New Stitch Monday Talks Water Stitches

Stephanie at Ridgewood talks water stitches for this week's New Stitch Monday posting.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-218/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 22, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Darning Stitches, Diagrams and Book Recommendations

Poppy Monk talks darning stitches in their latest article and recommends SharonG's book, It's About Darn Time, for diagrams of these stitches.

https://poppymonkneedlepointkits.com/blogs/the-5-minute-needlepoint-blog/raindrops-keep-falling-on-my-canvas-the-amazing-versatility-of-darning-patterns

If you can find SuZy Murphy's Suzy's Darn Stitches, it has a ton of darning stitch diagrams.

https://www.theneedlepointgallery.com/product-page/suzy-s-darn-stitches-by-suzy-murphy

Many books by Ruth Schmuff, Brenda Hart, and Mary Legallet have sections that are all about darning stitches, so check the books you own to see if you can find a chapter about these great background stitches.  Mary Legallet has some tips for you if you try to use them here--

https://www.whimsicalstitch.com/whimsicalwednesdays/2015/6/9/whimsicalwednesday

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 19, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Versions of iStitches

Ruth Schmuff's five volumes of the iStitches books have been rebuilt for the modern Apple device.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2026/06/the-stitches-you-love-rebuilt-for-today/

The app and stitches are the same (if you have the original iStitches volumes in digital form, don't worry--they still work just fine).  But the new and improved versions have new features such as Favorites and Folders, better navigation and search functions.  There is even a Master Index so you can find that favorite stitch in the volume where it is located.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Where_is_that_Stitch_VOL_One-Five.pdf

You can read more about the newest version of the iStitches volumes here.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/istitches/

If you aren't a fan of digital books or are Android only, don't worry.  You can buy any of the five regular Stitches volumes in a travel friendly size of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-one-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-two-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-three-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-four-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-five-travel/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 12, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

KC Needlepoint Talks Threads

KC Needlepoint talks about various types of threads and where they work especially well in needlepoint.  It's interesting to think about the threads we like to use the most and consider branching out into other types.  Love them or hate them, threads are a fascinating study.

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/news/exploring-different-threads

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 17, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NJNA in June 2026

New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter of ANG has posted their mid-June report.  There is ANG news, news of retreats, classes, app updates, clubs, System Four news and more.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2026/06/13/whats-happening-at-njna-6-13-26/

Check back at the end of the month for their update.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com 

nd at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 14, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.