tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59172414668018368872024-02-20T16:02:59.045-05:00The Loretta Spears Design ArchiveLoretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-75717424789116725252024-01-20T16:21:00.007-05:002024-01-27T11:14:37.458-05:00Limited Edition Heirloom Mystery #7 Stocking SOLD<div><b>Loretta's Limited Edition Heirloom Stocking (Mystery #7 from 1995) <strike>is available on eBay</strike>. SOLD for $34.88</b></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/235391185258?hash=item36ce68716a:g:jM8AAOSwONtlp--q&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Nob202q9KK3k6b8ibRNspSZRtsaEZQQOpt1KThUhH2fRNHMwPk2INtKhgmYvGLkIJ1rCRfiQlhWrJlHWIrEV%2BimPYpsyQ29maFFL0IfjxuWVRwYZjREpj6cynEkoIAyOasBO4oPMpL5xDWCRq8CEqmJYla2pHg6rZD%2Ba51s9bOJajAQMvJbqdZs94ktWpnxJZAbSdNFc4rfnNfEAhRQAupZBHPCIU7m01bjS2kMwiQUyqFzYh65mtIxuUNj1OhiBzcnoWJfxlJbJ1Kmcttfdr7ildFDJ2REMswTGRSss8%2Bc%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6LT_IulYw">https://www.ebay.com/itm/235391185258?hash=item36ce68716a:g:jM8AAOSwONtlp--q&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Nob202q9KK3k6b8ibRNspSZRtsaEZQQOpt1KThUhH2fRNHMwPk2INtKhgmYvGLkIJ1rCRfiQlhWrJlHWIrEV%2BimPYpsyQ29maFFL0IfjxuWVRwYZjREpj6cynEkoIAyOasBO4oPMpL5xDWCRq8CEqmJYla2pHg6rZD%2Ba51s9bOJajAQMvJbqdZs94ktWpnxJZAbSdNFc4rfnNfEAhRQAupZBHPCIU7m01bjS2kMwiQUyqFzYh65mtIxuUNj1OhiBzcnoWJfxlJbJ1Kmcttfdr7ildFDJ2REMswTGRSss8%2Bc%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6LT_IulYw</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The kit comes with some threads, the canvas that is partly stitched, the instructions and Lorette's certificate of authenticity. The starting bid is 99 cents plus $9.00 for "standard shipping."</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8SyOTj9R9FKsR_Cdk92EYWddYd1JFg4qCvTpSpy46PrJ2NqgQ5ClTFLO2TWy_eBUVfSqp3AP_IYDwQoUUo2s4G0x27kux4y7caEDHaKkGv_JIpR_w3h182ECW52-Y2fknbjel9kexsVbAMj2GCloQaneW9ayI9aRcoNf5BUXGYrHXKhR99Xo7f9t/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1600" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8SyOTj9R9FKsR_Cdk92EYWddYd1JFg4qCvTpSpy46PrJ2NqgQ5ClTFLO2TWy_eBUVfSqp3AP_IYDwQoUUo2s4G0x27kux4y7caEDHaKkGv_JIpR_w3h182ECW52-Y2fknbjel9kexsVbAMj2GCloQaneW9ayI9aRcoNf5BUXGYrHXKhR99Xo7f9t/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTWAXmyiY5GEIRj4qqzATQdcdvCROfa7N_qd58S_Fbt3KuE6NScFoX1UpH_Kl78Cz6QHNZkG24zLVjfex8vtUl6GzTQVmrVP1lQ_i-yvY5DPy06-lGykue5K41jsXTVkXe2M7y5pjAsjpFl_4Re8VEVrT5zubKmvuISZHRDn9rjdWzMA6lCkz-C7P/s140/s-l140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="96" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTWAXmyiY5GEIRj4qqzATQdcdvCROfa7N_qd58S_Fbt3KuE6NScFoX1UpH_Kl78Cz6QHNZkG24zLVjfex8vtUl6GzTQVmrVP1lQ_i-yvY5DPy06-lGykue5K41jsXTVkXe2M7y5pjAsjpFl_4Re8VEVrT5zubKmvuISZHRDn9rjdWzMA6lCkz-C7P/w274-h400/s-l140.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaQSlqwdb2tYPuzQ-c3I2Uxb5JAzJlRIOYHK6L7glz33iAXgdnVc3GeRhetV0hZoaLf721Plwp0tR_dFZk5yWU9wuoVGLhAiDT8l5rLX7ibGsMOCQbtKt5jAh-F04e6A0TKNbiTvJhS10c_-SbYKbD5aQ9ZC2I5jqM9IXcLQ-eMyyl_GnXwi-1BcT/s140/s-l140-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaQSlqwdb2tYPuzQ-c3I2Uxb5JAzJlRIOYHK6L7glz33iAXgdnVc3GeRhetV0hZoaLf721Plwp0tR_dFZk5yWU9wuoVGLhAiDT8l5rLX7ibGsMOCQbtKt5jAh-F04e6A0TKNbiTvJhS10c_-SbYKbD5aQ9ZC2I5jqM9IXcLQ-eMyyl_GnXwi-1BcT/w314-h400/s-l140-1.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>*****************************************Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-69790968199811632422020-09-04T09:57:00.005-04:002020-10-02T09:07:22.311-04:00Watching Florentine Fantasy Grow<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiNdyMh0LiDTb60gFQ_2yYMiuP_Ooz5gL3KmIkyUzHqB-z27jGKZbYHexLzDIx99COEz793M2DFFPFqhfhyphenhyphen2xpITACG6pN_D212FtYnba1ey0UAof4bNm6fl6iaUse6xEYCK7SZTVbQ/s400/IMG_0149+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiNdyMh0LiDTb60gFQ_2yYMiuP_Ooz5gL3KmIkyUzHqB-z27jGKZbYHexLzDIx99COEz793M2DFFPFqhfhyphenhyphen2xpITACG6pN_D212FtYnba1ey0UAof4bNm6fl6iaUse6xEYCK7SZTVbQ/s320/IMG_0149+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>The Needleart Nut blog is stitching one of the pieces from Loretta's chart "Florentine Fantasy"</b> and posting progress photos on her blog. I'll post updates (latest on the bottom) as she stitches. By the way, she is stitching this on linen, not needlepoint canvas.<br />
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She will do the long Bargello piece on blue canvas.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/08/jsome-counted-work.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/08/jsome-counted-work.html</a><br />
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The first band on the sampler is in position.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-first-band.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-first-band.html</a><br />
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The second motif is cotton floss and Kreinik metallic.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-second-design.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-second-design.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/moving-along.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/moving-along.html</a><br />
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Now the third motif is introduced.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/starting-section-c.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/starting-section-c.html</a><br />
