tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54173041067085289142024-03-13T23:50:03.957-05:00Needlepoint With Needle HouseNeedle Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210298590087461456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417304106708528914.post-16582590670728660502012-05-14T15:25:00.002-05:002012-05-14T15:25:55.712-05:00Needlepoint Enrichment Day!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Needle House is in a new phase, the social networking phase.
This blog is apart of this new phase. The goal for our blog is that we will be
helpful to our customers as well as anyone else this blog reaches in the
needlepoint community. We hope that this will be a place that people will feel
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This blog is dedicated to all things needlepoint.
Needlepoint artists, canvases, threads, stitches, you catch my drift. There
will be a new post every Monday. It’s the first day of the week…usual a downer
for people so why don’t we have something to look forward to each Monday? </div>
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Needlepoint is not only a craft but also an art and any form
of art is enrichment to all of us. The beauty of art is that there is always
something new to be seen and something new to be learned. So let’s allow
Mondays to be needlepoint enrichment days. Take time to love on yourself by
learning more about your favorite craft. </div>
<!--EndFragment-->Needle Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210298590087461456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417304106708528914.post-15175864982126586032012-05-07T21:28:00.003-05:002012-05-11T00:56:58.008-05:00Introduction to Needlepoint<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first time my mother took me
to the <a href="http://www.theneedlehouse.com/jm/" target="_blank">Needle House</a> she shuffled me around the shop, showing me all the
different canvases and projects. I had seen needlepoint before, my mother is
an avid stitcher, but I had never seen so much of it in one place. I looked
through what felt like thousands of canvases, all of them different, some I
liked, and some I loved! My mother was there to get more thread for a project;
you can never really have enough anyway, so we went back to the thread room. I
had never seen so many beautiful colors at once! The sight of it was inspiring
to say the least. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">As my mother
was choosing her threads and getting advice on her project, I stood there
watching women come and go through the shop. All of their projects were
different but every one of them mentioned that they were stitching it for their
son, or their daughter, or their grandchild, or their sister. I began wondering
why none of them were keeping their work; I was baffled. Why would they invest
so much time in learning and perfecting this craft just to give their projects
away? It took some time, I was very young during this first encounter, but I
soon grasped the charm of needlepoint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Receiving
a needlepoint piece is very special. I’ve seen all kinds of different projects
made to be given as gifts for loved ones such as a family member or dear
friend, or as a way to welcome someone into the family, whether by birth or by
marriage. Regardless of the reason, receiving needlepoint is precious. It’s
inspiring to see so many women of all different ages gather together to learn
such an impressive craft. It certainly is a skill that requires a lot of time
and creativity, but in the end it is totally worth it to create such charming
pieces as well as pleasant memories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">Written by: Jennifer Reed</span></div>
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