Mr. X Stitch Interviews Gay Ann Rogers

Dena from Kreinik occasionally writes a column for Mr. X Stitch. Her latest is an interview with Gay Ann Rogers which I think you'll enjoy.
http://www.mrxstitch.com/needlepoint-extraordinaire/

If you fall in love with her Catherine the Great, act now.  The sale of the kit will end Sunday, May 17th, 2015.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 11, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Jenny Henry Interviews Hannah Bass

Jenny Henry has done us a favor by interviewing an English tapestry designer I've never heard of before--Hannah Bass.
https://jennyhenrydesigns.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/hannah-bass-contemporary-tapestry/

You can see nice closeups of Hannah's designs on her website.  She has a Facebook page you'll want to check out, too.
http://www.hannahbass.com

https://www.facebook.com/hannahbasscontemporarytapestry

If you aren't familiar with Emily Peacock's vibrant 1960s style lettering needlepoint, here is her website.  She has an Etsy store, too, which is the second link below.
http://www.emilypeacock.com

https://www.etsy.com/shop/emilypeacocktapestry

It's lovely to see that English needlepoint designers are trying something new these days.  Thanks, Jenny!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 27, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Going the Extra Mile: Add a Border

In this blog post Mary Waldsmith shows how she added something special to an Eye Candy Halloween collage--a border!  It really enhanced the canvas, didn't it?  This is something I will have to think about as I stitch No Flying Monkeys....
http://owlstitchery.blogspot.com/2015/04/adding-border-to-painted-canvas.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 21, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.