the 4″ round as well as zippered round coin purses. Mindy’s lovely dragonfly boxes are now available in 25 new colors.
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
Carol Schroeder says
I was looking for links in the article to take me to the products.
Janet M Perry says
It’s our policy not to include links in these articles because so many of the designers do not update their websites with new designs. For example this morning I looked at a designer’s New products they were from 18 months ago — even though I have noted in the articles about their new designs. I don’t want to send you to sites that are not what I’m talking about, so I do not link to designer’s sites in these posts.
Keep stitching,
Janet