Tent Stitch Versus Embellishment: The Drama!

WipStitchNeedleworks has brought the controvery out into the open.  (and I'm snickering)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0S0cjkVyr/?img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/DT4TUyBgFqm/

Folks, stitch any way you want.  No rules here (except the thread goes through the eye of the needle, to quote SharonG).

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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

Making Woven Picot Seagrass: The Movie

kb_threads demonstrates just how easy a woven picot is on her Instagram account.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7I6v-gHVP/

It really is just that easy.  Want to have woven picots you can bend to shape?  Use an upside down V-shaped piece of beading wire, poke each leg through the canvas holes and secure on the back side, then use a waste stitch at the top to secure the tip like shown in the video.  Come up with your thread in the base of your upside down V and go down at the tip to make the third leg.  Then weave as shown above!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Is Blocking Necessary?

Quail Run thinks it is and tells us why in this Facebook posting.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1332711648884236&set=a.635108881977853

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

How to Choose Your Next Needlepoint Project

Needlepoint.com's latest blog post has tips on choosing your next needlepoint project.  Of course the shop is promoting their business but their tips are sound advice when you can't make up your mind.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/how-to-choose-your-next-needlepoint-project

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Florentine Fancywork (Toni McKelley)

Melita G. found a copy of Toni McKelley's "Florentine Fancywork" on eBay and has started to gather supplies to stitch it.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/12/25/florentine-fancywork-by-toni-mckelley/

She bought more threads.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2026/01/05/threads-for-florentine-fancywork-by-toni-mckelley/

She's working the floral border.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2026/02/19/florentine-fancywork-by-toni-mckelley-begins/

Melita has finished the floral border and has worked a section of Bargello.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2026/02/24/florentine-fancywork-by-toni-mckelley-side-flower-borders/

Now she's working the interior bands and playing with the color.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2026/03/01/florentine-fancywork-by-toni-mckelley-bargello-ribbon-and-hungarian-diamond-or-pavillion-variation/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 26, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.