Halloweenies on Display (and on Sale) UPDATED

Robin King has posted a lovely roundup of all the finished Halloweenies from Amy Bunger's class last year.  Aren't they wonderful?!  There's a link to Amy's October 2011 newsletter in the article, by the way.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloweenies-update.html

By coincidence I got a message from a friend last night who has taken stock of her stash and decided she probably isn't going to live to be 412, so she has decided to sell her Halloweenies set (the house, the characters, threads, Amy's stitch guide and some incidentals like the glitter used on the moon) for $1100 which is a little more than half of the total price if they are all purchased from Amy Bunger's shop.  The price includes shipping and insurance and the set is pristine, with not a stitch taken.  If you are interested, email me at chilly hollow at hotmaildotcom and I'll forward your message on to the seller.

UPDATE:  The Halloweenies set has been sold and will be on its way to a new home shortly.  Many thanks to everyone who responded.


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

Stars: Cary Grant Revealed

Both Jan's and Liz's versions of Stars for the New Millennium continue to grow (unlike mine, which is waiting for me to finish more urgent projects).  Each is turning out to be lovely.
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/stars-for-new-millenium-progress-7.html

http://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/stars-of-the-new-millennium-cary-grant/


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

White Indigo, Woad, and Dyeing Magic

I'm always interested to learn more about how threads are dyed. We have many beautiful threads available to us, but much of the process is a trade secret, so it is nice to find a manufacturer (Renaissance Dyeing, which sells wool for embroiders) who is willing to talk about their process, especially since they are dyeing the old-fashioned way. I can imagine 16th Century embroiders buying blue wool made in just this way.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/dyeing-with-woad-in-the-south-of-france.html

Mary's found some followup information on woad and dyeing, plus bonus material on making pins.  Fascinating!
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/pins-and-woad-dyeing-of-textiles.html


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

Interview: Access Commodities

The Essamplaire has a short interview in their latest newsletter with one of the co-founders of Access Commodities. I thought it was very interesting and it may stimulate me to pull out my little spool of Gilt Sylke Twist and use it in a project.
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bbbedf7f63c105c6ca187afe8&id=58849bf5bb

If you are interested in the reproduction casket class, make sure you sign up for their newsletters for news.

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