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Needlework Industry News

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On the web:

• Japanese designer Kyoko Maruoka has a cute tutorial on Instagram to make a pincushion from a bottle cap, and also check out their English/Japanese website for patterns
• Some shops like Topknot Stitcher and Anabella’s are now accepting preorders for market, use the #needleworkexpo hashtag to see sneak peeks on Instagram
• Jessica of The Needle and Floss interviews other cross-stitch designers on Instagram this time with Screaming Heart Design
• The September theme for the Rag Tag Cross-Stitch box is Magical and Mystical available on Cratejoy
• Cross-stitch extraordinaire Sirithre has a helpful new blog post: Can You Cross Stitch on a Plane? How to Check Airline Regulations
• Needlework Expo is August 27th – 29th which is a online tradeshow for the pros, but stitchers are encouraged to follow designers, stores, and hashtags on social media (Instagram, Facebook)
• Nashville Needlework Market is a go for March of 2023, hop over to Needlework Retailer for more info

Cross-Stitch

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Check out our Cross-Stitch section for more featured posts and resources!

Craftivism / Fundraisers

• Eva of Monsterous Designs offers an abortion rights pattern on Ko-fi with funds from the purchase going to National Network of Abortion Funds abortionfunds.org
• Teresa of Screaming Heart Design has a fundraiser with her video game sampler where proceeds go to NAACP to end racial inequality
• The Craft Xperimentalist has lit the Fires of Passion with this pattern for a cause and proceeds will go to reproductive freedom and gender affirming healthcare (website)
• Elle of StitchSprout has a fundraiser pattern for Kentucky flood relief via Etsy
• Make a donation of at least $5 to Metallica’s foundation All Within My Hands at www.allwithinmyhands.org and Tusk and Cardinal will send you an Eddie Munson The Bard Cross-Stitch Pattern through the end of August, see Instagram for more details
• Austitch Charity Auction 2022 is supporting the Austin Bat Refuge choose from bat-related cross-stitch patterns and leave a donation, runs through October via Ko-fi.com/austitch

Cultural Heritage

• The team at MiRuMakes says Happy Diwali/Deepavali with this adorable sampler on their website
• Marroomy Crafts released the 8th installment in The Magical Carpet Menagerie Collection with Zippy Dog available on her Gumroad

Pop Culture / Tabletop / Video Games

• Stardew Valley Trash Bear says to reduce, reuse, and recycle! from Sew Marie Studio on Ko-fi
• fuchsiahoops has a great quote and pattern from Barb and Star just listed to Etsy
• Etsy shop Sew Nerdy By Breigh has a new anime pattern this time it’s Zenitsu of Demon Slayer in Tiny Tantrum
• NeedlePopCrafts has a new feature with HALLOWEEN (1978) Mini Movie Poster in their Etsy theater
• Mr Meeseeks Existence is Pain Cross Stitch Pattern is a new pattern from Coles Crossworks on Etsy
• Jessica of The Needle And Floss just listed this great D&D band sampler to her Etsy shop
• Rack And Pinion just added an Adventure Zone pattern to their Etsy with Hear that babe? We’re Legends
• Victoria of Needle Pop Crafts recently added GET OUT Mini Movie Poster to her Etsy lineup
• Here’s another pixel classic from Stitchy Rin X-Men Mutant Apocalypse Cross Stitch Pattern on Ko-fi
• We don’t see too many sports patterns so keenstitch on Etsy is running in with It’s Home – England football
• TaylorandCromwell has two patterns from the popular board game Ticket to Ride in their Etsy shop

Goth / Witchy / Cottagecore

• Amanda of BAD Stitch released Stitchcraft Volume 2 a group of gothic and creepy patterns on Etsy
• “Dille O’shade is known as an owner of a secret underground casino. Wealthy as a devil as well as treacherous…” a new character pattern from Mama Witch XStitch in her web shop
• If you’ve been Feeling Strange The Cozy Needle has a gothic pattern for you in their web shop
• Etsy shop Living on the Rainbow has a new 3D pattern with Potion
• Ghost Bride from BatStitchNerdyXS says “hurry back” in Lara’s Etsy shoppe
• Happy Little Mouse has some cottagecore vibes with this Green Stag Beetle design in their Etsy collection
• Etsy shop Patchy At Best Co has a new blackwork pattern (and green!) with Halloween motifs
• The Stitched Witch just listed Blue Twilight a crescent moon with hanging lanterns on Etsy
• Fine Frog Stitching brings us some magic cottagecore (is that a thing?) with Hoist the Snails in their Etsy shop
• The Witchy Stitcher has presented us with two new Edgar Allen Poe patterns (Etsy, website)
• BAD Stitch has added to their spooky menagerie with two new patterns Unclench Your Jaw and Bat Lantern (Etsy, Ko-fi)
• Matthew of Strange Stitchery Shop added Summerween Ice Screams to his Etsy shoppe
• A Werewolf Sampler by Sprouting Lupine on Etsy – I need to say it again, A Werewolf Sampler by Sprouting Lupine, how cool is that!

