I got a hilarious email from Judie of Thistle Needleworks/Alex Paras Needlework yesterday. She just finished designing this painted canvas kit which is called Chilly Santa and posted a photo on her Alex Paras website. Almost immediately she was asked if it was based on Chilly Hollow! LOL
No, this is not my fault. I don't resemble Chilly Santa in any way, shape, or form (although I do have gold wire rimmed glasses, come to think about it).
http://store.apneedlearts.com/chsaex.html
When I quit laughing, I asked Judie about her use of DMC memory thread for the gold glasses and the white beard, specifically if she had any tips for using it.
She replied, "I found it very easy to work with -- this is the second piece I have used it on. The gold held up very well, but I have found that the threads that are wound around the copper core wire sometime fray a bit. Others have recommended dipping the ends in FrayCheck but I found that all I had to do was snip off the unraveled ends."
Thanks for the memory thread advice, Judie, and for the laugh. Now I guess I'd better be cautious about eating everything in sight over Thanksgiving and Christmas or I might actually be mistaken for Chilly Santa later on!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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