Anne of ABS Designs has created an original design as a gift for friends. As she stitches, she is using two different stitches and two weights of threads in the same color to differentiate the border from the center of the design. I think this is very clever!
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2014/12/dogs-and-cats-more-progress.html
Here's the finished design.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-zooey-finale.html
The next time you need a subtle border, remember Anne's idea.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 3, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Snowball Fight!
Labels:
animals,
backgrounds,
CBK,
CBK Designs,
fur,
Hugs and Stitches,
Scott Church Creative,
Suzanne Hicks
Suzanne of the Hugs and Stitches blog just hit a home run with her latest canvas from Scott Church Creative/CBK. It's a squirrel caught in the middle of a snowball fight!
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2014/11/check-out-this-masterpiece.html
She got the dimension of the piece just right, balancing all the heavier elements like the tail and scarf and snowballs with heavier background and ground stitches. Nothing really outshines any other part so that the entire design is unified. This is the kind of thing we stitchers aim for--every bit is perfect and works with every other bit.
There isn't anything I don't love about this piece, from the beaded dimensional snowballs to the fluffy turkey work tale to the hand knit silk scarf. Here is the original Scott Church needlepoint canvas, just to help you see how Suzanne brought this to life.
http://www.cbkneedlepoint.com/uploads/sc-pl_25.jpg
Congratulations on perfection, Suzanne.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 26, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2014/11/check-out-this-masterpiece.html
She got the dimension of the piece just right, balancing all the heavier elements like the tail and scarf and snowballs with heavier background and ground stitches. Nothing really outshines any other part so that the entire design is unified. This is the kind of thing we stitchers aim for--every bit is perfect and works with every other bit.
There isn't anything I don't love about this piece, from the beaded dimensional snowballs to the fluffy turkey work tale to the hand knit silk scarf. Here is the original Scott Church needlepoint canvas, just to help you see how Suzanne brought this to life.
http://www.cbkneedlepoint.com/uploads/sc-pl_25.jpg
Congratulations on perfection, Suzanne.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 26, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Everyone Needs Mittens
It's winter in Chilly Hollow and it is cold! That means everyone needs mittens. Nimble Needle to the rescue with these darling mitten ornament kits which I think are from Kathy Schenkel Designs.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/11/new-mitten-kits.html
Stitch warm!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/11/new-mitten-kits.html
Stitch warm!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 25, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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