Subversive / Sweary / Sarcastic

• Simply titled Anxiety, Audrey of OblongMeow “Yeah, my anxiety is bad, but at least a bitch is ready” in her Etsy shop
• Pru says grab some popcorn with this pattern Prudence Kitch – Mar-a-Lago in her Etsy shop
• The Spicy Stitcher on Etsy says Ghosting is boo sh!t
• New from Etsy shop SpiderxStitch is this empowerment sentiment with Boss Bitch written on stiletto platforms
• A Bitch in Time Stitches added to their subversive anthology with Inferior Decorator, Glad You Aren’t Here, and Live Laugh Run! (Etsy, website)
• Michal of Star Parade says Bottoms Up! (spoiler: it’s a duck butt lol) so swim on over to Etsy
• Etsy shop Craft Time In Arkham says Let Your Tits Fly Free
• What the actual f*ck as a kit or PDF pattern from KRCrossStitch on Etsy (indeed)

Animals

• Toru of La Selva Design has a sweet-smelling, little skunk pattern in their Etsy shop
• Mythical Stitch Store says You Mako Me Happy with this shark pattern on Etsy

Sentiments / Typography / Alphabets

• Beware of the dog, it wants cuddles is a new warning sign from keenstitch an Etsy shop
• Karen of Hawthorn Tree Designs has a new font Art Nouveau Glasgow Mackintosh rose alphabet, head over to Etsy to see what it looks like
• Rhona Norrie Designs has a set of six, stitch-related sentiments and one with teeny-tiny skeins of floss over in her Etsy shop
• Debaucherous Needle has a new pattern for teachers with Don’t Forget to Take Attendance on Etsy

Modern / Contemporary

• From Threadly Nightshade in their left-wing series is a Rosa Luxemburg quote and silhouette in their Etsy shop
• Talk about a modern design, Infinity Bear powers our hearts with Processor Pals available as a bundle or individually on Etsy
• Designers uncannykari and dees20stitches have teamed up again with Sailor’s Delight a delightful trans merman with top surgery scars that almost look like tattoos available on Kari’s website
• Here’s another sports pattern this by KnotalotUK with Mini Sports Character Collection on Etsy
• Sew Marie Studio started a self-care SAL in bingo style, see her Ko-fi for more details
• Etsy shop Happy Little Mouse has several fishy skeletal patterns including Sea Horse
• Here is a long, cute pattern from Sodastitch Design an entire street of shops! via Etsy

Conventional / Traditional

• Flosstuber Georgia Girl Stitching creates a few designs of her own on Gumroad like this nautical pattern Fair and Following (day version)
• A free chart and finishing inspiration from Tangled Threads and Things which uses cinnamon sticks like a tiny tapestry
• Australian designer Frog Cottage Designs is Froggy approved with this pattern of Christmas Critters featuring a platypus, kangaroo, and emu, Needlework Retailer has a peek on Instagram
• Jean Farish says it’s beach time with this sampler called Two Turtles & a Flamingo in her Etsy shop
• Yellow Birdie Stitches on Etsy says Just Add Cream with this delicate teacup pattern on a bookmark
• Here’s a design with family in mind called Dry Gulch Railroad by TheOldManandtheBea on Etsy which includes an engine, caboose, and as many train cars as you need
• Elayne of Anabella’s Shop says they have two autumn patterns in from Cherry Hill Stitchery with Sweater Weather and Sweaters Please on Etsy
• Debra of The French Giraffe has a new 4×4 cutie with Trick or Treat Halloween in her Etsy shop
• Needle Treasures Nook just released The Pumpkin Keeper to their Etsy shop
• The French Giraffe has another round-the-world Santa Clause for us with Antarctica available on Etsy
• Bella Filipina Designs has two new patterns for July and they are mermaids Rossa and Esmeralda (Instagram, Facebook)
• New from Hands on Design is this Triple Play Pillow series and first up is Summer Basket on their website or your LNS #NeedleworkRetailer
• StitchwithCoffee just added Tuxedo Cat Blueberry Arch to her Etsy shop
• Stitching with the Housewives
  • Dapper Doodads: You Are My Sunshine on Etsy
  • Tiered Tray Tidbit: Fall Home on Etsy
  • Up on a Pedestal: Black Cat Bakery at shops
  • ADoorAbles: Christmas on Etsy
  • Dapper Doodads: Snowed In Sunflowers on Etsy
  • 141 Design Company, designer of wood cross-stitch backers, has also begun selling paper charts for Stitching with the Housewives
  • Dapper Doodads: Sugar & Spice Cookie Co. on Etsy

