Elizabeth Does Storage Right

Elizabeth Hurd just posted about an unusual storage box she uses on Facebook--a glasses display box!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=624674370987970&set=gm.766813683395792&type=1&theater

Elizabeth got this from the "Eyewear Displays" section of the  PeepersSpecs.com site.
http://www.peeperspecs.com/Eyewear-Displays

Hurry because both styles are on sale for a few hours more.  There is also a thirty percent off coupon in the header and they also are offering free shipping.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 2, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Diagonal Tent Stitch - Diagonal Basketweave

Recently my buddy Marianne (of Newneedlepoint.com fame) asked me to look at a copy of a rare booklet by Katherine Ireys about basketweave called Diagonal Tent Stitch.   I had never seen this 1974 book before and found it fascinating.  I won't repeat what I said (just read the link below) except to repeat if you are interested in better technique in basketweave or are a left handed stitcher who wants to master basketweave,  this book and Davie Hyman's Diagonal Basketweave are books you should get your hands on whenever you see a copy.  They are classics.
http://www.newneedlepoint.com/content-product_info/product_id-3093/rare_diagonal_tent_stitch_by_katharine_ireys.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 23, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Visiting the Needlepoint at Washington, D.C.'s National Cathedral

If you are interested in ecclesiastical embroidery, you will want to see the video of the needlepoint cushions at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. 
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/exec/cathedral/mediaPlayer2013?MediaID=MED-6TGMR-9B0000&EventID=CAL-6T4BQ-LD000H

This article talks briefly about some of the outstanding pieces found in various chapels of the Cathedral.  These are themed pieces, with various topics meant to unify the stitching in that area.
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/101514needlework.pdf

If you have a Facebook account, the Washington National Cathedral's page has several photographs of needlework there.  Use the side arrows to see more.
https://www.facebook.com/WNCathedral/photos/a.10152776776527552.1073741834.12141462551/10152776776567552/?type=1&theater

Sonia, who sings at the National Cathedral, took the tour and posted photographs on Facebook.  Use the side arrows to navigate.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100860124131155&set=pcb.750621738348320&type=1&theater

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.