The New Days of California

Old World Designs has added to their Days of California series of ornaments with a whole new set for 2017.  These exclusive designs are perfect souvenirs of a trip to the San Francisco area or a lovely gift for the California resident.  Fans of travel ornaments will want to check these out, particularly if you love Chinese themes.
https://www.oldworlddesigns.com/shop/Canvases/Series/Days-of-California--2017.htm

You can see the earlier ones in the set here.
https://www.oldworlddesigns.com/shop/Canvases/Series/Days-of-California.htm

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 19, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

First Place Ribbon at the California State Fair

The California State Fair just awarded a first place ribbon for her "Kimono Revisited" to Mary Frances Po.  Congratulations!   (Many thanks to Needle in a Haystack for letting us know of their customer's latest big win!)
https://www.facebook.com/needleinahaystackshop/photos/a.10151984852036674.1073741825.98255356673/10152206891006674/?type=1&theater

Here is a bit about John Waddell's version of the Maggie Lane/Ietje Jackovich chart.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SNS_Kimono/info

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 17, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Visiting Shops in California

If you are curious about the shop owners you have met online or want to know a bit about California needlepoint shops, here's the place to explore.  There are photos and brief descriptions of many of the shops you want to visit, plus links to the websites.  Note that Regal Rabbit closed when the owner retired and relocated but their website store is still active. You just can't visit in person any more.  Status Thimble has also closed. (Sob!)
http://www.stitchknots.com/who.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Touch of Gold at the Finish

Yesterday I took one last look at the Stuart Plaid Lion, trying to figure out if the lion's body and mane was finished or if I needed to add more stem stitches here and there.  I ended up adding a few highlights to the mane using a strand of Accentuate (gold #024) and then laid long stitches with the same thread across the diagonal red skip tent stitch background.   The skip tent stitches run from the NE to the SW and the long gold Accentuate stitches are laid from the NW to the SE.  Using a little Accentuate adds a bit of pizzazz to the canvas.  This is a royal symbol of the Stuart line of English kings and queens, after all!

I think this design is finished but I'll take one last look today before sending it off to Leigh to be made up into a model while I write the stitch guide.

On another topic entirely, Old World Designs' website page about their monthly club of California ornaments has updated to show photos of all the designs in stitched form.  Love that cable car!
http://www.oldworlddesigns.com/california.html

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