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Monday, May 14, 2012

Another Unique Voice

If you liked yesterday's article about a new blog, then you'll want to visit today's unique voice. Hazel Blomkamp is an embroider but one who has a lot to say to us needlepointers.
http://therebelliousneedlewoman.blogspot.com/

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

Inside Out, or, Ruth Goes Subtle

Labels: classes, Mystery, Ruth Schmuff

Ruth Schmuff's latest mystery class (you know the canvas but no one--not even Ruth--knows the threads and stitches that will be used to stitch it) is a pear collage design. Every couple of weeks the class meets at Bedecked and Beadazzled over the weekend and then the students who are taking the class via mail will have their lesson sent to them the next week so they can keep up with Ruth's doings.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/05/lather-rinse-and-repeat.html

Ruth is repeating stitches all over the place on this design. Look at the dark brown band in the lower left corner. It uses the same stitch as the yellow-green band just under the pears. Look at the bubbles stripes at the top and bottom of the design. In two of these three areas, the background stitch is in the background. In the third it's inside the bubbles. In other words, Ruth inverted the stitches used inside and outside the bubbles.

Look at the dark brown stripes on either side of the cut pear. They slant \ / in opposite ways but otherwise are the same stitch. I am willing to bet that when this class meets again in three weeks Ruth will repeat more motifs and stitches to help unify this rather busy design. We may not be actually taking this class, but we can always learn from Ruth.

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

Paypal Sites UPDATED

Labels: Beth's Needlepoint Nook, Bristly Thistle, colonial needle, lee, Paypal, shops, SJ Designs

Anyone who buys via the Internet a lot has run across mention of Paypal. Paypal (now owned by eBay) is a way to pay for purchases without giving your credit card number to an online shop whose security you know nothing about. You set up a Paypal account at https://www.paypal.com/ and give Paypal your credit card number and mailing address. Then when you shop at a website that accepts Paypal, you simply click on the Pay via Paypal button, sign into your Paypal account, and authorize payment. Paypal charges your credit card and sends the money to the online store without the online store ever seeing your credit card number. A lot of eBay auctions now accept nothing but Paypal in payment and smaller shops are now adopting it as a payment method. This system is only as secure as Paypal's security but I have a credit card with a $500 limit that I use as the only Paypal credit card to further limit damage to my bank account. I've never had any problems with a Paypal sale, but I am not the trusting kind.

All this is a very long introduction to a list of needlepoint-related online shops that accept Paypal. I thought it would be nice to keep such a list for those who like using Paypal and are looking for a shop to buy needlework supplies that uses the system. This is a partial listing of just the places I know about, so help me out and either comment below or email me directly at chilly hollow at hot mail dot com with names of other online shops that take Paypal. Thanks!

Here's my list so far, in alphabetical order. Please note I have conflicting information about Bristly Thistle, so I'm not certain they take Paypal. I've just been too busy to double check with Michelle.

http://www.abcstitch.com