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The third motif is done and so is the star.<br />
<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/star-and-some-stripes.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/star-and-some-stripes.html</a><br />
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The curvy Bargello stripe is next.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-stripe.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-stripe.html</a><div><br /></div><div>And now the Bargello stripe curves are done.</div><div><a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-line.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-line.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Flame stitch is next.</div><div><a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-section.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-section.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>A four-way Bargello flower shape is the next-to-the-last motif.</div><div><a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-bargello-design.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-bargello-design.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the Bargello spot sampler is done!</div><div><a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/finished.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/finished.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, I am not a sampler person or a fan of Bargello, but I think this is lovely.</div><div><br /></div>Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-250682696083770242020-02-16T11:01:00.000-05:002020-05-04T09:22:44.803-04:00My Pocket (Loretta Spears Designs)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>My Pocket, a Loretta Spears Design chart, turned up on eBay this week in an auction with a group of Loretta charts. </b>The date this was published is unknown.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Needlepoint-Pattern-MyPocket-VictorianHeart-XmasHeirloom-SparklingPlaid-PN538/333511094265?hash=item4da6cf6ff9:g:GX4AAOSwEj5eQbIx">https://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Needlepoint-Pattern-MyPocket-VictorianHeart-XmasHeirloom-SparklingPlaid-PN538/333511094265?hash=item4da6cf6ff9:g:GX4AAOSwEj5eQbIx</a><br />
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Apparently this is a pocket style with an opening at the top.<br />
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It is stitched using gold Kreinik metallic and two shades of Anchor Matlitt on white canvas. The threads appear to be silver and white.<br />
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<b>Victorian Heart has turned up on eBay this week. </b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Published under Needle Adventures name, this is a heart sampler with rows of hearts, Bargello, and Smyrna crosses in shades of pink and at least one overdye on white line drawn canvas. Date unknown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">white needlepoint canvas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">pink overdye, probably Needle Necessities. #180?</span><div><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">lavender Anchor cotton floss?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">Mill Hill beads #2010</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">silver Kreinik metallic</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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Thanks to the sharp eyes on Facebook's Needlepoint Nation group, I now know that this ornament is Loretta's "Victorian Heart," published in the January-February 1991 issue of <i>Needlepoint Plus</i> magazine. Appreciate your help, Terry! It's amazing how different it looks in different colors. Or maybe it is just different cameras.<br />
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<b>A recent eBay auction appears to have a July 1992 Loretta Spears chart published under the Needle Adventures name among the items for sale. </b>The seller calls it hanging ornament. <b> </b>This is one of a lot of charts and kits.<br />
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The ornament is a square made up to hang from one corner in dark blue and purples. I've copied and enhanced the photos from the auction as best as I can.<br />
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
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7x7 inch piece of 18 count Levantine Blue needlepoint canvas<br />
four colors of (purple?) Anchor cotton floss<br />
Fyre Werks<br />
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<br />Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-2908313539499309022019-04-14T20:35:00.000-04:002020-07-20T08:40:50.610-04:00Bargello Fantasy (Needlepoint Plus) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bargello Fantasy was original published in the July August 1991 issue of <i>Needlepoint Plus</i>. In 1994 Needle Adventures republished this design as a chart with a photo of the finished model on the back cover. The chart version of Bargello Fantasy is discussed separately. <br />
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The two designs are almost, but not quite, identical. The "ribbon" across the top of the design is shorter in this version and the lower left bargello pattern is different as you can see in this photo of the finished magazine version, courtesy of Needleartnut. The bottom triangles may also differ. I can't be sure of that based on the images I've seen. The scans of the <i>Needlepoint Plus</i> model and magazine cover are courtesy of Ann in Baton Rouge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needlepoint Plus July Aug 1991</td></tr>
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Corrections to the magazine chart are posted in the Errata tab above.<br />
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And this is Sue H.'s version on congress cloth. It isn't framed yet. Thanks, Sue!<br />
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This Loretta Spears Designs chart was published in May 1996. It is worked on ash rose canvas with two types of Kreinik metallic in an open stitch.<br />
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This piece was stitched by the Diet Pepsi and Xanax blog. The blog notes the original canvas color was rose but the stitcher saved that to resell with the design on eBay later and went with green instead. <br style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2011/12/army-is-coming.html" style="color: #d81b72; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2011/12/army-is-coming.html</a><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-ornaments-finished.html" style="color: #d81b72; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-ornaments-finished.html</a><br />
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The Needleart Nut provided this closeup of the photo. The original lavender look of the photo shows better here.<br />
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6 x 6 inch Ash Rose #18 mono canvas<br />
Kreinik braid size 16, #013<br />
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Note that Kreinik 013 is now Beige. It is likely judging from the photograph that some shade of pink or fuchsia was the original color to match the ash rose canvas (a dusty pink color).Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-30367802799327446892018-08-30T09:43:00.002-04:002018-10-28T10:47:54.304-04:00Summer Rose (Loretta Spears Designs)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Summer Rose is a Loretta Spears Designs ornament published in (June?*) 1992. </b>The design is round with horizontal bands of pattern and an 8 step stitch that resembles a rose in the top band. The overdyed floss is a pale blue and pink mix. <br />
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The original kit Loretta sold came with a piece of Congress cloth with the circle already drawn on and the center of the circle marked. Note the "LS" logo in the corner.Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-4170667705215547712018-08-29T10:46:00.004-04:002018-08-29T10:56:40.315-04:00St. Patrick's Day (Loretta Spears Designs) - March 1992<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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St. Patrick's Day, published in March 1992 under the Loretta Spears Designs name, is an egg shaped ornament done in green, silver and white. <br />
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There is another St. Patrick's Day ornament chart, published in March 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name. It is a square ornament.<br />
<a href="https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/07/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html">https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/07/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html</a><br />
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There is also a Christmas Heirlooms design chart published in March 1992 that is nearly identical but with a green mono canvas and different beads. I suppose Loretta changed the name of the original 1992 St. Patrick's design and changed some supplies because she also has that March 1995 St. Patrick's Day ornament under the Loretta Spears Designs name.<br />
<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/07/christmas-heirlooms-march-1992-ornament.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/07/christmas-heirlooms-march-1992-ornament.html</a><br />
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
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6 x 8 inch size 18 mono canvas<br />
Anchor floss #1214 "Christmas Green" - variegated green and white?<br />
Neon Rays #2 (N02? if so, white)<br />
Balger Cord #001C silver<br />
Mill Hill Beads #02020 "Creme de Mint"Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-19817511747315589092018-08-23T09:46:00.003-04:002018-08-23T09:46:25.564-04:00Nancy's Flower Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nancy's Flower Garden was published in April, 1994 under the Needle Adventures name. This design is a 7 inch square turned on point, stitched with eyelets, beads and bugle beads on blue Congress cloth. There is a black silhouette of roses in a vase on the instructions page next to the materials list.<br />
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7x7 inch Congress cloth light blue<br />
Waterlilies - Blue Lavender (probably #017)<br />
Mill Hill Petite Beads #42012 Royal Plum<br />
Mill Hill small bugle beads - #72010 Ice - 2.5mm by 6mm<br />
