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The Quail’’s Quill News From Quail Run Needlework

February 2012

Mercado del Lago Center

8320 N. Hayden Rd.

Suite C112

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

480-551-1423

480-551-1425 (fax)

800-635-9750 (toll free)

www.quailrun-inc.com

Email

[email protected]

Hours

Monday-Friday

10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Saturday

10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Closed Sunday

Owner

Susan E. Barlow

Specializing In

Custom, Innovative

Finishing

Susan

J anuary was a great month at the shop! I love to chat with our winter

visitors and see their latest projects. The classes have been very popular.

The tassel class was fun and informative. All the ladies in the class want another

class so I am working with Fidelis Fenno, B. F. Goodstitch Needlepoint to arrange

that. It was a perfect end to the Phoenix needlework market.

Lots of new things discovered at market. I am always amazed at the creativity

of the designers, who continue to provide us with such wonderful canvases to

stitch. So many goodies have been ordered for the shop—new threads, canvases,

scissors, books, laying tools and magnets. Some are pictured later in this

newsletter. The classes I took gave me great ideas and knowledge to pass on to

you. I am not a knitter but the yarn section had the most gorgeous colors of yarn

in every texture and color you could imagine. My goal is to learn to knit this year.

I just need extra hours in the day!

Just to let you know, some items are already in the shop as I write this letter.

June McKnight’s autographed "Bling" book, oriental designs from Sophia, new

colors in Threadworks floss overdyes, metallic threads, new Neon Rays, Neon Rays

Plus and Silk Lame. I am waiting anxiously for the Oriental Linen to arrive. I

stitched with this and liked the texture as well as the color it gave to the canvas.

This month the calendar is chock full of wonderful classes. We start off with

Margaret Kinsey teaching Rozachi, followed by Needle Painting with Tanja Berlin.

We end the month with Margaret Bendig's gorgeous Southwest Kimono class.

There are lots of opportunities for canvas enhancement, either private or group.

Don't forget our technique classes. So come and enjoying stitching while you

learn.

There are 10 new Quail Run Designs that will arrive in the next few days. Look

for more unique chickens, primroses, gladiolas and beach scenes. I have also

designed ornaments for your favorite local sports teams so look for these soon.

This is the year of the Dragon. Do you have your dragon to stitch? There will be

several wonderful dragon canvases in the store to choose from and lots we can

order. So take the Dragon challenge this year and stitch one!

Happy stitching. See you soon. My staff and I look forward to seeing you and

eager to help you with your projects!

From Susan’s Desk

Last month, Phoenix was fortunate to host The National NeedleArts Association

(TNNA) Winter trade show. Designers, shop owners, teachers, and suppliers from

across the country came to share what’s new, take classes, and meet colleagues. It

was a wonderful event. We are excited about the new products that were previewed

and that we are bringing to Quail Run.

This issue brings you a glimpse of some of the new items arriving soon.

Quail Run Needlework, Inc.

8320 N. Hayden Road, Suite C112, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

New From Market

The following pages offer you a quick look at some of the new products from

the TNNA Winter market. Many more exciting and beautiful items are

available so we hope you’ll come by the shop and see what’s new.

June McKnight’s instructional books always

provide endless ideas, instruction and

inspiration. We are very excited to add

“Bling Glitz & Glamour” to Quail Run’s

bookshelf. We are especially excited to offer

you editions autographed by this

accomplished needle arts author!

These sensational beaded embellishments

are the perfect compliment to our newest

book “Bling Glitz and Glamour”. They’re

sure to make a canvas ‘pop’.

From France’s Bohin factory

that brings us the needles we

love to use, now come scissors

made with the same high quality.

You can choose from 4 different

styles of 3.5” embroidery and 4”

double curved scissors.

Speaking of family heirlooms,

this darling tooth fairy pillow

will delight any child and fill

their dreams with fancy.

We love items that become

family heirlooms, and these

items certainly fit that bill.

These baby booties are

adorable, and (naturally)

come in both pink and blue.

