Destination Dallas News

I've been adding to the Destination Dallas 2013 section of Blog quite a bit, so remember to check in there to see the latest thing.  Just click on the tab located under the header to go there, then click on Home to come back to Blog's main page.  For those who wonder about the little paper umbrella photo I posted this morning, I've done another Leigh Designs model and stitch guide.  You can read all about it on the CH Stitch Guides blog.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/2013/04/hibiscus-flowers-palm-fronds-mai-tai.html

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Many thanks to all of you for showing up here each day.   Knowing you are counting on your daily dose of NP News keeps me blogging away.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The New and the Creative

There are some new fun things available.  Needle in a Haystack works with a woodworker to offer some charming little ort boxes.  The second link to the NIAH site has a lot of lovely wooden items, particularly the laying tools.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2013/04/cute-new-wood-items.html

http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Gifts_Wood.html

Ruth Schmuff has introduced a new type of snap tray--a small magnetic one for beads.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/04/another-must-have-beady-gadget.html

Not ready to spend a lot of money on a new tool?  Mary Corbet has a great substitute for an expensive floor stand.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/04/substitutions-for-a-needlework-stand-clamps.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

All Rhodes

I don't always mention each and every posting that Joni Stevenson writes on her Creative Stitch blog, but that doesn't mean I don't read and study every word. This week Joni's discussion is about the Rhodes stitch and its creator.    Her first posting discusses compensating Rhodes stitches.
http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com/2013/04/rhodes-stitch-compensation.html

The second is a little about the stitch's creator, Mary Rhodes.
http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com/2013/04/do-you-know-about-mary-rhodes.html

 I can tell from what Joni says that she reads stitch books not for new stitches, but for the information that the writers have beyond a particular stitch.  This information is priceless--it is wisdom from our stitching ancestors which we should cherish, ponder and listen to.

It might be time for me to rummage through my stitch library and pull out Art of Canvas Embroidery.  I may be experienced enough a stitcher to appreciate it now, which I certainly wasn't when I bought it in the late 1980s!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.