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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Daylight's Anita Lamp

Labels: Barbara's Needlepoint, Daylight, Daylight Anita lamp, Facebook, lamps, table lamps, videos, YouTube

Barbara's Needlepoint shows off the Anita Lamp from Daylight in this Facebook unboxing video.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1436804947788439

For those who don't have a Facebook account, I found the Anita table lamp here. There is a floor lamp version, too. Both have Daylight bulbs, so that the colors are true. There appears to be a tray to hold your threads (I don't know if it comes with the lamp or costs extra) and the lamp itself is adjustable. The magnifier is also somewhat adjustable and you can change the smart phone clamp to view the screen horizontally or vertically. It doesn't look like the clamp itself adjusts enought to hold anything other than a phone, however.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpiS6ZpF2Ec

Many thanks to Barbara's Needlepoint for alerting us to this lamp.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Threadaholic Alert: ColorSpun

Labels: ColorSpun, metallic, silk, The Needlepointer, threads

The Needlepointer is selling a thread new to me called ColorSpun. It comes on cards with 10 yards. Some of the threads seem to be a polyester metallic while others are all silk. I believe it is made in China.

https://theneedlepointer.com/collections/colorspun-threads?se_activity_id=169757933810&syclid=d5f5b2dum0as73eac510&utm_campaign=Don%27t+Miss+Out+on+Our+Hidden+Fiber+Treasures%21_169757933810&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email&page=1#e19de7cd4f6baf9aa2285ae72cc5bb1c

It looks like the company sells a wide range of thread types in a lot of colors. Their website sells knitting and crochet yarns and cotton floss.

https://colourspun.com/shop/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Friday, March 6, 2026

The Garden Mafia Mystery (Lane Tree Lily)

Labels: Bedecked and Beadazzled, birds, Lane Tree Lily, mysteries, Ruth Schmuff

Ruth Schmuff is planning her spring mystery class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. It is a bird canvas, but not one of those sweet birdie things--she's doing a bold, colorful piece in primary colors from Lane Tree Lily called "The Garden Mafia" that shows those flying pigs as they really are--Those Who Must Be Obeyed (fed)!

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2026/02/the-garden-mafia-has-arrived/

I'll update this as Ruth posts progress photos of the portrait of this gang. Stay tuned....

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Ai and Needlepoint

Labels: AI, artificial intelligence, shops, Stitchers Garden

Pop Needle Arts has some advice on using ChatGPT to learn needlepoint-JUST DON'T.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTG3Xd0jhSv/

There are much better resources available online. All you have to do is look around here and you can find more information than you'll ever need, even if you don't know other needlepointers, have a needlepoint shop nearby, or have much to spend on long distance kits and/or classes.

Speaking of Ai, it is telling people that Stitchers Garden in Napierville, Illinois is now closed to in-store shopping. WRONG! It is actually a shop in Brentwood, Tennessee with the same name that is closing. So don't trust Ai. Or at least be very very specific. (There's a Stitchers Garden in Arkansas, too.) Add the shop city and state at the very least if you are asking Ai about a shop's hours. All Ai does is search the Internet for nouns and verbs. Once it gets a hit, it stops and spits out an answer. As you can see, the answer was wrong because the searchers weren't specific enough. After all, Ai is not that bright. We have to think for it.

By the way, here's Stitchers Garden in Illinios in case you want to wave at them (or do a little shopping--we don't judge).

https://www.stitchersgardenil.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

New Stitch Monday Builds a Castle

Labels: castles, Colors of Praise, New Stitch Monday, Ridgewood, Ridgewood Needlepoint

Ridgewood Needlepoint has chosen a new canvas for 2026--Colors of Praise's "Castle MC502." There are three other versions of this castle which are not as detailed, all on 18 count. Here is MC516, which is 7 inches square. Love that garland!

https://colorsofpraiseneedlepoint.com/products/mc516-7x7-18m?_pos=19&_sid=d60f1c905&_ss=r

MC507 is 6 inches square with some lovely greenery.

https://colorsofpraiseneedlepoint.com/products/mc507-6x6-18m?_pos=21&_sid=d60f1c905&_ss=r

MC508 is a tiny piece at 3 1/4 inches by 5 inches, perfect for the miniature lover. This belongs inside an Easter egg, doesn't it?

https://colorsofpraiseneedlepoint.com/products/mc508-3-25x5-18m?_pos=22&_sid=d60f1c905&_ss=r

Stephanie is working the 18 count version of MC502. Most shops stock the original 13 count but you can get the 18 count from Bedecked and Beadazzled, which also has a stitch guide.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/castle/

Now let's watch Stephanie stitch!

The first step is picking threads and stitching the lake.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-195/

The next step is to work the grass around the lake and stitch the path.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-196/

Now Stephanie is creating mountains with an Airplane Stitch variation.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-199/

She continues the mountains with a Chevon stitch variation and gifts us two other chevon-type stitches that will make nice mountains, too.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-201/

Now the castle roofs have a stitch, which has many different names.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-202/