Stephanie Is Dancing with Stitches Each New Stitch Monday

Stephanie at Ridgewood Stitchery has started a new project, Ellen Skidmore's "Dance."  This is a discontinued canvas from the Meredith Collection.  Stephanie's first stitch is for the dress.  She choose an open stitch but filled in the open spot as she's not a light coverage stitcher.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-157/

Next she tackles the background grass and found a nice stitch for it, topped with some grass sprigs.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-158/

Stephanie tackled a lot of small areas on the design--the skin of the dancer, the "piano keys" border of the skirt, and the dancing shoes.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-159/

The final section was the border.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-197/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 24, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Purses, Totes, Clutches and More

The April newsletter for NJNA has arrived and it is full of ANG class information, both at the local and national level.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2024/04/20/whats-happening-at-njna-4-20-24/

The big focus of the newsletter is all the self-finishing purses, totes, clutches and bags that are available.  There's a size and style for nearly everyone, whether you just need room for a phone, your sunglasses and credit cards or you end up carrying not only all your stuff but your spouse's, too.

Of course the newsletter covers a slew of new designs that came out at the April trade show, even clubs.  Heads up!  A little bird tells me those Ellen Skidmore canvases that the Meredith Collection distributes are going to be unavailable soon as the license expires so shop now.

https://themeredithcollection.com/collection/needlepoint-designs/ellen-skidmore

Something unusual is Moore Stitching's self-finishing compacts with designs to match.

https://moorestitching.com/search?q=compact&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Moore Stitching has pill boxes, too.

https://moorestitching.com/search?q=pill+box&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

All in all, this is a fun issue to browse. 

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 21, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved