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Ready-to-Go Projects Canvases
Over the years, our designers, Claire, Laura & Nancy, have taught special classes, resulting in some fabulous designs. We have delved into the archives and are now making these projects available to you.

Prices listed include the canvas and stitch guide which results in the show-stopping pieces shown below. If you would like us to pull the threads, let us know and we'd be happy to provide them, however the prices below include only the canvas and stitch guide.

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DVDs
Old World Designs is proud to offer our first DVD supplement to a stitch guide. You will receive a conventional stitch guide as well as a DVD, which shows demonstrations of the stitching techniques used on this canvas.

$40.00

Just beginning or know someone who would like to learn needlepoint? This is the DVD for you! Claire covers all the equipment, canvas and fiber information you'll ever need to know, then demonstrates the basic stitches...basketweave, continental, gobelin and more...

$40.00

Ever wanted to be a Barber?
Now you can style Hair, Beards & Fur to your heart's content as Clair teaches a variety of stitches to expand your stitch knowledge!

$40.00

Stitcher Girls
Smyrna Kraw:

This fabulous canvas is painted by Melissa Shirley includes beading and some layered stitching. Wonderful for a stitcher's room or a tote bag to carry your stitching

Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.9"

Canvas & stitch guide: $125.00

Connie Nan Tell:

This fabulous canvas is painted by Melissa Shirley. Includes layered stitches, a little beading & weaving.

Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.9"

Canvas & stitch guide: $125.00

Easter Bunnies
Boy Bunny:

This sweet canvas by Mile High Princess is finished as a standing, weighted figure that you can put on any table at Easter.

Dimensions: 4" x 12"

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $135.00

Girl Bunny:

You're going to want the set of two bunnies! You'll love the stitches on this Mile High Princess canvas.

Dimensions: 4" x 12"

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $135.00

Halloween
It's witchy time!

This fabulous project was stitched during 2007. All ornaments with stitch guides are available. As well as the Haunted House canvas which was used to make the stand for a Halloween tree.

Canvases are by Melissa Shirley Designs and Rebecca Woods Designs

Broomhilda:

You're going to love stitching this fabulous witch. Layered stitches, beading and a special padding method will open all new horizons for your witchy stitching. Finishing our little lady on a post allows you to display her in a plant, floral arrangement or basket!

Dimensions: 8" x 11"


Canvas & stitch guide: $125.00

Leaping Witch & Pumpkin:

Painted by Mile High Princess, you're going to love this leaping lady. This unique finishing technique makes for a wonderful centerpiece.

Witch Dimensions: 9" x 8"
Pumpkin Dimensions: 3" x 3"


Canvas & stitch guide: $120.00

Little Witch:

Great layering makes this little witch painted by Artists Collection very special.

Dimensions: 7" x 14"


Canvas & stitch guide: $120.00

Pumpkin Teapot:

This adorable pillow, painted by Shelly Tribbey, will liven up your chair or sofa and be a fun small project to get you in the Halloween mood.

Dimensions: 5" x 6"
Canvas & stitch guide: $100.00

Witchy Woman:

We've made our wonderful witchy woman into a Halloween pendant. You'll enjoy stitching this great canvas by Mile High Princess.

Dimensions:
7.5" x 13"

Canvas & stitch guide: $115.00

Jack-o-Lantern Basket:

You'll have such fun stitching this cheery basket from Renaissance Designs. You'll get stitch suggestions for the sides of the basket as well as the handle. You'll love filling this Pumpkin with candy!

Dimensions: 6" high, 5.75" diameter
14 mesh
Canvas & Stitch Guide: $220.00

Christmas
Country Santa:

This adorable patchwork, country santa, painted by Gimmies, has been appliqued onto a bag ready to hold a pile of presents. Includes great layered stitches & some beading.

Dimensions: 7" x 18.5"


Canvas & stitch guide: $230.00

Polar Bear Purse:

This polar bear, painted by Shelly Tribbey, has been finished into a wonderful little purse, perfect for a Holiday Party

Dimensions: 7" x 8"
Canvas & stitch guide: $100.00

Miscellaneous
Poolside:

You're going to love stitching this whimsical poolside scene. Makes a great pillow or poolside tote.

Dimensions: 16" x 10"
Canvas & stitch guide: $155.00

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Halloween
Witch's Hat 2007:

Melissa Shirley's canvas is helping us get in the mood again with this fabulous canvas that will have you stitching up a storm!

Dimensions:
13 mesh

Canvas, Stitch Guide & Threads: $375

Big Bad Witch 2006:

This fabulous Melissa Shirley canvas will brighten any Halloween table and includes lots of different stitches.

Canvas & Stitch Guide:

Snowpeople & Santa
Oak Tree Designs Snowpeople & Santa

This whimsical series of snowpeople capped off with a fabulous Santa are available individually or as a series.

Click here to see more details...

Bracelets
Miscellaneous
Glitz Necklace

For advanced stitchers, Laura has designed this fabulous necklace of composite stitches. Using Soie d'Alger, Metallics & Beads, you'll learn how to layer and compose stitches.

The stitch guide specifies threads and bead sizes...you can pick your own colors!

Click here for more information...

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Halloween
Halloween Pumpkin:

A little black cat is peeking around this fabulous Jack-o-Lantern, painted by Melissa Shirley. Great as a tote bag, pillow or wall hanging.

Dimensions: 12" x 12"
13 mesh

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $ 200.00

Halloween Cat:

This kitten will win your heart! Great stitches, enjoy the glitz! (three pieces: cape, hat brim and hat peak). This outfit, painted by Susan Savage, will fit an 11" plush toy (not included)

18 mesh
Canvas & Stitch Guide: $ 170.00

Miscellaneous
Starfish:
This beautiful little canvas immediately draws your eye to the stunning, beaded starfish. You'll love stitching this beautiful Kathryn Molineux canvas.

Dimensions: 5" x 5"
18 mesh

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $TBD

Peacock:
This beautiful Kathryn Molineux canvas uses some great openwork stitches and layering.

Dimensions: 5" x 5"
18 mesh

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $TBD

Butterfly:
Kathryn Molineux's delicate flowers are stitched with some great silk ribbon stitches and the scattered gold beads add a great delicate touch.

Dimensions: 5" x 5"
18 mesh

Canvas & Stitch Guide: $TBD

Cats:
If you love cats, you need to stitch this fabulous canvas, painted by Tapestry Fair. You will learn some wonderful stitches (each cat is a different stitch) and great silk flower stitches.

Dimensions: 14" x 14"
13 mesh

Canvas, Stitch Guide & threads: $ 500.00

Nancy Reeves is a master at silk ribbon flowers. If you want to learn a variety of techniques for stitching this beautiful ribbon flowers, this DVD is what you've been waiting for. Using a beautiful Melissa Shirley canvas as a background, Nancy demonstrates how to turn ribbon into art...

$150.00 (includes canvas, DVD and stitch guide)


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