Monthly Club News

Recently I've been putting monthly club news on the Monthly Club tab so that everything is in one place for those who are interested in browsing the huge range of clubs that area available. But since two shops just posted about new clubs, I was tempted to announce them here as a reminder to check the monthly club news occasionally.  Even if you are not in the market for a club, it is fun to see the varied ways they are stitched.

Pocket Full of Stitches is the shop I credit with the monthly club craze.  They offered a variety of clubs before any other shop as far as I know.  The newest club is Blessings, a series of fancy crosses from A Collection of Designs, perfect for meditative stitching.  It starts next January.  Here are the models for almost all the series.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2012/11/blessings-stitched.html

Needle Works just posted the last Labors of Love elephant model (it's a humdinger!) from their current and announced that the new club for next year is a Nativity set by Brenda Stofft.  The Nativity set club will also start up next January.
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2012/11/new-nativty.html

What fun!

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Religious Needlepoint

Byzatine Icon Canvases by Designing Women

I've always loved needlepoint with a religious slant to it. Of course the Nativity sets I admire are really all about the birth of Jesus at Christmas.  The beautiful menorah designs that I enjoy seeing are the universal symbol of Judaism.

Petei Canvas, Easel Style Finishing by Summer Truswell

There are quite a few lively Our Lady of Guadalupe designs available.  I stitched this one from Petei for my very dear sister in law a few years ago.  The two Byzantine icon designs at the top of the page were a Christmas gift for her daughters.  My family likes remembering the reason for the season at Christmas, so they love getting religious-themed designs.

Seeing these floral crosses from Ann Pace reminded me that I wanted to post two St. Francis canvases for you to enjoy.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/12/crosses.html

They are both of St. Francis, the Catholic patron saint of animals.  Since I have a niece who is an ardent supporter of animal care and rights, one of these would be a perfect gift.
http://www.canvasesbegone.com/9854/Sally+Jenkins+St.+Francis+needlepoint+hp+18+ct.html

Now I just need to figure out which one!
http://www.pasttimesneedlepoint.com/product.asp?ProductID=34267


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com