Friday, June 9, 2023

Strawberry Thief Steals Tennis Balls

Jolly Red, a UK tapestry kit company, shows how they translated William Morris' Strawberry Thief design into the Tennis Ball Thief pillow kit.

Here is William Morris' original.

Here is Jolly Red's printed needlepoint version on 10 count canvas with the tennis ball and the Jack Russell terrier.  Very clever!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 16, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, June 8, 2023

BREAKING NEWS: Marina Perna Has Died

Stitch by Stitch Larchmont just announced the death of their long-term teacher, Marina Perna, after a courageous battle with cancer.  If you are in the area, the date and time of her visitation and funeral mass is included in the notice.

Our condolences to her family, friends and students.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 8, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needle Paint Has Dog Collars

NeedlePaint has branched out into dog collars.

You can browse their printed designs or create your own custom collar using their Custom Dog Collar Builder which is here--

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 15, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

The Astronomer and Needlepoint

Lena stumbled across this article about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, an early 20th Century astronomer, talking about needlepoint and her ground-breaking needlepoint portrait of a supernova.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 12, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Threadaholic Alert: Milan

The latest NJNA newsletter let me know Planet Earth Fibers has a new thread called Milan.

According to this article at KC Needlepoint, Milan is a single strand that is half silk and half merino wool (basically a thicker version of Essentials) meant to be used on 13 count canvas.

Currently KC Needlepoint has all the colors in stock if you want to try it.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 4, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.