Some links I collecting from perusing Needlepoint News today: According to the Frederick News Post, stitching in public has become a hot trend and seeing groups of people working on needlearts projects in coffee shops, on the bus or subway and other public places is becoming a regular sighting. Clare Kittredge, a New Hampshire health journalist, […]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Needlepoint News Links
Here are some links I picked up recently from Needlepoint News: Michelle acquired a stitched floral needlepoint ready for finishing – but needs ideas as to what to use it for! What does Raymond Crawford, needlepoint designer extraordinaire, do on the side? Tucker Blair runs a blog. Who knew this and didn’t tell me? I […]
Lady Anne Tree, 82, Introduced Needlepoint to Prisoners
Lady Ann Tree, who died on August 9th, was a tireless advocate for incarcerated persons in Britain’s prison system. She is perhaps best remembered for innovating the very successful program “Fine Cell Work“, where prisoners create needlepoint works which are then sold to the public. Lady Anne cited two reasons for focusing on needlepoint in […]
To Get All Your Needlepoint News in One Place
Try NeedlepointNews.com. It aggregates mentions of needlepoint in recent news stories, blog posts, and discussion boards. It’s a good place to turn to for market research, product sourcing leads, background for an article, or ideas for a new blog post. I built this site using several Google feeds as the backbone – it is completely […]