Tips on Choosing A Needlepoint Project

Needlepoint.com's latest blog posting is called "How to Choose the Right Needlepoint Kit for You."

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/how-to-choose-the-right-needlepoint-kit-for-your-style

The shop sells a lot of kits that include threads, embellishments, stitch guide and canvas.  They also rate their kits as to difficulty level, which is helpful if you are unsure.

Also keep in mind if you are just starting out that threads you have to separate and combine again in the needle's eye is a bit harder than a thread that you just cut off the skein or card and thread into the needle.  If you have any questions, just ask.  Most shops, including Needlepoint.com, are happy to help you.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 13, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Books For Canvas Embellishment

Last month I wrote an article listing books that are particularly useful for those doing canvas embellishment.  You can find it on my Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides blog.
https://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/p/book-list-for-canvas-embellishment.html

If you know of other books that are really helpful when you are trying to find a stitch for an effect on your painted canvas, please let me know.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 24, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A New Lesson on Embellishing Needlepoint

I've added a third tutorial on how to embellish a painted canvas to the Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides blog. You'll find it here, or you can read all three articles by picking the right tabs at the top of the page under the header photo.
https://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/p/learn-to-embellish-painted-canvas-part-3.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 9, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Blog News

I've been rearranging things over at the Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides blog and decided I would create a tab that lists all the shops I know about that will do a free guide for customers.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/p/shops-that-offer-free-guides.html

Hopefully this will make it easier for folks who want a guide for a canvas to find a shop to help them out.  Of course I don't have every shop that will do a guide for a canvas listed, so if I missed one, please let me know by adding a Comment below or emailing me at sgfromchnp at gmail.com.

Thank you!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 12, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.