How Hard is Messy Beading?

How hard is messy beading?  Not hard at all!  Just watch this short video that The Wool and The Floss posted showing how it is done.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1506068924577279

Easy peasy!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 23, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

JudyAnn Apologizes

JudyAnn Needlepoint recently was asked to paint a Waffle House canvas by a customer who furnished a rough design that was said to be the customer's own work.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1748114450163227&set=a.607525490888801

Turns out it was actually a design by One Part Whimsy that is currently sold out.  JudyAnn is horrified and apologized to One Part Whimsy.  I know JudyAnn from way back and I am sure she didn't know her customer was trying to get a sold out design by lying to JudyAnn about where the original came from.  

https://www.onepartwhimsy.com/products/waffle-house-diner-hand-painted-needlepoint-canvas

If you are the miscreant, shame on you for putting a nice lady like JudyAnn in such a position!  

If you are a designer, I urge you to avoid logos or any sort of brand image as the copyright pitfalls are huge.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 24, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Secret Garden: A Mystery by Mary Charles and Ruth Schmuff

The newest mystery class at Bedecked and Beadazzles is Mary Charles' "Secret Garden."

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2025/10/ive-got-a-secret/

Ruth started by stitching the house and the wall around the property.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2026/05/garden-gates-open/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Fiber Talk Interviews the Finishing Fairy

This week Fiber Talk interviews Amanda, The Finishing Fairy.  You'll learn how Amanda became the Finishing Fairy, how she finishes and teaches finishing, and learn tips on ways to insure quality finishing while you are stitching a project, such as use stretcher bars if you are using metallic (metallic threads don't stretch well so they don't block well) and stitch a few extra rows all around the edge, particularly if you have beads close to the edge of the design.

https://wetalkfiber.com/2026/05/17/the-finishing-fairy-helps-you-learn-to-finish-needlepoint/

You can visit the Finishing Fairy website, or...

https://finishingfairy.com/

...visit Amanda at the social media you prefer.

https://www.instagram.com/finishingfairy

https://www.facebook.com/p/Needlepoint-Finishing-Fairy-61557206324056/

https://www.tiktok.com/@finishingfairy

https://www.youtube.com/@ndlptfinishingfairy

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com 

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 18, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wrapped Chain Stitch Tutorial

Lynndlpt over at Instagram has posted a video tutorial on using wrapped chain stitch for lettering.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYdnQtssVwq/

The chain stitch is worked in Petite Very Velvet for the narrower part of the letters and regular Very Velvet for the wider parts.  The wraps over the underlying chain stitch are worked with Neon Rays.

Note that Lynndlpt used a flat iron (the kind for hair but buy a cheap one to use just for threads--no hair product on your threads, please!) to smooth the Neon Rays, a laying tool to help the Neon Rays lay flat, and Fray Check to protect the Neon Rays once they are stitched.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 18, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.