Ridgewood Needlepoint Blog
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Helen brought in her finished Keep Calm and Carry On needlepoint. It's been framed simply so that her beautiful stitching remains the focus. Helen used a modified cashmere to create the brick like background. As she went down, the bricks got bigger! It will be in her husband's office.
Needless to say, I was really intrigued by Rho's request for African inspired canvases. I love this one from HP. The sunsets in Africa are spectacular. And the combination of the animals and the sky is unforgetable. So, although an entirely different approach, this canvas would also be a great one if you were taking a trip to Africa.
Our customers and our finishers have been really busy. This wonderful tallis bag came back earlier in July but I missed getting the picture up. The designs shows meaningful Judaic symbols and objects. It was beautifully stitched!
Barbara did this cute baseball glove for a young nephew. She wanted it to be finished for her young nephew. But realistically, it doesn't make sense to have a pillow for a child's room done in silk or fancy trim. Instead, we used velvet but also a contrasting welt. THe pillow looks terrific!
came to us with a lumpily finished ornament; her friend finished it and she was horrified at the result. Needless to say, when a canvas has alreay been finished, the new finisher faces an even greater challenge. You don't know if the item was glued -- or if the canvas was cut too much. Fortunately, our expert finisher was able to redo the ornament. And our customer was thrilled.
This delightful canvas can be made into a purse, a treasure box or even a toilet tissue holder. I love the colors because they are so tropical. Barbara did a lovely job stitching this canvas. It will make a lovely decorative accent wherever she puts it.
Sandra has an antique chair whose round cushion had worn out. She stitched this lovely floral design and then had us turn it into a round pillow. She chose to work in wool because it is an item that will get some wear.
This lovely pillow came back last week. I love the design because it is a little different. It really mae a colorful and delightful pillow. Unfortunately, I wasn't at the store when we opened the finishing box so I can't give the stitcher credit!
Renee does lovely initial pillows as baby gifts. This one is just lovely. Renee has exquisite taste. She always brings her own trim and material for the finisher. That way she knows it will be what she has in mind.
Judy had one of her roosters made into a pillow a while ago. But she had extra fabric so when she finished the second rooster, she wanted to make it into a matching pillow. Unfortunately, she didn't have any trim left. So she cleverly sent a fabric only pillow that had been made with the same fabric and trim to our wonderful finisher. 
You may not know it but I really love Halloween. I love the autumn colors and kids dressed in costumes. I had this canvas made into a candy bag so that we could use it to serve the Halloween candy.