River Silks in Russia

Jean Krynicki, the owner of River Silks, is in Russia with friends teaching silk ribbon embroidery. How much fun is it that we stitchers all speak the same language!?
http://www.riversilks.com/wordpress/?p=498


Thanks for the update, Jill.


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

Pumpkin Planner

Robin's newest blog posting explains choosing a stitch for the pumpkin in the Creepy Characters series. For anyone who wonders how stitch guide writers work, this is a great article. Robin's secret is Photoshop which she uses to plan how her stitches will look. Fascinating!
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2011/09/pumpkin-and-jacquard.html


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

I Want a Beard Like Santa's

Sara Leigh of Scarlet Thread continues to build her reputation as a major source of counted canvaswork temptation with her latest shop blog entry.  I love Santa and his beard (it's the best stylized beard I've ever seen) but you may be tempted by Kathy Rees' newest charts.
http://stitchything.blogspot.com/2011/09/tis-season-and-other-news.html

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