book reports - Amy`s Golden Strand

AMY’S GOLDEN STRAND
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014
Bump in the Night
WHATS
Anyone who has moved furniture from their parent's house into
INSIDE THIS theirs understands that things that go "bump in the night" might
just be us tripping over the new footstool in the living room. Our
Book Reports family has recently gone through the joy and pain of dividing up
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family furniture and a lifetime of memories. Part of the change
involved packing a 14-foot covered trailer and driving it to
Trick or Treat Texas to become the "elephant" in someone else's living room!
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While we were visiting in the Dallas area we had lots of excitement. Our daughter-in-law and I sat down with a Disney planner
New Treads to map out a January trip to Disney World. I was a little overpg. 7
whelmed, but the planner took the sting out of all but the cost. I
can't wait to see the excitement of our 9 year old grandson durHome Study ing his first trip to Disney.
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The next morning after lots of family fun, Baby and I
headed to the Destination Dallas needlework market to see what
Book Club
trouble we could get into. The merchandise and idea displays
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were tremendous, but the hugs and chats with vendors, buyers,
teachers, and more were priceless. I am now invigorated and
New Guides
ready for a full Fall schedule. We are just starting new Home
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Study projects (Nights with Sheherazade) from Labors of Love.
The shop has a nice Halloween treat (see page 4) for our shoppers to hopefully ward off any tricks or pranks. We have new
books, new threads, new magnets, new canvases, a new Deals &
Steals page on our Website, and a new Book Club coming.
Have a Festive Fall,
Amy, Eileen, Cindi and Khardiatou
Amy’s Golden Strand
3808 Summer Avenue
Memphis, TN 38122
Phone: 901.458.6109
WWW.amybunger.com
Halloween Hooter Owl
Canvas & Guide
Cost: $366.00
10 inches Tall 18M
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BOOK REPORTS
Stitches á la Carte
by Lynda Richardson
Lynda hit the ball "outta the park" on this great little book. A great book filled with
stitches perfect to use for Shadow Stitching. Shadow Stitching allows the painting to
show through or between your stitches so your stitches almost become a shadow image
of pattern on top of the subject pattern of the canvas. Although these stitches are PERFECT for backgrounds, they also fit nicely into painted design areas.
Oh my but I see loads of these stitches working into my stitch guides. Some of my extra
special favorites in the book are; Arabian Nights page 4, Folded Paper page 27, Hash
Marks page 35, Links in a Chain page, 48, Ripples on the Pond page 67 and Wind
Chimes page 89.
Each section of this book is dedicated to a "gift of…" Lynda has added short messages of her life's gifts in
faith, heritage, serendipity, craft, friends, love, etc… There is space and a challenge for you to add your own
life's gifts to the pages.
$29.95 (spiral bound 5.5ʺ x 8.5ʺ, will lay flat or fold all the way around)
Break the Rules by Diane Hyde
This beading book is filled with really different design ideas. There are loads of color howto photos to make interpretation of the written instructions easy. I enjoyed the creative use
of everything from feathers and pinecones to silverware, keys and corks. Early on in the
book there are super directions for beading, knotting, making wrapped wire loops and more.
I had a hard time getting past the pages on the 8 Ball Cabochon with a corked bottle filled
with tiny watch parts…yeow, some people dipped into the creative juices a little more than
I did. This is a great "idea" book but also a super colossal how to do unusual techniques
book.
$24.95 (paperback, full-sized)
Stumpwork Butterflies & Moths by Jane Nicholas
I am a complete and total FAN of Jane Nicholas. I buy every book she publishes sight unseen. This
book is just as satisfying as the previous books she has delivered. The book is filled with not just butterflies and moths, in all of their stages of life, but also flowers, berries, leaves, eggs and stems. You
will be equipped with the instructions to work entire scenes or just a single design feature as you
choose. I am enchanted by the simple technique instructions to work grape hyacinths on page 253.
Simple, but lovely to use for the flower or possibly for grapes or beaded berries. A droplet of padded
beads. You have to love them.
