Friday, June 29, 2018

Breaking News: Patt and Lee UPDATED

Patt Lange just announced the death of her husband and business partner Lee.  Together they were Patt and Lee Designs and also Pajamas and Chocolate (the hand painted line).  Lee made wonderful wooden items to display their canvases while Patt designed.  We send condolences and hugs to Patt and her family as they work to cope with this loss.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1794707060606444/

UPDATE:  Chris Lewis is now distributing Pat and Lee canvases.  Shoppers can ask Pocket Full of Stitches (owned by Chris's wife) for help finding canvases.
http://www.pfos.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 29, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

How to Needle Felt a Mushroom

Lalabug has a wonderful video showing how to needle felt a mushroom that i thought you'd enjoy.  It creates a dimensional item that could be added to your needlepoint later.
https://www.lalabugdesigns.com/blog/mushroomtutorial

The techniques used are ones used to create this needle felted cat from Brenda Stofft.  Brenda will teach this at Needle Works in Texas next September.
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2018/05/medici-is-in-the-house.html

If you are more interested in needle felting onto needlepoint canvas instead of creating a dimensional item, I have helpful information and a tutorial here.
https://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/p/needle-felting-needlepoint-canvas.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 28, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.