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<b>A new ornament has turned up on eBay, the Christmas Heirlooms March 1992 ornament,</b> which is an egg-shaped design in green and white on 18 count mono canvas. The ornament itself is 2 3/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches according to the seller. <br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/123231190578?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true">https://www.ebay.com/itm/123231190578?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true</a><br />
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I've seen this as a Loretta Spears Designs chart called St. Patrick's Day published in March 1992 that uses 18 count mono with no color listed and Mill Hill beads. There appear to be two versions of this design, in other words. It is possible that Loretta renamed this design and changed the supplies used because there is also a St. Patrick's Day ornament in March 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name.<br />
<a href="https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/08/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html">https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/08/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html</a><br />
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The auction bidding starts at $9.99 plus $3 for "standard shipping." Included are the chart and what appears to be the original Santa Fe green mono canvas with Loretta's LS logo. Many thanks to Aggiestitcher for the photographs.<br />
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7x7 piece Santa Fe green 18 count mono canvas<br />
Anchor cotton floss #1214 "Christmas Green" which is variegated green and white<br />
Neon Rays #2<br />
AK beads 14/210A ( I think this means size 14 beads in color 210A)<br />
Balgar cord #001C (now Kreinik cord in silver 001)Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-26726690045469833742018-03-05T09:14:00.000-05:002018-03-29T08:51:12.188-04:00The Antique Thread Winder Sampler Stitched...<b>The Needleart Nut is going to stitch Loretta's Antique Thread Winder Sampler on her blog.</b> Stay tuned!<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler.html</a><br />
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She is using white Congress cloth and ThreadworX overdyed floss and perle cotton in a pale lavender/mint green mix with a touch of pink. Very springtime!<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/overall.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/overall.html</a><br />
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You can see as Pat works the design that it really is a band sampler. Each row changes to a different pattern, and sometimes a different thread.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-next-bands.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-next-bands.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more-bands.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more-bands.html</a><br />
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Two more, and a start on a series of darning patterns.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more.html</a><br />
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The darning patterns are very pretty!<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/pattern-darning.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/pattern-darning.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-last-of-patterns.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-last-of-patterns.html</a><br />
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The side and bottom borders are very pretty as well. They are unusual.<br />
<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/maltese-crosses.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/maltese-crosses.html</a><br />
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Here is the final result with an old mother of pearl thread winder attached in the bottom right corner.<br />
<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/it-is-finish.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/it-is-finish.html</a><br />
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Once Pat's version is framed I'll post a link here.<br />
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Pat is changing the colors in her version. If you would like to look at Loretta's original model, click on this link.<br />
<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler-needle.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler-needle.html</a>Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-44258630507021984452018-02-23T09:29:00.000-05:002018-02-24T09:30:06.568-05:00Christmas Heirloom January 1993<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Christmas Heirloom (published January 1993 under the Needle Adventures name)</b> is a diamond-shaped design on 7x7 inch piece of rose 18 count needlepoint canvas using pink, purple and rose DMC cotton floss plus an overdyed floss in shades of pink, rose, purple and a teal green.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Needlepoint-Pattern-Christmas-Heirloom-Ornaments-Xmas-in-July-Snowman-FJ93/232672456324?hash=item362c5bee84:g:k~QAAOSwmRFajGYV">https://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Needlepoint-Pattern-Christmas-Heirloom-Ornaments-Xmas-in-July-Snowman-FJ93/232672456324?hash=item362c5bee84:g:k~QAAOSwmRFajGYV</a><br />
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7x7 inch piece of rose 18 count needlepoint canvas<br />
pink DMC cotton floss (#968?)<br />
purple DMC cotton floss<br />
