Liz Shows Off Her Studio UPDATED

Liz Morrow moved last year and has set up a studio for herself in the new place. You are going to love it.
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-studio.html

This is the Chandler Creations website, the storage options page.  The website also has videos showing how things are assembled and a page of photographs of their tables and storage cabinets used by various customers.  It's all very inspiring!
http://www.chandlercreations.com/store/1406927/page/629006

UPDATE:  Chandler Creations is having a sale and some items are forty percent off.  FYI!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 21, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tips on Photographing Framed Needlework

Michael Mixon of Hanging Around Hoover, a custom framing shop in Alabama, posts frequent photographs of his framed needlepoint on Facebook at the large Needlepoint group there.  Recently I started to wonder how on earth he manages to get good photographs of his framing.  When I take photographs of framed pieces, glare off the glass is always a problem.  So I asked Michael and here are his tips:

"1. Shot with no glazing on the piece or 2. Use museum or AR glass or, 3. Set up two strobe lights at 4 and 8 o'clock positions to drown the piece with light and cancel out any room glare. - Option 1 is the easiest, and a polarizing lens filter also helps."

He makes it sound easy!  Thanks, Michael.

You can see Michael's framing on the shop Facebook page or...

https://www.facebook.com/hangingaroundhoover?ref=stream

---you can go straight to the shop website.

http://www.hangingaroundhoover.com

Have fun exploring!

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 21, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Retreat's on Fire!

It's July and you know what that means--plenty of classes and retreats! Shops often have retreats this time of year when the weather's good and folks can get a little time off from work to indulge themselves in a great class or two.  Ruth Schmuff had an embellishment class with ten students working from the stitch guides she devised.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/07/embellishment-by-ruth.html

The Enriched Stitch invited Meredith Willet to come teach.  She's the one who suggested Suzie bring a candle and matches....
http://astheneedleturns.com/burn-baby-burn/

Pocket Full of Stitches had Laura Taylor come teach a Needle Deeva piece to the entire class.  It looks like a good time was had by all!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2015/07/stitching-retreat-with-laura-taylor.html

You can browse the tab above to see if a class, retreat or exhibit will be held near you. Or click on this link.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/p/classes-and-retreats.html

Don't forget the matches or the fun!

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 13, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.