Santa Gnome (Kurdy Biggs)

Brenda went to EGA's Seminar recently, where she took a Kurdy Biggs class called "Santa Gnome."

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-62825.html

It is adorable!  Wish I could handle counted canvaswork.  I'd love to do something like this.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-updated-7125.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-updated-7725.html

If you are charmed (and not dyslexic like me), you might want to browse Kurdy's website.  I think "Santa Gnome" is a teaching piece only, but there's plenty more charts to enjoy.

https://threedles.com/

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Is That Your Slip Showing? Or Your Jessica?

Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs shows how you can alter the top layer of a three layered Jessica stitch to show more or less of the colors of the middle layer.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/dont-be-afraid-of-jessicas/

This intrigued me.  I had no idea that you could layer Jessicas, using a different colored thread for each layer to get fun effects.  Smart of you, Debbie!  Upon doing a little research I discovered that Debbie Rowley has even done a four layered Jessica in one of her designs.  Here is how Ruth Schmuff diagrams Jessicas, just so you get the general idea.  

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2016/07/lets-talk-jessicas-2/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 4, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Debbie Does A Stitch-a-Long

Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs announced a stitch-a-long using her "Revelry Reflections."  I don't do many counted pieces myself--they are really difficult if you can't count to even three reliably--but because she's such a talented teacher and posting about the stitch-a-long on her blog, I thought I'd document things here.  First up, here is Debbie's announcement.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/join-me-for-a-stitch-along/

She explains in detail how she chooses threads, with an overdyed thread as her starting point.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/selecting-threads/

Now it's time to put your canvas on stretcher bars.  Debbie uses Evertites, but she has an interesting tip on tightening regular stretcher bars.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/revelry-reflections-mounting-the-canvas/

I can't find the chart for this design but I think she's starting in the middle of the canvas and that everyone is supposed to follow the design as she posts it.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/first-stitches-2/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/teardrop-crescents/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/an-unreversed-stitch-this-time/

First we have waffle stitch.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/my-favorite-stitch-waffle-stitches/

Now, reverse waffles.  (I didn't know there was such a thing!)

https://debbeesdesigns.com/now-reverse-the-waffle-stitch/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/sprats-heads/

And reverse sprats heads, which again I didn't know existed!  This stitch-a-long is very educational.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/reverse-sprats-heads/

Now we have a triangle-shaped Amadeus stitch, courtesy of the immortal Jean Hilton.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/more-triangles-this-time-a-triangle-amadeus/

Now the Amadeus triangle is reversed.  It's an original stitch from Debbie and complicated but it's pretty.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/reversing-the-triangle-amadeus/

Debbie is amazed that the herringbone square is actually a diamond--but Debbie, it's a square ballerina standing on point!

https://debbeesdesigns.com/could-this-be-a-misnomer-herringbone-squares/

Now we finish the corners.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/finishing-the-corners-with-diagonal-gobelin-stitches/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/moving-to-the-outside-edges-with-reverse-herringbone-squares/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/eyelets-not-my-favorite/

https://debbeesdesigns.com/framing-the-corners-with-reverse-eyelets/

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 26, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.