rose DMC cotton floss<br />
overdyed floss in shades of pink, rose, purple and a teal greenLoretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-48562852141876563382018-02-18T09:05:00.001-05:002018-02-20T09:03:26.313-05:00Quilt Pattern Unstitched (1990 Version)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Quilt Pattern, an outlined canvas for a class at Loretta's shop, Fiesta Needleart, has turned up on eBay. </b> The outline (copyright 1990 Loretta Spears Designs) is on a piece of 9 1/4 by 13 1/4 inch Congress cloth. The seller thinks the Congress Cloth is 20-22 inch. The auction doesn't have any written material included.<br />
<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/hand-printed-geometric-abstract-petitpoint-needlepoint-canvas-loretta-spears/391982805745?hash=item5b43fef2f1:g:rJQAAOSwY7tah0Eb">https://www.ebay.com/itm/hand-printed-geometric-abstract-petitpoint-needlepoint-canvas-loretta-spears/391982805745?hash=item5b43fef2f1:g:rJQAAOSwY7tah0Eb</a><br />
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This is what the 1986 class version looks like stitched. Note that it is on 18 count tan canvas.<br />
<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2015/06/quilt-pattern-new-loretta-spears-design.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2015/06/quilt-pattern-new-loretta-spears-design.html</a><br />
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Traditional is a red and green diamond-shaped Christmas Heirlooms ornament published under the Needle Adventures name in Deccember 1992. I discovered it listed on eBay today.<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LORETTA-SPEARS-Needle-Adventures-Christmas-Heirlooms-TRADITIONAL-Canvas-/302277657607?hash=item4661270407:g:nkQAAOSwmgJY6WY0">http://www.ebay.com/itm/LORETTA-SPEARS-Needle-Adventures-Christmas-Heirlooms-TRADITIONAL-Canvas-/302277657607?hash=item4661270407:g:nkQAAOSwmgJY6WY0</a><br />
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It didn't sell and was relisted.<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LORETTA-SPEARS-Needle-Adventures-Christmas-Heirlooms-034-TRADITIONAL-034-Canvas-/302310897574?">http://www.ebay.com/itm/LORETTA-SPEARS-Needle-Adventures-Christmas-Heirlooms-034-TRADITIONAL-034-Canvas-/302310897574?</a><br />
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
7x7 inch piece of (18 count gray?) mono canvas<br />
<br />Loretta Spears Design Archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646078976067712807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-88593125207237453152017-01-09T11:37:00.003-05:002017-12-04T08:26:51.895-05:00A Design By Loretta Spears (Free Chart from Needle Necessities)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>I just stitched "A Design By Loretta Spears" which is a small 1993 design from the double-sided page of instructions I found stuck in the pages of a mystery chart.</b> I know the original owner of the mystery instructions where I found this chart shopped at Loretta's store, so this was probably a giveaway at her shop to promote Needle Necessities' threads, and possibly was handed out at other shops as well. I have never seen this stitched or heard of it before I found the chart. I am going to change canvas count and threads for this, but you can see something closer to Loretta's original by checking Pat's stitched example here. She has also worked this design.<br />
<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-needle-necessities-chart.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-needle-necessities-chart.html</a><br />
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My materials list is much different than what Loretta specifies since I wanted to do an 18 count version. I chose sage green canvas with a mottled brown pattern which is a specialty item, not something you can easily obtain, but it looks good with my Needle Necessites overdyed floss. The instructions say to use Needle Necessities' overdyed floss and their overdyed size 8 perle cotton in the same color. Since I didn't have a perle cotton to match my floss, I choose a solid color that coordinates. I also found a nice Sampler Threads overdyed floss that also looks good with my Needle Necessities floss so I added that to the mix. I may or may not use it. We'll see....<br />
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If you find these instructions and want to stitch this, choose an overdyed thread with a lot of color changes first, then pick a color from the skein that comes in size 8 perle cotton. Finally, choose a contrasting color of size 18 needlepoint canvas so the threads will show up well. You will need a 10 inch square piece of canvas. Here is my materials list for my autumn color version:<br />
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9x9 or 10x10 inch square of 18 count needlepoint canvas (depending on the side margins you prefer)<br />
Needle Necessities overdyed floss #146 "Fall Foliage"*<br />
Sampler Threads overdyed floss "Bittersweet"<br />
DMC size 8 perle cotton rust #919<br />
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*If you want to stitch this yourself as I did, substitute ThreadworX's 1076 "Honky Tonk" for the Needle Necessities overdyed floss. Or pick your own colors.<br />
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The first step in this design is to stitch the central motif. Mine is about an inch and a half square. I used four plies of the NN overdyed floss to cover on 18 count. A laying tool helps keep the stitches smooth.<br />
