Melita Goes to NAN 2025

Lucky Melita Glavin has gone to the National Academy of Needle Arts' seminar in Michigan and is reporting in for the rest of us.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/14/2025-national-academy-of-needlearts-nan-assembly/

NAN hasn't started yet so Melita visited two (The Knotted Needle and the new location for The Wool and The Floss) of the four shops in the area.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/15/exploring-around-detroit-motown-museum-knotted-needle-and-the-wool-and-the-floss/

Melita met several interesting people at the opening banquet and has lots of news for us, including the fact that Diane Herrman's "Walking the Water's Edge" is being retired but the instructions will be sold to benefit NAN.  Great news!  If you aren't familiar with this design, check out the second link below.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/16/2025-national-academy-of-needlearts-nan-assembly-opening-banquet-the-exemplary-and-the-needleworks/

https://needleart.org/walking-the-waters-edge-by-diane-herrmann/

Melita's started her first class and attended some events.  A good time was had!

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/17/flowering-maple-with-celeste-chalasani-at-national-needlearts-academy-nan-and-closing-banquet/

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/18/flowering-maple-with-celeste-chalasani-at-national-needlearts-academy-nan/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 15, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Meeting Laura Love Designs

Melissa of the Wool and the Floss shop and the Pointing It Out Podcast interviews Laura of Laura Love Designs.  Learn a bit about Laura, her language skills and her background and jobs, plus why her mom gets a gold star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjrM9gBYvKE

Laura is based in London now.  You can visit her designs at her website.  

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/

Here's the Love You to the Moon and Back garland she mentions.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/garland-designs?pgid=lrgo1uu73-aed30c86-491d-4b4e-b732-a59537d228f5

Here is the Safari garland.  The ornament versions are on the ornament page.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/garland-designs?pgid=lrgo1uu73-260d81fc-9383-4a33-8354-c2c6df6312df

Here are some of her botanicals.  More are in the stockings area.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/pillows-and-large-canvases

Here are the seed packets.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/seed-packets

Here are the cookies.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/sweet-treats

Here is the white Joy ornament.

https://www.lauralovedesigns.com/ornaments-and-inserts?pgid=lrgl5lly-04c57ab7-91bd-43d6-a6bf-6a4f64f11ae1

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 25, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Charts for Charity - Maui Fundraiser

The Wool and the Floss has collaborated with Lisa of My Pink Sugar Life to create and sell a chart of hibiscus flowers that is a fund raiser for the American Red Cross' effort to help the fire victims in Maui.

The chart is $20 for a digital download PDF file that will create a four inch round on 18 count canvas.  A thread kit in Essentials or Pepper Pot is also available. (Add a note when you order with the thread brand and what color background you want, either sparkly blue or sparkly coral.) You can also order a piece of canvas with taped edges for an additional $8 if you don't happen to have extra canvas in your stash.  Of course it you are a 13 count lover, you can stitch the chart on that size. You'll just need a bigger piece of canvas.

https://woolfloss.com/products/untitled-aug22_10-15?_pos=2&_sid=aeaad0277&_ss=r

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 24, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.