$32.95 (hardback, full-sized)
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RUMOR HAS IT ….
I heard this straight from Carole Lake…there will be a new book coming in January 2015 by Carole
Lake & Michael Boren. I was not able to get exact details about the book but sounded like the subject
of "embellishing the canvas" would still be the focus.
The NEW version of The Needlepoint Book is planned to debut in April of 2015,
but I am not sure when. We are taking pre-orders for anyone interested in getting a
copy of the new version with more stitches and lots of photographs of new stitched
models.
DEALS & STEALS PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE
We have a new page on our Website called Deals & Steals. We are adding
items which we may have over indulged in, discontinued items, canvases
which need a new home and a few well loved items that need to move over
to make room for the new. Check the page often as new items will replace
sold items as space becomes available. There are no scheduled changes…
they just happen…serendipity!
Click here
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TRICK OR TREAT
CANVAS SALE
All Halloween canvases are on sale during the month of October. This is a
Silvery Moon
Cost: $50.50
6 x 7 18M
Candy
Cost: $50.50
6 x 7 18M
Black Widow
Cost: $50.50
6 x 7 18M
Raven Flies
Cost: $50.50
6 x 7 18M
great time to pick up a fun canvas to work for next year's holiday. This is a
progressive sale so buy early to be sure to grab your favorite as this sale only
includes "in stock" merchandise. If you are brave wait a week or two for a
better deal. For those who are iron-willed, wait until October 31st for the best
deal.
October 1st -- October 7th Halloween canvases are 15% off regular price.
Grab your favorite here.
October 8th -- October 14th Halloween canvases are 20% off regular price.
A little better and still safe.
October 15th -- October 21st Halloween canvases are 30% off regular price.
Woo hoo can't pass this up.
October 22nd -- October 28th Halloween canvases are 40% off regular price.
Holy smokes this will pay for the threads!
October 29th & 30th Halloween canvases are 50% off regular price.
I'm fainting at this point.
October 31st (24 hours only) Halloween canvases are 60% off regular price.
At this point all stragglers will be eaten by goblins. The sound effects
alone would tear your heart out.
Sale prices will not appear on our Website or your shopping cart. All appropriate discounts will be taken off at the point of sale. If you are ever concerned about receiving your discount, just give us a call (901) 458-6109 to
place your order. Be sure to check out the new Deals & Steals page on our
Sun Flower Garden
Cost: $50.50
Website for more discounted merchandise. http://www.amybunger.com
6 x 7 18M
Corn Snake Skull
Cost: $50.50
6 x 7 18M
Frogs Breath
Cost: $58.00
3 1/4 x 6 1/4
Baths Wings
Cost: $58.00
3 1/2 x 6 1/2 18M
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Spiders Legs
Cost: $59.00
3 1/2 x 6 1/2 18M
Witches Brew
Cost: $59.00
5 3/4 x 6 1/2 18M
Putrid Pumpkin
Cost: $63.00
4 1/2 x 7 18M
Witch Hat w/Black Cat
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Warts & all
Cost: $62.00
3 1/2 x 6 18M
Keep Calm & Carry
Garlic
Cost: $ 52.50
7 x 7 13M
Halloween Crow
Cost: $61.00
5 1/2 x 4
Poison
Cost: $58.00
3 x 6 1/2 18M
Halloween Bat Clip
Cost: $61.00
6 1/2 x 3 18M
Halloween Owl
Cost: $61.00
4 x 4 1/2 18M
Witch Hat w/Owl
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Vampire Blood
Cost: $58.00
3 3/4 x 6 3/4 18M
Snail Slime
Cost: $62.00
4 x 7 18M
Halloween Vulture
Cost: $61.00
5 x 4 1/2 18M
There are plenty more sale canvases
on our Website. Click here to see a
Murderous Montage of Wickedness.