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Step two is to do T-stitch in a box around the center motif. I used one ply of my second overdye from Sampler Threads instead of using the perle cotton. As you can see in the photo, half of each thread strand is more yellow and half is more rust, so I used the yellower half for the regular tent stitches and then the more rust half of the thread for the reverse tent stitches. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mirror Imaged Jacquard Stitch Rows</td></tr>
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The background continues with Jacquard Stitch, done with four plies of the Needle Necessities overdye. (The instructions say to use two plies but it's written for Congress cloth.) You do mirror images on each side as you see above. A laying tool will come in handy. I worked from the middle of each side up and out, but you may be able to count up from the center and start at the edge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Jacquard Stitch Rows</td></tr>
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As I've worked this on 18 count and come to the end of the Jacquard Stitch rows, I've realized that you will need a full skein of Needle Necessities cotton floss to work this with as many plies as I did on 18 count. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacquard Stitch Rows Done</td></tr>
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I have only three full strands of the NN floss plus a few plies left. So don't start this on 18 count without enough overdyed cotton floss.<br />
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The last step is to fill in the empty boxes among the Jacquard Stitch rows with square Rhodes stitches. You are to use the size 8 perle cotton for this. Interestingly, the upper left and lower right quadrants have the slanting / stitches worked clockwise while the lower left and upper right quadrants have the slanting \ stitches worked counter-clockwise. With the solid perle cotton I'm using, the changes in direction aren't too obvious but they may be more so if you use an overdyed perle cotton.<br />
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The final piece is shown above. My version is 4 3/4 inches square on 18 count needlepoint canvas. The different ways the Rhodes stitches are slanting made didn't show up well but I like the way the different slants of the Jacquard rows reflect the light and make the outer border flow in a sort of circle. Very nice design!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-2333935895737154642016-02-09T17:57:00.000-05:002016-10-10T16:43:16.111-04:00Mystery #9 Being Stitched Publicly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Pat Miller is going to blog-stitch Loretta's Mystery #9 ("Shimmering Silks") on her blog. </b>You can follow along by clicking on the links, earliest on top. I'll update this article as she stitches. But if you don't want to see the design and preserve the mystery, don't click on the links!<br />
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Of course if you want to cheat and see the ending, here is the article about "Shimmering Silks" from the Loretta Spears Design Archive. Click on the photos to get a better view as Pat works her needle magic. It's very interesting to see the design develop. Finished photographs don't reveal the intricacies of this design the way that Pat's WIP photos do.<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/mystery-9.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/mystery-9.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/mystery-9-shimmering-silks.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/mystery-9-shimmering-silks.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/lesson-1.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/lesson-1.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/another-section.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/another-section.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/lesson-three-completred.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/lesson-three-completred.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/10/shimmer-silks_10.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/10/shimmer-silks_10.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/starting-lesson-4.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/02/starting-lesson-4.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/more-of-4.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/more-of-4.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-octagon.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-octagon.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/and-now-square.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/and-now-square.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/and-all-yellow.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/and-all-yellow.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/lesson-five.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/lesson-five.html</a><br />
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The thing I notice most from watching a step-by-step progress report is how intricate Loretta's mysteries are. Photos of just the finished pieces don't show that at all!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-69199173231567883992015-09-07T06:00:00.000-04:002017-01-30T12:26:04.687-05:00The Needle Necessities Chart: "A Design By Loretta Spears"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Needle Necessites Free Chart Logo and Materials List</td></tr>