Brides and weddings scream

“elegant”. These timeless

wedding accessories are

just that—elegant. The line

includes shoes, ring pillow,

purse and votives.



New From Market

Change It Up Alphabet

Counted canvas alphabet with upper and lower case letters, each

letter is composed of a 4x4 canvas stitch, 26 stitches plus a bonus

stitch to use in creating a unique name sampler, birth announcement,

wedding or anniversary commemorative. Design a border for your

creation with a tent stitch alphabet to add date and vital statistics.

Suggestions for layering stitches, threads to use, adding beads, how

to change the letters and personalize project for completely unique

and personal designs.

A Bump In The Rhodes

A sampler of Rhodes stitches, perfect for beginners new to

counted canvas. Done on 19 ct Rose Blush Canvas with

pearl cottons and cotton flosses. The design is 9” square.

Elegant Christmas Ornaments

Four counted canvas ornament designs in one

booklet. Two 6” designs and two 4” designs in a

refined white and gold color scheme. Finishing

instructions are included for the spherical finish and

a flat no-sew ornaments finish.

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room

and read a book.” ~ Groucho Marx



New From Market

Lots To Choose From

Kirk & Hamilton are a

fabulous design team

based in London. Choose

one of their up to the

minute designs and best

quality materials all in one

kit! Retro owls, pop art

minis shown are just a few

of their designs. What child wouldn’t make this pint-sized

rocker with alphabet seat their own. A

family heirloom for certain. Both canvas

and hardwood chair are available through

Quail Run.

Category—Gorgeous

Liz Dillon is known for her spectacular

stockings—as evidenced by this latest creation.

Every Day Items

Credit card wallets, eyeglass cases or coin purses—they

can be stitched, or purchased already stitched.

Accessory

English Laying Tool

Rainbow Laying Tools



New From Market

Word Ornaments

“Jingle”

or

“Give Thanks”

Take your pick.

Both are winners.

Voila! brings you Fab Fobs. And fabulous

they are. These canvases fit the category of

quick and easy. They could be put to so many

different uses and would make a perfect gift.

We love the category of ‘Quick and Easy’, especially when they’re eye-catching to boot.

This wonderful

two-sided Santa

portrays the legend

of what happens to

bad little girls and

boys...

We’re already

developing the stitch

guide for this beautiful

canvas and are looking

forward to bringing you

a class that will take

place over several

months.

Class details to come

in future newsletters.

Category—Sensational!



New From Market

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

Holiday decorations are never totally absent from a

stitcher’s mind. So we may as well relent and start work on

that next piece. These 2 canvases are eye-popping. Santa

and his feathered friend provide holiday whimsy. If elegant

is your style, this Christmas tree with specially designed

charms for embellishment is calling your name.

Painted Pony

Angels Elegant

Oriental

Contemporary-

Abstract

Dragons

Initials

Pillow

Kits

Charlie Harper

Designs

Snow

Globes

Stitch &

Zips

Tote Bags Tool

Pouches

Southwest

Bookmarks

Princess

& Me

In the Digital Age, where we tote our

communication devices everywhere we go, it’s nice

they can be stylish.

Beautiful leather iPad and Ebook covers &

canvases. Personalize the frame canvas with your

initials.



Bits & Bites

Did You Know?

Q: What’s the difference between Basketweave and Continental and why would I choose one stitch over the other?

A: Continental and Basketweave are both “tent stitches” - that is, they are both a series of right-leaning stitches

that go across one intersection of the canvas threads from the lower left to the upper right. Both Continental

and Basketweave have the same appearance when viewed from the front side of the canvas. However, when

you examine the backside, or reverse side, of the piece stitched they appear very differently. Continental

stitching, because it is done in horizontal or vertical rows, has the appearance on the backside of a series of

ridges or ripples. Beasketweave, as the name suggests, has a woven appearance on the backside of the

canvas. The Continental stitch is always worked from right to left (or top to bottom); whereas Bastetweave is

worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas.

