Last night I stitched more of the endless background about the Golden Rabbit pet guardian angel. How such a small piece (she's roughly 5 1/2 inches long and 5 inches high) could have so much background puzzles me, but there it is--a new law of stitching. The background takes forever, no matter how large/small the piece. No wonder I like stitching on silk gauze--traditionally the background is not stitched. You have to love that!
I didn't scan a photo this morning since nothing much has changed and I'm running low on printer ink but I do have many treats for you other places. First of all, the May-June Needlepoint Now has arrived and there's an article on blogging! I haven't read it yet but I did look at the list and found many of my favorites plus 1-2 I don't recognize. A little browsing is in order, don't you think? You can start with the magazine's very own new blog! A peek into magazine publishing should be very interesting.
http://nneditor.wordpress.com/
Madonna's Gossiping Geishas design is back from the framer's. Look at her May 12 blog entries. The first photo you see is the model from Pat and Lee Designs (there is a stitch guide available, see second link below) and the second photo is Madonna's version which has a gray cat instead of two white ones. I had a lovely time comparing these two stitched versions of the same charming design. Pat and Lee designs are unique in that you can get a chart, or have the design put on 18 count or on 13 count. I think the canvases are silk screened [No, I am wrong, the canvases are painted on interlock canvas per Madonna. Thanks for the correction, Madonna!] but the quality is very good from what Madonna says. Her version was on interlock canvas but regular mono is also available at a higher price.
http://frontrangestitches.blogspot.com/
http://www.pattandleedesigns.com/stitch_guides
Speaking of finished projects, you'll enjoy seeing all the customer pieces posted on Needle Works' blog. There's a bonus interview with Colleen, the shop's owner, as well.
http://theneedleworks.typepad.com/the_needle_works/2009/05/projects-finished.html
I'll end with Denise & Linda's blog (The Stitching Sisters) which is full of photos of small pieces they've finished. The little nutcracker is cute. You can't see his teeth much either, so I like him. Nutcracker canvases with their teeth often give me the willies! In honor of Denise's nutcracker, the canvas of the day is another nutcracker, one that is marching around the Christmas tree.
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