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<b>Recently while organizing the mystery kit giveaway </b>I found a double-sided page stuck into one of the mystery envelopes that didn't belong. It was a chart and instructions for what appears to be a free giveaway sponsored by a thread company, in this case Needle Necessities which is no longer in business (although their dyer now runs ThreadworX and carries similar colors). The header of the instructions (reproduced above) has Needle Necessities' logo and phone numbers in Washington State. The design is copyrighted by Loretta herself in 1993.<br />
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Free designs such as this are handed out in needlework shops all the time to promote a thread company's products. Needle Necessities' defunct website had 5-10 such designs available for download in PDF form although this wasn't one of them I don't think.<br />
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The design is on gray Congress cloth using a blue-lilac overdyed floss and matching size 8 overdyed perle cotton. It features a four way design that is a sort of floral pattern inside a rectangle filled with Alicia's Lace. The outer pattern alternates a Jacquard Stitch and square Rhodes Stitches. The finished design is supposed to be wrapped over a styrofoam circle or heart and finished with a tassel using the same perle cotton as the design uses. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Design By Loretta Spears Finished (18 count)</td></tr>
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I am also going to stitch this design but will use a solid perle, overdyed floss, and 18 count needlepoint canvas. My progress is posted here--<br />
<a href="http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears-free-chart.html">http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears-free-chart.html</a><br />
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Pat Miller of the Needleart Nut blog also stitched this piece, on Congress cloth and with similar colors to Loretta's original instructions. The link to her blog is at the bottom of this article.<br />
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
7x7 gray Congress cloth (24 count)<br />
Needle Necessities overdyed floss #179 "April Showers" (substitute ThreadworX #1133 Summer Shadows)<br />
Needle Necessities overdyed perle #879 "April Showers" (need two skeins to allow enough for tassel - substitute ThreadworX #81133 size 8 perle cotton)<br />
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You can see the conversation table to ThreadworX with photographs here. The second link shows the current line of ThreadworX perles and flosses very well.<br />
<a href="http://www.oldworlddesigns.com/fibers/Threadworx_conversion.html">http://www.oldworlddesigns.com/fibers/Threadworx_conversion.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/TW_Pearl.html">http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/TW_Pearl.html</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Design by Needleart Nut</td></tr>
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The Needleart Nut is going to stitch this design for me so we can all see what it looks like. She will use the recommended colors in ThreadworX but stitch on blue Congress cloth instead of gray Congress cloth as that's what she has and she likes how it looks with the overdyed threads better any way. Here is Pat's first posting about this chart, showing her colors. Stay tuned!<br />
<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears-progress.html">http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-design-by-loretta-spears-progress.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/jacquard-stitching.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/jacquard-stitching.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/all-jacquard.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/all-jacquard.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/loretta-design.html">https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/01/loretta-design.html</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-45231952042707640202015-09-03T09:31:00.002-04:002019-10-27T09:20:52.868-04:00A Message from Loretta with Mystery 13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>It has become clear to me that Loretta originally intended her mysteries to be sent out</b> a lesson at a time with the thread and other supplies kit sent along with the first lesson. I've seen several kits now with a series of 4-5 lessons stapled together separately that appear to have been mailed to their owners separately. Each lesson has a little sticker holding the pages closed at the top which the owner is supposed to break when it is time to work the next part of the mystery. I found this note (above) on a small slip of green paper included with mystery #13 "Superstition" from Loretta explaining that due to requests from stitchers, she is sending everything at once so that folks don't miss out due to their summer vacations.<br />
