ANG's 2024 Seminar Report

ANG's 2024 Seminar was held in Kansas City, Missouri from August 30-September 6.  You can see the classes offered on the ANG website.

https://online.fliphtml5.com/bjsk/citm/#p=1

Melita Glavin went.  Here is her first actual seminar report, but two earlier blog postings talk about what she saw and ate before Seminar actually started.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/08/30/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo/

Melita's first class was with Lorene Salt, stitching her counted canvaswork piece "Byzantium."

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/08/31/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo-and-day-1-of-byzantium-by-lorene-salt/

And of course I'm a big fan of the half Chilly Hollow stitches.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/01/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo-and-day-2-of-byzantium-by-lorene-salt/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/24/byzantium-by-lorene-salt-color-matched-areas/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/04/byzantium-by-lorene-salt-progress/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/12/21/byzantium-by-lorene-salt-more-progress/

"Byzantium" is really lovely finished.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/05/byzantium-by-lorene-salt-finished/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/05/byzantium-by-lorene-salt-framed/

Melita is also taking Dawn Donnelly's class "Treasures of the Great Lakes."  Hers is on linen but this is also offered on needlepoint canvas.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/02/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo-and-day-1-of-treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/03/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo-and-day-2-of-treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly-exp/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/02/16/treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/11/treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly-2/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/22/treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly-3/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/23/treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly-completed/

Here is "Treasures of the Great Lakes" framed-

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/24/treasures-of-the-great-lakes-by-dawn-donnelly-framed/

Melita managed to squeeze in a half day class -- Janet Z. Casey's "Heart Swirls."  Then she visited KC Needlepoint.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/04/ang-2024-seminar-in-kansas-city-mo-and-1-2-day-of-heart-swirls-by-janet-zickler-casey-kc-needlepoint/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/12/heart-swirls-by-janet-zickler-casey-stitched/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/05/ang-seminar-classes-and-rotation/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/02/heart-swirls-by-janet-zickler-casey-finished/

Melita had fun at the Expo and bought some goodies.  I didn't know there was a Hearts for Hospice booklet now.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/22/ang-seminar-expo-and-hearts-for-hospice-booklet/

Melita also exhibited and talks about her design's critique.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/17/fireside-sampler-returns-from-ang-seminar/

Vicky won a Judges Choice ribbon at the ANG Exhibit.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=26444575578523442&set=gm.8128936383850115&idorvanity=108537025890131

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBY77SzvCcj/

Maureen won four ribbons for her dog portrait at the ANG Exhibit, including best of show!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224667428449549&set=gm.8134565009953919&idorvanity=108537025890131

Lavinia shows off the teacher models for the four classes she took.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/8153606441383109/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 31,  2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lorene Salt's Africana

Jan of the Stitch Lady blog has finished the modified Kathy Rees design she turned into a baby birth sampler and is now looking forward to working Lorene Salt's "Africana" with her local ANG chapter.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/01/30/first-finish-of-2024/

The Chilly Hollow stitch isn't my creation.  Jean Hilton made it up.  

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/africana-the-beginning/

Jan's working on a stash sale Santa (from Melissa Shirley?) while she waits for the class to begin. 

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/in-the-meantime/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/02/10/santa-by-melissa-shirley/

Oops!  Counting errors are the bane of my existence.  I feel for you, Jan!

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/africananow-a-bigger-challenge/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/more-africana/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/03/23/more-africana-2/

It's done--and it is beautiful!

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/africana-finished-%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f/

I'll update this as Jan posts about her progress.  If you aren't familiar with Lorene Salt's designs, here is her website to explore--

https://lorenesaltneedlearts.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright  January 31, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Holst Meets Webb

Vickie has posted her finished "Holst Meets Webb" by Lorene Salt.  The title comes from combing the names of the composer of The Planets (Gustav Holst) and the James Webb Space Telescope, named after the second administrator of NASA.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7163455933683356&set=gm.6536016493142120&idorvanity=108537025890131

This counted canvaswork design with corals, turquoises and purples (plus accent colors like lime and gray) is a new design that will be taught at the ANG Seminar in 2024.  Vickie was a test stitcher for the project and posted her finished piece on NP Nation with Lorene's approval.

