Japanese Embroidery and Flat Silk

Anyone curious about Japanese flat silk and how it is used in Japanese Embroidery will find these two articles on Mary Corbet's site fascinating.  The second article answers questions raised by the first since these techniques are so alien to most needleworkers.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/flat-silks-tips-techniques.html

http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/awl-with-flat-silk-questions-answered.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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You're Just My Type

Jelly Bean Stock has updated their website with new canvases from the Columbus and Baltimore trade shows. It's a fun browse, whether you like Elvis, John Lennon, Bella Legosi or need a nice Judaic canvas.
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/whatsnew.html

If you want to see photos from the Long Beach trade show, they are on this page in a slide show.
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/tradeshow.html

Elvis is at the top of the page at the first link, by the way.  Thankyouverymuch.


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com