Samplers / Primitive / Quaker / Folk Art

• Jan just added her floral pattern for Stitch Happiness to her Etsy shop at JanHicksCreates
• Avlea Folk Embroidery just came out with a beautiful quiet book called Byzantine Beasts meant introduce little ones to the look and feel of embroidery
• The Wishing Thorn has come out with this Spanish sampler Bernarda Bellon 1838 (website, Etsy)
• Squirrels and acorns are in this primitive design from Regina of Samplers & Primitives on Etsy
• Chrissy of Finally a Farm Girl has a daughter who opened her own Etsy store with floss drops and thread keeps that coordinate with Chrissy designs, check it out at The Crafting Bunny Co
• Karina of Artful Offerings has several new designs including Tomato Garden Adventure, take a look via their website and order from your LNS (as seen on Needlework Retailer magazine)
• Fanny Bramley is now available as a printed booklet and as a PDF download from Hands Across The Sea Samplers website
• Evertote is hosting a Jacob-Palooza Retreat with Jacob of Modern Folk Embroidery for two weekends during October in Ontario, CA
• Emily Field 1861 Redwork Sampler is available as a PDF pattern from The Wishing Thorn on Etsy
• Chrissy of Finally a Farm Girl recently released Mrs. Claus Bakery and it’s a cutie, hop over to her Etsy store
• Darling and Whimsy Designs just added new Quirky Quakers: Turtle, Whale, and Flamingo to her Etsy shop as PDF patterns, for physical charts contact your LNS
• Fern Ridge Collections has a delightful kit called The Sampler Lady which holds scissors and a small, stitch needlebook, take a peek at Needlework Retailer’s IG post and ask for this at your LNS
• Heart in Hand says July, August, and September in the Square Dance series is now available at your shops, take a peek here (Instagram, Facebook)
• Mockingbird’s Message is a pinkeep pattern from Scattered Seed Samplers now available in their Etsy shop
• Samplers & Primitives has another delightful pattern with Thanksgiving available in their Etsy store

Hand Embroidery

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Check out our Hand Embroidery section for more featured posts and resources!

Hand Embroidery around the web:

• Mandy of DiYOrder just listed a sweet Sunflower Bouquet to her Etsy shop
• Pastel Floral Embroidery Pattern in a vase is a pretty and new design by Maggie Jo’s Studio on Etsy
• Etsy shop Wandering Threads Art captures the Buffalo, NY Skyline with this simple embroidery pattern
• It’s Harvest Time with these stitch and stick embroidery designs from Eight22Crafts on Etsy
• Teresa of Get Stitch Done Designs has a cozy full coverage pattern for Balcony Summer Night in her shop
• Kimberly Ouimet offers a pack of seven pages containing everything honey bee as a PDF in her Etsy shop
• vikasspace on Instagram has another tutorial this it’s about fabric
• Feronia Embroidery has vibrant desert landscape pattern Saguaro Sunset as a PDF download in their Etsy shop
• Etsy shop Harvest Goods Co has a new pattern called Yarrow Harvest which also feature a pair of red-handled snips
• The Edens Accessories is a new Etsy shop run Anna, hop on over to see her patterns
• Here’s another lovely, cottagey pattern from Lili Popo called Little House available in her Etsy store
• Colleen of And Other Adventures just listed a sweet Garden Witch to her Etsy shop
• Known as a_warm_garlic_yurt on Instagram with very stunning personal designs, Laura McGarrity now has her own Etsy shop at LauraMbroidery
• vikasspace shows us a quick tutorial about color harmonies in this IG post

Featured in Needlepoint

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Check out our Needlepoint section for more featured posts and resources!

Weekly Featured Canvas:

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Needlepoint around the web:

