I’m Back with News from TNNA!
Thursday, June 16, 2011I’m back from TNNA and I have so much to show you!
Our booth featured amazing samples stitched by designers from the US and abroad. Here are some of the highlights from the show.
Memory Thread continues to make a splash in the world of needlework and people are starting to get some great ideas such as Jewelry, Crochet, Tatting and more! Look out – Memory Thread is taking over!
Who can resist the 10 new yummy colors we just introduced?
My favorites are the White Luster and Turquoise. We sponsored a TIPS session featuring Go-3D with DMC’s Memory Thread.
Our Teaching New Stitchers – in Half the Time using the Half Cross Stitch TIPS session rocked! Half Cross Stitch is getting everyone to think outside the box. The Half Cross Stitch looks like needlepoint – but it’s not.
The difference is the fabric you are using – the Half Cross Stitch technique uses 14-count Aida Fabric stitch with Pearl Cotton #5, and the fabric becomes the background of the project.
Needlepoint uses canvas, which is much more time consuming because if you want a background, it needs to be stitched in addition to the main design.
Also, half cross stitch has a tendency to distort needlepoint canvas due to the amount of open, airy space between threads in the canvas, while the same stitch sits on top of – and is supported by – Aida fabric.
The DMC Couture Collection display (shown above left) featured a collection of fresh, new designs by Michaela Learner, encouraging new and lapsed stitchers to pick up a needle and stitch with the Half Cross Stitch Technique. Designs and more photo’s of this awesome new collection of designs coming soon to the DMC website, and I will let you know as soon as they post.
The Peddler Display featured three beautiful hand-painted needlepoint canvases designed by Labors of Love, stitched with DMC Specialty Threads.
The Memory Thread application in the Peddler pieces is spectacular, and was done by Alice Okon.
We’ll feature detailed pictures of the canvases and tutorials of different applications of DMC Specialty Thread stitching and Memory Thread soon – meanwhile, check out the photo of the Perfume Peddler. The detail is incredible!
Our Pearl Cotton display featured a lovely palette of colors that were used in the fresh designs created and stitched by Artist & Uk blogger Carina Evoldsen-Harris.
Visit Carina’s blog for more awesome inspiration. These designs will be available soon on the DMC website!
The Mermaid Display featured Kelly Clark canvases stitched with DMC Specialty Threads.
The display also featured a beautiful hand-stitched by DMC mermaid using the pattern from Arley Berryhill.
We enlarged the pattern 200% to make this awesome doll. The tail was worked in chain stitch with DMC Color Variations Floss #4060 and the hair is strands of braided DMC Pearl Cotton Variations #4130.
The Crown and Jewelry were done with Color Infusions Memory Thread new color White Luster and Mill Hill seed beads. Watch the blog for tutorials featuring the mermaid’s jewelry.
Stay tuned, because in my next blog I’ll be showing you all the brand new products that made their debut at TNNA!
~Emma
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