You can browse more of Lorene's charts and see what she is currently teaching and where on her website.

https://lorenesaltneedlearts.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 2, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Rosie Goes Rogue

Rosie's been stitching a Lorene Salt chart and changing colors and stitches.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2021/01/30/ahwahnee/

I like her changes a lot.  If you are charmed by this one, it's still a teaching piece only but Lorene Salt has plenty of charts available to browse.

https://lorenesaltneedlearts.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 31, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The End for the 2018 Stitch-A-Long at NJNA

The New Jersey Needle Artists (NJNA) chapter of ANG did a stitch-a-long last year based on Lorene Salt's "Autumn Kaleidoscope."  Not everyone participated but they all had a lovely time.  You can see the various color ways on the chapter's website.  And if you are going to Woodlawn's exhibit this year, check out Barbara's "Stars for a New Millennium."
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2019/01/29/2018-sotm-wrap-up/

The chart for Stars and for Autumn Kaleidoscope are available at many shops.  These are just the top search results I got.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/stofnewmi.html

https://www.stitchingshop.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=12236

The same shop that has Kaleidoscope also has a kit using the custom threads for this color set, just in case you are interested.  Any shop can kit out one of the many color ways Tony has listed in Stars.
https://www.stitchingshop.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=12235

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 30, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Various Versions of Kaleidoscope

The New Jersey Needle Artists chapter of ANG are working Lorene Salt's "Kaleidoscope" as a chapter project. I thought you'd like to see the various colors of this. A few members are working Tony Minieri's "Stars for the New Millennium" as well.
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2018/06/10/june-2018-sotm/

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2019/02/19/2018-sotm-an-oops/

Counted canvaswork designs change if the colors change, don't they?  Thanks for the lovely eye candy, NJNA!

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 11, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitch and Listen to (or Watch) Fiber Talk

Fiber Talk has three new interviews with needlepoint designers available. First up is Lorene Salt, counted canvaswork designer.
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/01/07/fiber-talk-with-lorene-salt/

Lorene creates amazing geometric designs.  You can browse her designs, classes and available charts here.
http://lorenesaltneedlearts.com

The second interview is with Diane Bertelson.  Her name may not ring a bell, but I bet her company name, Pepperberry Designs, does!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/01/14/fiber-talk-with-diane-bertelson/

Browse the Pepperberry website and prepare to fall in love there, too.
http://www.pepperberry-designs.com

The third is with Diane Herrmann, teacher and designer of the iconic "Walking the Water's Edge."
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/01/28/fiber-talk-with-diane-herrmann/

Here is her site, of course!
http://dianeherrmann.com

By the way, Fiber Talk did a video tour of Sign of the Arrow which is on YouTube.  Hint: it's not just another needlepoint shop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feMSKTZnl_s&feature=youtu.be

Here is their website.
http://www.signofthearrow.com

Kudos to Gary and Christine for making wonderful needlepoint audios and videos.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 17 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New and on Display from Lorene Salt

If you happen to live near Aurora, Ontario, you will want to stop by the Lorene Salt exhibition at The Aurora Public Library,  If not, you'll want to read the Embroidery Association of Canada's profile of new works from Lorene Salt on their blog.
http://blog.eac.ca/2017/09/needlepoint-taken-to-nth-degree.html

And you will love watching the video about Lorene and the exhibit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=GMQprdG6pZY

For more information about Lorene and her work, look at the Counted Designers section here on Blog.

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 20, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

EAC Registration Opens September 1

The Embroidery Asssociation of Cananda's 2016 Seminar website is up and running. It's a fun browse of all the classes!  Several are "canvas work", i.e., needlepoint, and many have techniques that you can use on a needlepoint canvas ground.  Class registration for EAC members start September 1.
http://eac.ca/seminar/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 19, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lorene Salt Needlearts

It's a good day for the counted canvaswork crowd--Lorene Salt has a website where you can buy her charts and drool over her teaching pieces!
http://lorenesaltneedlearts.com

This is for my counted friends.  Have fun exploring!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 5, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.