Needle Pointers
Volume XXXIV, Number 1

               January 2006

F E A T U R E S 
10 2005 National Exhibit Award Winners
A look back at the ribbon-worthy entries from Seminar 2005.
22 The Gold Standard
Develop the Midas touch when it comes to working with real metallic threads.
By Deborah Wilson
 
28 A Bold Gold Project
Love English goldwork and Jacobean design? Then you'll love this Gilded Trumpet Flower.
By Deborah Wilson
 
32 To The Letter, Part 4
In part four of her series featuring charts from her popular alphabet books, Tink helps stitchers spell success.
By Tink Boord-Dill
 

Bring Your Canvas To Life project

 
Awards Gallery, page 10
Kathy Matthews gave her Judge's Choice nod to Shereen M. Ikeda's stunning Bring Your Canvas to Life project.

 
 
 

 

 

Legend for projects
Each needle indicates a suggested level of difficulty.
Least difficult
Most difficult

 

   
 D E P A R T M E N T S
 
  4 Date Book
 
  4 President's Column
By Susan H. Davis
 
  5 Shay's Solutions
By Shay Pendray
 
  7 Trade Secrets
7 In Stitches
By Carole Lake
7 Book Review
By Carolyn M Humes
8 Legends of the Past
By Jill Becker
8 Product News
By Sandy Rodgers
9 In Focus
By Margaret Briscoe
 
  39 Guild News
 
  40 Workshop by Mail
 
  41 ANG Board Synopsis
 
  42 Chapter News
 
  43 Volunteer Staff
 
     

36

Take A Stand, 
Part 2

In part two of a series on standout frame stands, we learn how the ingenious items in the Lowery Workstands line got their start.
Contributed by Romancing the Past
 

 

 

Babes in the Woods

Awards Gallery, page 10
Rosalyn Cherry-Soleil's beautiful Babes in the Woods took home three ribbons from the annual exhibit in Nashville, including the distinguished Best in Show.