Bracha Levee Video

Nimble Needle has the Bracha Levee trunk show from Julia's Needleworks in the shop right now. I normally put trunk show sales in the Trunk Shows and Sales tab but this one is special in that Nimble Needle talks about the originals that the canvases come from and has links to the Bracha Levee website (second link) which has more information on the original tapestries and a video.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/02/brach-lavee-part-ii-20-savings-too.html

http://www.bracha-lavee.com/originals/

If you'd like to see more designs, NN has an earlier blog postings with more canvases to enjoy.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/02/bracha-lavee-trunk-show.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Sheena's Sampler - Band One and Two UPDATED

Sheena has decided to play around with designing a band sampler.  She started with snowflake motifs, which is totally appropriate as the snow is coming down hard in Chilly Hollow today!  I am sure the counted canvaswork folks among us will enjoy stitching with Sheena as she comes up with a new band periodically as her sore hand permits.
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/band-one-started/

UPDATE:  Here is the rest of Band One.  Stay tuned for more!
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/band-sampler-finished-canvases/

UPDATE Band Two
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/confession/

You know, some of those snowflakes would look good as a base for Blue Russian to stand on....

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Susan's Blue Russian

Susan's Blue Russian

Susan M. very kindly allowed me to post a progress photo of her Northern Light Santa.  She's finished her background's first step (she's WAY ahead of me there!) and stitched Santa's staff, robe and fur cuffs, his diadem and hat, and beard with mustache.  I love how she is customizing her Russian Santa to suit herself.  Her beard is much more realistic than my stylized one.  She has also added snow under his feet and omitted the gray shading on his fur cuff.  I love the way the snow is shaped!  She used the same glow-in-the-dark white Petite Silk Lame Braid I used and thinks the effect in the dark is very cool!

Thanks for allowing me to show this off, Susan.  It is lot of fun to see all the different Russian Santas as they are being worked.  Each has the distinct personality of its creator being added with every stitch.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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