http://www.amybunger.com
Witch Hat w/Feathers
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Stalkers
Cost: $166.00
10 x 10 18M
Witch Hat w/Bats
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Listeners
Cost: $196.00
10 x 10 18M
(includes guide)
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Witch Hat w/Flowers
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Witch Hat w/Spiders
Cost: $73.50
4 x 8 18M
Hunters
Cost: $166.00
10 x 10 18M
NEW MAGNETS
See our Website for larger selection.
http://www.amybunger.com
ETC - Lady Peacock, Mushroom, Stocking
Accoutrement - Blue Jay, Maple Leaves & more
Fleur - Stainless Steel Rectangle magnets
Brenda Stofft -"Magnifique!" limited magnets
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NEW THREADS
Rainbow Gallery...new in Dallas!
10 new colors in Petite Silk Lamé Braid and Silk Lamé Braid for 13 -- an assortment of pastels and bolds from Blue Fog (silvery blue) and Lime Cream (pale
lime) to Pansy (deep violet) and Honey Gold (deep brassy gold) and several others. The new colors are the same for Petite and size 13.
8 new colors in Silk Lamé Braid for 18 -- two great deep grays, Gray Stone &
Pavement (my favorites), as well as more oranges, pinks, orchid and lavender.
5 new Petite Frosty Rays colors -- two lavenders, an aqua, yellow and orange.
4 new colors of Soft Sheen Fyre Werks -- 3 florescent colors of green, orange &
pink along with a soft white.
3 new colors of Petite Treasure Ribbon -- Autumn colors
of gold, orange and pumpkin.
Did you know that Kreinik has five colors in a new 1/4ʺ width braided ribbon? Available at this time
are...Silver (001HL), Gold (002HL), Red (003), Black (005) and Pearl (032). I picked up some Black #005 to
experiment with…maybe on Owl Queen by JP Needlepoint.
$4.25 for a 5 meter reel
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HOMESTUDY
Twists and turns meet coils, swirls and looptydoos. What's a girl to do? Just figuring out what
design area is actually on top of another can be a head-scratcher. I love, love, love the colors
and designs in the Nights with Sheherazade projects.
Part One, Kit #1 (October) Lover's Paisley
Apricot, shrimp, hot pink, magenta, grape with touches of turquoise, then kissed with silver and
gold make this romantic design pop with color. Silk wrapped pearl purl and unusual sequin
shapes add a bit of mystery. The metal outlines frame all of the softer lines bringing the shapes
into sharp focus. I love this piece. I see turning the needlepoint into a diamond shape to inset it
into a square pillow or the square flap of a purse with luscious
exotic fabrics and trims. Maybe I would rather frame this piece
and use it as a set of three pictures (along with the other two
canvases in this series), two square and one round to hang vertically next to a doorway, or off-set on a bathroom wall. Oh
boy, I better get working on Kit #2 of the Part One series.
Canvas & Guide $105.00
Thread Kit $94.75
Part Two, Kit #1 (November) Sultan's Tray
Kit #1 of this project will cover the deep blue background and the two burgundy woven ribbons
on the sides. The dark night sky background is built with your needle. Step by step the pattern
grows using several threads, most in blue but with some green glints added with metallic and
beads.
Close up of deep blue
background
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2015 BOOK CLUB
A new kind of club comes to town. We have all participated in lots of the
fun clubs filled with owls, nativities, animals, ornaments and more. We
are now offering a new kind of club…AMY’S BOOK CLUB. This book
club will include 6 chapters of stitches and lessons (written by Amy) to
collect in a 3-hole binder (purchased separately) for 2015. The chapters
will fit into a binder you can purchase from your local office supply store.
You will want a 2 to 3 inch ring binder with a clear plastic pocket on the
front and spine of the binder. Cover and spine inserts will be included with your first chapter
to slide into the plastic sleeves for easy recognition on your book shelf. If you like to color
coordinate, the cover will be in shades of red-violet with touches of soft golden orange and
black (see photo above). You will receive detailed instructions on the binder and dividers
needed included with the first chapter.