Basketweave has several advantages over Continental; chief among them being that the canvas is not pulled

out of square. Continental, on the other hand, is a stitch that badly distorts the canvas shape. Also,

Continental is not as durable as Basketweave. And lastly, Basketweave (unlike Continental) does not require

one to turn the canvas at the end of each row. For all these reasons, Basketweave has become the preferred

method of doing the tent stitch. Generally speaking, today’s tent stitchers will do Basketweave whenever they

can and will do Continental only when they must. Having said that however, let me also add that we know lots

of stitchers who do only Continental and their finished pieces look good and they enjoy themselves doing it. So

there you have it.

Stitchers have fallen in love with snap trays. What’s not to love—they

enhance our décor, hold everything and anything, and collapse to down

to ‘nothing’ when needed. To offer you even more choices in designs,

Quail Run commissioned our own designs—celebrating the

southwestern theme we celebrate.

This adorable kitten,

stitched in a soft, furry

fiber and finished as a

stand-up, brings oohs &

aahs from all who see it.

This month we present the first installment in our “Magnolias—Bring A Canvas

To Life” feature. This elegant design and was selected to teach the

technique of shadow stitching. Susan



Overall View of

Stitched Flowers/Petals

Bring A Canvas To Life—Magnolias

To enhance the flower petals, two different over-7 dyed threads were used, one for the lighter areas and

one for the darker areas. This allows the hand painted dark and light areas to show through the stitches.

Two strands of the thread were used for light coverage.

When choosing over-dyed threads, chose ones with subtle color changes so that stripes do not appear. To

make over-dyed threads more flowing and continuous in color blending, add a solid color strand of floss or

silk.

For the closed petals, Encroaching Gobelin over 3 threads was the stitch used. The more open petals were

stitched using a vertical stitch as diagrammed. Finally, the full open petals were stitched with less dense

stitches as diagrammed.

This stitching goes quickly and requires no thread blending. It is important to secure the threads on the

backside using a Bargello tuck as diagrammed. To start, use an away knot 6" from where you are starting to

stitch. Run your needle under a few stitches then run around a thread or two and finally under a few more

stitches. Secure the end of each thread with a Bargello tuck so you do not have a tangle of threads to secure

later.

THREAD LIST

Flowers: Threadworx 1103, 2 strands

Threadworx 1903, 2 strands

Stems: Threadworx 1028

Buds: Seagrass 147

Background: High Cotton 214, 4 strands

The stems, buds and background will be covered in the next newsletter. I will use solid stitches and

decorative stitches on the stems, buds and backgrounds to accent the lightly covered areas of the design.

STITCH AREAS



CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE STITCH GUIDE FOR THE VARIOUS AREAS.

AREA #1

AREA #2


The stitch guide used for the particular areas can be viewed by clicking on the below link.

The below pictures provide a glimpse of the areas once stitched.

AREA #3

http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/00510201201310850380637.pdf




AREA #6 AREA #7

AREA #8

AREA # 4

AREA #5

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE STITCH GUIDE FOR THE VARIOUS AREAS.

If you would like to “stitch along” and take advantage of this complimentary stitch guide, just

call the shop to order your canvas and threads.


Tapestry Tent’s line of canvases runs the gamet. If you’re looking for whimsy—they’ve got it. If you’re

looking for creative animal images—they’ve got it. If you’re looking for Halloween—they’ve got it. If you’re

looking for unusual and fanciful children’s designs—they have that too. And if you’re looking for a spectacular

stocking—they have that as well; thanks to the creative and masterful art of Liz Dillon.

""A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read." - Mark Twain



February Trunk Show

Clara Wells Needlepoint brings us hand-painted, fashionable canvases to wear—

purses, belts, cuffs and shoes. All kinds of designs.



February Trunk Show

Cuffs

Purses

Belts

Shoes



This wonderful canvas, Holiday Adobe,

takes on several themes—ole’ México,

holiday luminarias, the rustic southwest

and desert flora. It beautifully lends

itself to embellishment, particularly

beading.

