Time to Buy

Nimble Needle has heard that Lillian Chermor is retiring and they urge customers to pick up a canvas now if they are in love with one of her pieces.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2012/02/lillian-chermor-canvases.html

It's always smart to buy something you are madly in love with before it's too late!  Here's her website.
http://needlepointbylilliandesign.com/


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

Fun with Stitching Friends

One of the nicest things about the Internet is how well we get to know other stitchers.  Stephanie's fellow SWANs are becoming well known to me.  (Steph says they think maybe they need their own TV show.  I agree!)  Here are the ornaments stitched for Lisa at the SWAN Christmas ornament exchanges over the years, following by other ornaments that have been stitched and gifted.  Lots to see and learn from here!
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/01/lisas-ornaments-through-years.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-2011-swan-ornaments.html

Speaking of learning, Ruth Schmuff has started her latest mystery class.  In these classes, everyone knows what canvas they'll be stitching but no one --not even Ruth-- know what they will look like at the end.  It's an adventure via mail order kits!  The first lesson talks about faces and hair for this Maggie canvas, with Ruth sharing a great tip for a thread that does hair beautifully and easily.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/01/its-all-magic.html

Ridgewood is showing off some of their Sandra Gilmore canvases and in the process, talking a little about the fun things parents and kids come up with together that build memories that will outlast the parent.  There are gnomes, too.  I think they might be from dede Odgen but I am not certain.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2012/01/little-more-sandra-gilmore-with-bit-of.html

http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2012/01/for-little-more-about-my-family-my-son.html

See?  We really do get to know each other through our stitching.

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

Three Pairs of Eyes (Day of the Dead)

My Belleza has blank eyes

I'm sure you have been wondering what is going on with my Day of the Dead piece. Not to worry.  I've been stitching away on Belleza.  I'm just doing a large boring part--the skull and bones.  Nothing much to talk about!  At this point Belleza looks mostly bald. LOL

However, Sheena has been doing more interesting things.
http://sheenassweetstitches.com/beads-eye/2012/01/sample-post/


I won't tell you why she thought elongated tent stitches work better for her eye, but I will say that the three of us each choose a different stitch for our eyes for a different reason. I wanted a matte black look because of all the things going on elsewhere.  I choose regular tent stitches to create a "black hole" effect.  Janet went with skip tent for Pocito. She wants sparkle in her eyes so she will back them with a shiny fabric behind the canvas.  Sheena needs a platform for something interesting so she went with elongated tent stitches for her Pocito.  Three stitchers, three canvases, three eye treatments.

All these are the right choice for our interpretation of our own canvas.

Next time I'll talk backgrounds and why I am doing my background last this time.


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