Carolyn Says....

Carolyn Has, the advice columnist for the Washington Post, had a discussion recently about handmade gifts versus expensive store bought items.  This little article summaries what she and others said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/carolyn-hax-handmade-gift-trumps-mass-produced-stuff/2014/10/10/5fff094e-4802-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html

We all love giving handmade gifts.  How do you feel about receiving them?

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 12, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Hair Stitch Ideas

This week I noticed the clever hair stitch Linda used for an angel over at her Split the Needles blog.  She has used two colors of thread and also allows some of the painted canvas to show to create realistic hair with a lot of movement.
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2014/09/more-beautiful-angel-hair.html

Janet Perry also lays out a three step process to create hair using different colors and stitches.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/a-suggestion-for-stitching-hair/

I hope these resources help you create hair that looks like it just came from the beauty parlor!

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.