Amy’s Book Club chapters are part stitch collection, part lessons, part tips and possibly part
project in the later chapters of the year. The first chapter, It's Elementary, explains the five
categories of needlepoint stitches. The types will be fully explained along with several samples of each type of stitch. As with the Home Study classes, there will be TIPS! and an occasional NOTE! included on the pages. Most stitches will include pathway numbers and suggestions on where you might want to use those stitches. Chapter Two will be dedicated to
pathway and compensation to help explain why you would travel this way instead of that
way and what to do when the design area ends before the stitch does (compensation). Most
stitches will come with suggestions on where they might embellish a painted design, but
there will also be a chapter on planning a stitch guide and how stitches can work for you in a
design, or in some cases against you. There are plans for many new stitches for your use as
well as some "special effects" techniques which are loads of fun.
At this point my organization of the book looks like a windstorm met a paper mill. Luckily it
all looks more contained and regimented in the computer. It must be my age, but I don't seem
to be able to align my ideas without physically shuffling papers around (and losing half of
them).
There will be 6 chapters in 2015. They will be sent out every other month. The cost will be
$30 or LESS per chapter. We do not have a start date yet, but are hoping this will be ready
for a January or February shipment to begin the club. As with our Home Study programs you
may schedule shipments to suit your schedule.
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NEW GUIDES
New Guide for
Garden Party
(Vicki Sawyer)
By Melissa Shirley
Canvas $294.00
Guide $154.50
Threads TBA
18M 14.5” x 9”
New Guide for Blackbeak Pirate Hooter
by JP Needlepoint
New Guide for Yvonne
By Lani
Canvas $101.00 Guide $87.50
Threads $174.00 18M
Canvas $210.00 Guide $105.00
Threads $193.80 18M 9” x 12.5”
Did you know Amy
has Stitch Guides
for these Halloween
sale canvases?
http://www.amybunger.com
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STITCH OF THE MONTH
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Fishbone Stitch is a great little crossed stitch.
The alternating slants give fun color changes
in your threads and the little short stitch on
top is the perfect place to add a little zing to
the design.
Fishbone Stitch
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Fishbone Stitch
Melissa Shirley has designed these fabulous 3-D Witches. They are available
on #13 or #18 mesh. I love the idea of using Fishbone Stitch for the gray
background around the bottom of her cape. The threads I have chosen will
work on either #13 or #18 mesh, just change the number of strands for coverage in some cases. Stitch the gray area in Fishbone, using the Stitch of the
Month diagram. Work the long stitches (diagrammed in teal) using Lorikeet
#001W1 Charcoal Pastel and the short stitches (diagrammed in red) using
Soft Sheen Fyre Werks FT62. The curling vines could be working in Chain
Stitch and the leaves would be perfect for Satin or Random Leaf Stitch using
Sampler Threads Overdyed Cotton Floss #7042 Raven. Cute, cute little baby
pumpkins are ripe for working the sections in Padded Satin stitch using Sampler Threads #570 Bittersweet, then work Outline Stitch between the sections
using Kreinik Size 8 Braid #021HL Copper High Luster. Yeow…now I want to
work these fabulous "ON SALE" canvases!
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GALLERY
Patricia Wakefield stitched Melissa
Shirley’s Sunflower Basket in class
with Connie Kamp in Nashville
Another art masterpiece, “Musica,”
stitched by Karen Jetton
with
Tony Minieri Guide.
Kathy Scioneaux
shared her finished
Home Study Project
“Tudors.” Beautiful!
Patricia Wakefield did a great job on these
3 Jack-O-Lanterns designed by Labors of Love
Patricia enjoyed every stitch using guide and
finishing help from two great shops in Atlanta.
“Pomeroy” (big)
“Percival” (medium)
“Peterman” (small)
Thank you all
for sharing.
Everyone
LOVES to see
finished
projects.
Congratulations to Kathy Wommack on her
Liz Nativity Stocking from Susan Roberts,
Amy Bunger Guide
Laura Bruhns worked phenomenal
magic on her “Mikayla” Canvas by
Danji
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