• Crude Canvases has a one-way ticket stub to Pound Town in their Etsy shop, it’s also a town in Wisconsin #justsaying
• Malin of Colors of Praise Needlepoint has another has another IG Reel of new and restocked canvases
• Here’s a lovely Groovy Girl canvas by Robyn’s Nest and Chris Lewis Distributing, Needlework Retailer gives us a sneak peak on Instagram
• Beach Towels is a charming new canvas from Alice Peterson Company available at Stitch-Stash (Instagram, Facebook) #NeedlworkRetailer
• Jackie in Green is another beautiful dress canvas by Froopy Needlepoint on their website
• Head over to VicStitchery’s website to see their new city crests collection
• Stitch Style Needlepoint has a new collection of Fairytales and Fables, see them on this Instagram Reel
• Getting gas for your car in 2022… an ornament from Needlepoint by Laura on their website
• Fire and Iris Designs has a new set of recreational signs this time as coasters
• Ziggy Stitches has a fun new design with 3D Reese’s Puffs Box, eat it up over on her website
• A couple of 4 inch rounds are available as preorders from Alice Peterson Company with Christmas Post and Partridge in a Pear Tree, take a look on their Instagram (thanks Needlwork Retailer)
• Take a look at these ‘classy’ canvases from ThatSaltyStitchShop on Etsy
• Mary of colors1 just listed two nautical canvases with Whale, Sea Stars and Stripes and Spinnaker Sailing with Rope Border and Flags to her Etsy store
• And speaking of Patty Paints Needlepoint, Pointing It Out Podcast has an interview with her on YouTube
• Spring Wheelbarrow with ducks and flowers from Kate Dickerson artist > Shannon Show, Needlework Retailer has a peek for us on Instagram
• Ooh nice! Needlepoint: A Modern Stitch Directory is a new book by Emma Homent, the publisher has a quick flip-thru in this YouTube video
• Hey Boo is a Halloween cutie in stock at The Wool and The Floss, take a peek at pattypaintsneedlepoint IG post
• Take a look at a new collection by Sara Fitz on Instagram and order from your LNS
• Studio Paca began selling needlepoint mini kits in their Etsy shop of pixelated plants and animals so far
• Sally Corey Designs has just listed this bold, beautiful Jimi canvas to her Etsy shop
• Etsy shop Designers Needle Women’s Euro 2022 Football Celebration Tapestry Needlepoint as a kit, ships from the UK
• VicStitchery added a new crest to her expanded UK and Ireland series with Westminster (website)
• Susan Roberts added Rabbit and Baby Fox to their ‘in holly’ ornaments, ask your LNS – but for now take a look on their website (thanks Needlework Retailer)
• Ann Kaye Studio has the lobster backgammon board that you now know you need, preorder on their website
• These retro sunnies from Voila! Needlepoint reflect what we need which is a Summer of Love and Peace, Needlework Retailer has an inside look on Instagram
• Your doggo is already a superhero/superstar but DogGrin Designs is here to help them look super too, details are unleased on see Instagram
• Let’s go on a Foggy Morning Sail with Mimi in Stitches, take a peek on their website and order at your LNS
• Oh and another one from Alice Peterson Company is this winter holiday preorder Peace on Earth, take a peek on Instagram
• Needlepoint by Laura has new summer and fall sports canvases with Game Day and Tailgate Party on their website
• Summers in Nantucket is a beautiful garden gate design from Fleur de Paris via your LNS, Needlework Retailer has a peek for us on Instagram
• Alice Peterson Company has a preorder for an elegant canvas of a crystal pedestal full of Christmas baubles, see it on Instagram
• I love this title Master Stitches from the Squad Vol 1 available at Emily’s Stitchery
• The latest from Crude Canvases is this parody on This Old House in their Etsy store

Featured in Bargello

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Check out our Bargello section for more featured posts and resources!

Previous posts:

• Bargello Mini Lavender Pillow Self-Care Kit by Bargello-a-GoGo
• Bargello-a-GoGo Advent Calendar 2021
• Yarn-A-Day Bargello Advent Calendar Gift Set 2021 by Hello Bargello
• 3 New Needlepoint Kits in Bargello

Bargello around the web:

• Nerrisa of The Bargello Edit is on TikTok teaching bargello basics
• PieceWork magazine a has great blog post Back to Bargello discussing it’s history and evolution
• Bargello-a-Gogo offers a bargello a new planter available as a pattern or kit (Etsy, website)
• Look at these tiny bargello pillows made by Marilyn of Silk Thread Miniatures on Etsy

Featured in Plastic Canvas

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Check out our Plastic Canvas section for more featured posts and resources!

Previous posts:

• Peace for Ukraine Charity Needlepoint Kit by Hannah Bass
• Ladybug Made From Plastic Canvas With Moveable Wings
• Gingham Needle Book from Plastic Canvas
• Easy Plastic Canvas Baby Blocks from One Velleity at a Time

Plastic Canvas around the web:

• Annie’s has a new Seasonal Napkin Holders Plastic Canvas Pattern on their website
• Another new one from Herrschners is this modern style Christmas Whimsy Set Plastic Canvas
• New from Herrschners is this sweet Birdcage Tissue Box Plastic Canvas Kit on their website
• Etsy store Strange Stitchery Shop made some Spooky Cookies using plastic canvas and cross stitches
• Here is a Jolly July plastic canvas kit for you from Herrschners Jingle All the Way Gift Boxes

Wednesday’s Frog

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Fear not the Frog, for it is there when you need it. Keep calm and frog on. Hop on over to Wednesday’s Frog for more inspiration.

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