#636 Painted Elephant Class

Choose your colors, raid your jewelry box for bling, and join Linda Corirossi for a series of classes to "paint" your own elephant.

The class includes a line drawn canvas, stitch planning "map", and a stitch guide including picture graphs to decorate your elephant.  With Linda's guidance each elephant will be exotic and original.

The first elephant class will be held on October 19th, 20th, and 21st at Family Arts Needlework in Phoenix, Arizona.

To contact Linda about giving this class at your shop call (847) 942-2120 .

Have a Fun Fourth

Lizard Toes and A New Needle

The toes on these little guys are all bullion stitches, some of them requiring over 30 wraps!  I wanted to stitch them with one continuous stitch, but it was really awkward to do these long bullions with a regular tapestry needle.


Thanks to a random phone request, I discovered Sashiko needles, made by Clover.  Has anyone ever heard of these?

Sashiko is a form of Japanese  folk embroidery ,using a basic running stitch through several layers of fabric, to create a patterned background.  The needles are very long (over 2") and have a large oval eye.  They have a sharp point, but a few stabs are a small price to pay for being able to make these bullions long enough to curve into toes.

Lizard Stitching

While finishing the painting on a new dimensional ,I've been stitching this years Tony Minieri class project.  Lizard #1 is finished and several other lizards are filled in and waiting for background before I can add the couched outlining and finishing touches,

Changing the direction of the stitch midstream in order to "bend" with the shape seems to be Tony's lesson on this piece.  This is a technique I've never tried before and it's been a challenge, but with a little bit of creative compensating.....IT WORKS.

What can I say - Tony is a genius!!!  The stitch guide for Leapin' Lizards is available directly from Tony.

Back From the Framer for Cinco De Mayo

Just in time for a Cinco De Mayo celebration!  This is MS-2, Lupe, and the stitch guide is available from Tony Minieri.

Bathtime

                                                              EW-23

For those of you who like large Oriental designs, another canvas by Edith is now available.  "Bathtime" measures 20"x27" and is painted on #18 canvas.  A larger version, EW-19, is painted on #13 mesh and measures 27"x30".

Happy Easter