Canvases are currently being hand-painted

and will arrive at the shop shortly.

Finishing Idea: Framing.

New

Quail Run Designs

To purchase the canvas, threads and/or

available stitch guide, please call the shop.

This month’s ‘Ornament of the Month’ is

Adobe Church.

The design is 3.5” x 3.5”, executed on an

18 mesh canvas.

Southwest Ornament

of the Month

Your March Newsletter

We’ve already begun work on your March newsletter, and want to share a bit of what’s to come.

You can look forward to seeing canvases from Susan Roberts Needlepoint Designs, our March trunk show.

Susan Roberts represents a variety of needlepoint artists bringing wonderful diversity to her line.

Our feature article is “Seasonal Canvases”.

New items from market. This current edition of the “Quail’s Quill” shared some of the new canvases and

accessories from the recent TNNA market. But there’s more, more, and more to be shared.

The finished pillow from our previous “Bring A Canvas to Life” project, “Red Chix”.

To purchase the canvas, threads and/or

available stitch guide, please call the shop.

This month’s ‘Ornament of the Month’ is

Adobe Church.

The design is 3.5” x 3.5”, executed on an

18 mesh canvas.

Southwest Ornament

of the Month

Classes are held at random times throughout the month.

Check our calendar for dates.

Canvas, fibers and instructional material are included in all classes.

Seating is limited so early sign-up is recommended.



Upcoming Classes

Rozachi Japanense Embroidery w/ Margaret Kinsey February 3rd & 4th

Needlepainting w/ Tanja Berlin February 14 & 15th

Southwest Kimono w/ Margaret Bendig February 25th & 26th

Hummingbird, a Laurel Birch design w/ Jill Rigoli Date To Be Announced

National Teachers’ Series

Red Chix March 16th, 23rd & 30th

Winter Trees March 2nd, 9th, 16th

Holly Bough March 23rd

Quail Run Teachers’ Series

Ribbon Embroidery Class February 10th

Create beautiful flowers and leaves to use on your canvases.

Beading Class March 9th

Master the different ways to enhance a canvas with beads.

Fun Embellishments Class April 13th

Experiment with many items available for enhancing your canvas—felting,

rickrack, metal and more.

Technique Series



Upcoming Classes

Friday, February 3 &

Saturday, February 4

Rozashi Japanese Embroidery

Margaret Kinsey


Hydrangea Fan This beautifully elegantly shaped Rozashi piece is

a study in muted colors and traditional Rozashi stitches. It is worked in the stitches of Rozashi on the silk schrim especially created for this technique. The lovely pale colors of blue and lilac Rozashi silks

create the small flowers that make the flower head. Greens and gold metallic complete the leaves and flower. The fan shape’s background is a pale blue. Its rim is worked in gold metallic. The remaining background is a warm off-white silk.

Stitches include ichi can straight and line stitch variation, ni dan step, the irregular, satin and san dan step.

The kit will include ro attached to frame, design

drawn on ro, all threads to complete the design,

needle, sticking paste, instruction booklet with color image.

Needle Painting

Tanja Berlin


Tanja Berlin is a needlework artist whose expert

work is widely recognized. She received 5 years of

formal training from England’s Royal School of

Needlework. She apprenticed there from 1990-1993,

and stayed an additional two years in the school’s

workroom to do restoration, conservation and

commission work, plus to teach embroidery. During her

schooling, she learned a wide variety of embroidery

techniques. To name a few—Canvas Stitches, Canvas

Painting, Jacobean Crewel Embroidery, White Work

(Pulled Work, Hardanger, Drawn Thread, ), Blackwork,

Smocking, Tassels, Appliqué, Silkshading (Needle

Painting), Shadow Work, Goldwork and Bothsides.

Today, Tanja shares her expertise with students

worldwide. In February, Quail Run customers will have

the opportunity to experience her instruction first hand.

