Being summer, it’s a perfect time to stay inside and stitch. While not a huge month for new products, you’ll find plenty here to love. Here are new needlepoint products.
Coco Frank has added a new canvas to its playing card series, the Jack. They also have simple stitch guides available for the cards. Another delightful new canvas from the company is a birth sampler. A bunch of balloons carrying a baby bear can be personalized with an initial and a name.
Kristen Portra Walker has a lovely set of magic books in different colors. The kits, including stitch guides, are available from Stitched Up Needleworks in California. Stitch Style has added new rounds to its patriotic line. Choose from a grill, fireworks, and more. Penny Linn has new key fobs with golden shells at each end.
Mary Katherine Needlepoint Designs has nutcrackers available in five different colors. She also has new geometric passport covers in different colors and designs. She has also added new frames canvases. They are available in four colors.
A new designer, Curious Cowgirl, offers vintage fabrics for finishing their own canvases and those of other designers. Several of its canvases are designed based on these fabrics. Evergreen has new two-sided glasses cases featuring fruit. Custom personalization of the cases is available.
Raymond Crawford has a new wreath for Northern California. It’s exclusive to Old World Designs in Menlo Park. Hedgehog has added new sorority tags in collaboration with Kangaroo Paw. Penny Linn has new acrylic trays and coasters that come together with small magnets, making them easy to finish.
Fire and Iris has a new floral wreath. It comes with two options for the stitch guide. The ribbon option emphasizes ribbonwork. The threads option is for those who buy the optional thread kit or who want to stitch from their stash.
Bad Bitch has some charming seasonal NYC brownstones that are exclusive to West Village Knit & Needle. Amy Bunger has a new chart pack with alphabets in two sizes. They can be used to create interwoven monograms. Kate Dickerson’s licensed artist Lindsay Brackeen has a charming new canvas of a flower-filled straw tote.
NeedlePaint has a new series of flower fairies, each pictured along with the month’s flower. Also new from the company is a series of pillows based on Art Nouveau designs.
Planet Earth has several new self-finishing items. Key fobs are now available in shapes. The first ones are butterflies and flowers. A clever idea is the triangle case. {It’s like those triangular glasses cases, but with an opening for needlepoint. Besides holding glasses, the cases can be stored flat, making them on-the-go tool cases. Thet are available in four 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
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