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Sadly, Loretta only designed and sold one more mystery after this, and I don't know if it was shipped all together or not. Still, it is obvious Loretta listened to her students and customers, and adjusted plans to please them.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-3402963294045909652015-09-03T09:24:00.003-04:002018-04-12T09:09:06.884-04:00The Origin of the Reflections Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While checking the contents of a kit for mystery two "Winter Reflections" I discovered a sheet of green paper inserted in the kit which explains due to popular demand, Loretta decided to do a series of seasonally themed mysteries. These are the Reflections series--mystery three became "Spring Reflections," followed by mysteries four ("Summer Reflections") and five ("Autumn Reflections"). All the designs are the same size and coordinate well together as Loretta explained above.<br />
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It's nice to know that Loretta listened to her many fans and adjusted her mysteries to please them. <br />
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By the way, the top of the green sheet in the image above was cut off to hide the name of the original owner of this particular kit for privacy's sake. <br />
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Apparently, Loretta sent out instructions every two weeks for all her mystery projects, except for Mystery Six, Versatility, which is large so she sent out instructions every three weeks. I think after the original introduction that the entire mystery chart was available at one time but I cannot be certain of this.<br />
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"Needle Adventures by Loretta Spears" - I like the sound of that!<br />
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<b>We finally have a glimpse of Jeweled Egg,</b> Loretta's March 1993 Needle Adventures chart, on eBay.<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/231658358973?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true">http://www.ebay.com/itm/231658358973?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true</a><br />
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This eBay sale includes what appears to be the original LS logo canvas and the beads, floss and metallic needed to complete the design. The starting price for the auction is 99 cents plus $5.50 for expedited shipping. The photographs from the sale are reproduced here courtesy of Fireside.<br />
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
7x7 18 count Tudor Rose mono needlepoint canvas<br />
Anchor floss #1013<br />
Balger Braid size 8 #021<br />
Pizazz pink metallic #11 (unknown thread)<br />
Carnelian beads #10<br />
7x7 stretcher bars<br />
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Once again, many thanks to Fireside Stitchery for allowing the reuse of their auction photographs here and for helping clarify the materials list.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917241466801836887.post-2563248191633932272015-08-06T11:03:00.001-04:002018-08-26T09:34:05.858-04:00Silk (Loretta Spears Designs)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Published in September 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name, Silk is a square ornament meant to be displayed on point. The colors are pink, cream and gold and the design an intricate grid pattern. If you are a Loretta collector, this is for sale on eBay in a Buy It Now Auction for $19.99 plus $2.00 shipping.<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Loretta-Spears-Designs-SILK-Pink-Cream-Very-Rare-/301702298990?hash=item463edbbd6e">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Loretta-Spears-Designs-SILK-Pink-Cream-Very-Rare-/301702298990?hash=item463edbbd6e</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk Close Up, Courtesy of Knightsbball10</td></tr>
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Many thanks to the eBay seller Knightsbball10 for help with information and photographs. Fireside Stitchery also helped with a photo of the needed materials.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Fireside Stitchery</td></tr>
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<u>Materials List</u>:<br />
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6x6 white Congress cloth<br />
Soie d' Alger silk in both Creme and #3021 (one skein each)<br />
Kreinik size 4 very fine braid in #002 gold<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brocade Egg Cover Page, Courtesy of Knightsbball10</td></tr>
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Brocade Egg was published in March 1994 by Loretta under the Needle Adventures name. This might have been one of the Christmas Heirlooms ornaments. <br />
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Perhaps because this was an Easter design, there is a bunny on the front page of the instructions.<br />
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This photograph of the supplies from the eBay sale shows the outlined canvas with the LS logo typical of the kits she sold. Many thanks to the eBay seller Knightsbball10 for help with information and photographs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Close Up Courtesy of Catfansf</td></tr>
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5x7 Congress cloth (color unspecified)<br />
Marlitt, one skein each of #813, #1012, and #1007<br />
Balger #8 braid #104C</div>
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