Tanja’s classes at Quail Run are always packed with

expert instruction, insightful tips, patient mentoring, and

much enthusiasm. This 2-day class is truly a special

experience.

Students will choose their design to stitch from the

samples shown above.

Tuesday, February 14 &

Wednesday, February 15



Upcoming Classes

Winter Trees Quail Run Teachers’ Series

Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th & Friday, March 16th

We are excited about this canvas and a lot of

stitchers have shown an interest in this class.

That’s probably because although the design is

festive and reminiscent of the holidays, it’s a

design that goes beyond Christmas. It’s a great

seasonal design and perfect for many months

throughout the year. It also lends itself to some

dazzling enhancement stitches and threads

which make the trees jump off the canvas.

Saturday, February 25th & Sunday, February 26th

Southwest Kimono

A New, Original

Margaret Bendig Design

Margaret Bendig never disappoints as evidenced

by her newest canvas, designed especially for Quail

Run stitchers. Southwest Kimono incorporates

motifs and colors reminiscent of Arizona and it’s

native American heritage.

Margaret is not only known for her original,

expert designs, but also her spectacular stitch

guides. She employs a wide variety of stitches while

balancing color to add impact.

Seating is limited, and just a few slots remain. So

if you’d like to sign up for what promises to be a

fabulous class, please call the shop at your earliest

convenience.

Southwest Kimono

Margaret Bendig National Teachers’ Series



Friday, March 23rd

Holly Bough Quail Run Teachers’ Series

This 2-day class is designed to teach some

new stitches and to give you all the instruction

you need to complete this great canvas. We

like the idea of finishing it as a pillow, especially

since there will be a companion piece—i.e., 2nd

pillow—to follow.

Upcoming Classes

Red Chix Quail Run Teachers’ Series

Friday, March 16th Friday, March 23rd & Friday, March 30th

Over the past few months, we’ve featured

this canvas as part of our ‘Bring a Canvas to

Life’ series. Instruction as well as the stitch

guide were shared in this newsletter. If you

didn’t stitch along, or did but stopped because

you wanted some hands-on help, here’s you

opportunity to work this project. Over 3 days,

we will cover the stitches and threads used to

bring this chix to life.

A work in progress.

“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new

fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet.” ~ Lady Montagu

Stitch & Chat: Come join fellow needlework enthusiasts for a few hours of stitching.

Stitch Studio: Bring a new or old project to life with a wonderful array of threads and amazing stitches.

Private Lesson: A one-on-one experience is the perfect way to get started learning the art of needlepoint.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Stitch Studio

10:30-12:30

2

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

3

Rozashi Japanese

Embroidery-

Margaret Kinsey

10:00-4:00

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

4

Rozashi Japanese

Embroidery-Margaret

Kinsey

10:00-4:00

Stitch Studio

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

5

Closed

6

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

7

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

8

Stitch Studio

10:30-12:30

9

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

Japanese Embroidery

Stitch & Chat

10:00-4:00

10

Ribbon

Embroidery

10:00-1:00

Moo Moo Merlot

1:30-4:30

11

Stitch Studio

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

Japanese Embroidery

Stitch & Chat

10:00-4:00

12

Closed

13

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

14

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Needle Painting-

Tanja Berlin

10:00-5:00

15

Stitch Studio

10:30-12:30

Needle Painting-

Tanja Berlin

10:00-5:00

16

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

17

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

18

Stitch Studio

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

19

Closed

20

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

21

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

22

Stitch Studio

10:30-12:30

23

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

24

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

25

Southwest Kimono-

Margaret Bendig

10:00-4:00

26

Southwest

Kimono-

Margaret

Bendig

10:00-4:00

27

Stitch Studio

1:30-3:30

28

Stitch & Chat

1:00-4:00

Private Lesson

10:00-noon &

1:00-3:00

29

Stitch Studio

10:30-12:30

Quail Run Needlework Calendar

February 2012

Quail Run Needlework, Inc. 8320 N. Hayden Road, Suite C112, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

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