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Needlepoint Giveaway – Over December 14
The blog, Matters of Style, is doing a needlepoint giveaway, that ends tomorrow, December 14. They will be giving a way, to one lucky commenter, a Felicity Hall needlepoint kit. Felicity’s designs are inventive, fun and contemporary. A UK-based...
Antique Needlework Display Contest
Needlework Retailer has a wonderful contest that is open to the public. Just take a picture of your needlework or favorite needlework products displayed using an antique. Mail your digital photo along with a few words describing your entry to info@ne...
October Winner
The winner of the October giveaway is Marcia Lusk. The threads pictured above are the prize for the giveaway. Each month a different set of full skeins of thread are chosen for the winners. They will always be color coordinated and from different co...
Mondays with Needlepoint
My friend Doreen at Art Needlepoint wants your input. In her newsletter by this name last Monday she announced a contest via both email and her blog. She wants to know why you needlepoint by answering three questions: Please let us know three reason...
September Winner & October Contest
The winner of September’s contest is Patt who wrote about her favorite shop: There are a lot of great shops in our Bay Area, but my favorite is Madonna Needleworks in Morgan Hill, CA. When you enter the door, Jack is there to great you with hi...
August Winner & Let’s Salute the Shops!
The winner of August’s contest is Melissa. Congratulations to her, she’ll be getting five skeins of thread. The theme for September’s contest will be “My Favorite Needlepoint Shop.” Needlepoint shops are often the unsung...
August Giveaway & July’s Winner
The winner of the July Contest is Carmen whose favorite project has been a saying she made when she was a teenager. The runners up were Tracy (set of teatowels), Shelly (pansies on pillowcases), Deanna (Father Christmas stocking), Betsy (sampler of h...
Alphabet Book Giveaway
From now until July 20, you have a chance to win this book with over 800 alphabets in it. The contest is being held at Violarium, and you can read all about it here. Social Bookmarking...
June Winner & July Giveaway
The winner of June’s giveaway is Renee Grandinetti whose first project was a pincushion with yellow and white flowers. This month’s giveaway will have a grand prize and five runners-up. The winner will get a selection of threads, and a sc...
What Was your First Needlepoint Project? - June Giveaway
This giveaway was inspired by one of the responses to last month’s post about how we learned to needlepoint. Priscilla wrote: My grandmother Mimi and my godmother Kappy gave me a needlepoint canvas with a grey donkey already stitched in the mid...
Stash Busting Project & Contest
Connie Barwick, the Cross Stitch Guide at About.com, just published this delightful abstract chart. I just love it. It would make great needlepoint, especially as a stash project. With all the different spaces, you could also do some fun things with ...
