The Snowbird (with Magi)

Now that the trauma of snow before Halloween has receded a bit, I can send Blog readers over to see a finished Dorothy Lesher class piece called Snowbird. It's GORGEOUS! First, Pat has posted a finished photo.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2011/10/viola-fini.html

Then she posted closeups of the sections. The metallics and beads and the shine of the silks don't photograph well, so you can imagine how great this is going to be when it is framed.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2011/10/all-closeups.html

By coincidence, Just String is posting photographs of Dorothy's The Magi as she works it.  This particular entry is very interesting because Dorothy told her students to use ink to create a shadow on the Ultrasuede.  Fascinating tip!  If you want to see more, click on the Just String title and read the postings on the first and the previous page that show her progress creating this piece.
http://juststring.blogspot.com/2011/11/ink-unusual-embellishment.html

Sadly, Dorothy doesn't have a website but if you look for ANG and EGA Seminar classes she's taught or check what she plans to teach at Callaway or at the Shining Needle Society, you might be able to find a class you can take from her.

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

Carol-Anne and the Floral Melody

Carol-Anne is into Japanese Embroidery and Japanese beading. I had no idea that there was a Japanese way to bead but Carol-Ann's got it licked.  I recommend you head to her blog and then just work from entry to entry to see Floral Melody grow.  Amazing stuff!
http://threadsacrosstheweb.blogspot.com/


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