Hot Fun in the Summertime (with your needle and Barbara)

Barbara Bergsten has been experimenting with video and music to showcase her stitch painted canvases that come with stitch guides and great stitch diagrams. You'll see the bare canvases, the diagrammed stitches (you download those free from her website) and stitched examples.  Easy and fun, that's Barbara's mantra.  This link is to her blog so after you click on the underlined title and sing among to the music, you can go back and explore her website.
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2012/05/summertime-needlepoint-1.html

Very clever advertising, Barbara!

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

A New Type of Bijoux UPDATED

Threadaholic Alert:  I've heard from Gay Ann Rogers that there is a new type of Bijoux that has a white core instead of the black one.  For those of you who haven't used this thin, strong metallic thread, here's what the regular Bijoux looks like.  The black core gives each color a black stripe.  The new Bijoux will have a white stripe instead, which will significantly change the look.
https://www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com/cgi-bin/Store/pageread.cgi?Bijoux

Another new thread is Gloriana's silk chenille.  I haven't seen this in person, either, but I can't wait.  I love Gloriana's colors so I know this will be on my To Buy list once it is available locally (and I get to a shop).
https://www.stitchingbitsandbobs.com/cgi-bin/Store/pageread.cgi?GlorianaSilkChenille

We are very lucky to be living in this golden age of threads.


UPDATE: I've found a photo of the four new colors of what apparently is called Bijoux Glints.
http://store.needlenook.com/Bijoux-Glints-p36132.html

UPDATE #2:  Vicky DeAngelis has stitched with the white Bijoux and there are photos on her blog.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/05/19/cats-night-out-3/

UPDATE #3:  Vicky shows us the spools of Bijoux, all four colors (white, two golds and silver).
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/05/20/bijoux-glints/


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

Mark Twain Approved

Accoutrement Designs has updated their blog with photos of their newest needle minder magnets.
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/05/jubilee-celebrations.html

They've also changed their blog a bit by starting to group their magnets and fobs by theme. Look in the right hand column under "Pages."  Click on a Page title and you'll find yourself able to view each set of items that belongs in that category.  If you want to know more about Mark Twain and his jumping frog, here you go.
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/price/frog.htm

Personally I'm waiting for a blue police box magnet....

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