I've been rearranging things over at the Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides blog and decided I would create a tab that lists all the shops I know about that will do a free guide for customers.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/p/shops-that-offer-free-guides.html
Hopefully this will make it easier for folks who want a guide for a canvas to find a shop to help them out. Of course I don't have every shop that will do a guide for a canvas listed, so if I missed one, please let me know by adding a Comment below or emailing me at sgfromchnp at gmail.com.
Thank you!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 12, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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Saturday, August 22, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Blog Spring Cleaning
Labels:
2015,
blog,
Facebook,
sttich guides,
trade shows
Just wanted to let Blog's readers know we are starting to get online postings of new items that will premiere the end of May at the TNNA trade show in Columbus, Ohio. I've moved the tabs around to make the Columbus trade snow tab earlier on the listing but I'm still updating the January 2015 trade show tab. I'll continue to do that until April 1 when I'll start putting notices of new things into the Columbus tab exclusively. Just FYI.
There are a ton of new stitch guides being announced on Facebook. Those are placed in new articles on the CH Stitch Guides blog. Hopefully even those without a Facebook account can see most of them. You'll have to click on the link to know for sure, though. You know the drill--click on the magic carpet photo in the right hand column to go there to see all the latest guides (or the ones I just heard about). Then you can click on the magic carpet photo to return to Blog.
I am considering more spring cleaning for Blog that that needs to wait until I have more time to tinker behind the scenes!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 18, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
There are a ton of new stitch guides being announced on Facebook. Those are placed in new articles on the CH Stitch Guides blog. Hopefully even those without a Facebook account can see most of them. You'll have to click on the link to know for sure, though. You know the drill--click on the magic carpet photo in the right hand column to go there to see all the latest guides (or the ones I just heard about). Then you can click on the magic carpet photo to return to Blog.
I am considering more spring cleaning for Blog that that needs to wait until I have more time to tinker behind the scenes!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 18, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Palma and the Easter Bunny
Labels:
blog,
collages,
Easter,
Lani,
Palma Seljan,
rabbits,
sttich guides
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| Lani's Easter Collage |
Palma is stitching another collage from Lani which you see above (it's new from last fall so it's not on Lani's website yet). This is the Easter Collage. Isn't it pretty?!
You haven't heard the best part yet. Palma is going to blog-stitch it so that you will have the complete guide to use yourself! Palma doesn't have a blog of her own so she's going to send me the steps as she works this piece. Eventually I will put them all in one article on the CH Stitch Guides Blog but for now, here is the first section, the central bunny.
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| Bunny in the Middle |
Grass
Painters Thread 108, 4 strands
#12 Kreinik braid 015
Grass 4 stitch from Stitch Landscapes book (diagrammed above)
Big “X” with Painters Thread and middle diagonal stitch with Kreinik
Background
House of Embroidery #5 Perle 28A – Acqua
Easter Eggs stitch from Julia Snyder’s Darn Fillings book, page 55 (diagrammed above)
Columns
Oriental Linen 057
Soie D’Alger 1826
Satin stitch with Oriental Linen
Van Dyke stitch with Soie D’Alger
Leaves
Boucle 213, 215
French Knots, follow color design
Flowers
The flowers, along with the whiskers on the bunny and the bow will be stitched as the collage comes to its finish. There will be a lot of manipulation of the canvas which will probably damage those so they will be stitched last.
Bunny – Inner Ears
Planet Earth Furr-Fuzz-Fur – Light, Medium and Dark Brown
Diagonal Split stitch following color design
Bunny – Chest
Angora RA03
Vertical Brick stitch over 4
Note – do not brush the fur yet (it is tempting, I know, but hold the desire for now)
Bunny - Top of ears
Angora RA06
Diagonal Split stitch over 4
Bunny – Eyes, Nose and Mouth
Felt
Pure and Simple 18, 19
Petite Very Velvet V669
Delica or Magnifica beads – white and black
For the eyes basketweave the beads following the color design.
For the nose – make a copy of the bunny face and cut the nose as your template. Cut one piece of felt in the same size as the nose. Then cut 2 more pieces, each one smaller than the first one. Pile them and tack them in place. Then cover the felt with Pure and Simple 19 with Satin stitch until completely covered.
For the mouth – Tent stitch with Pure and Simple 18 and Petite Very Velvet following color design
Bunny – Face
Before you start stitching the face mark the point of origin for the whiskers as you’re going to stitch over them. I got Perle cotton and just tied a string where they will originate. Do not tie them tightly as you will remove them when it comes to brushing time. More instructions on this later.
Angora RA01, RA04, RA05
Interlocking Gobelin over 3 following color design
Bunny – Paws
Angora RA01
Petite Very Velvet V204
Interlocking Gobelin with Angora
Upright Cross with Petite Very Velvet following color design
Bunny – Tail
Angora RA04, RA05
Nobuko stitch
Bow
Note: the final bow will be inserted when the canvas is completely stitched; however, it needs “shading” and shading we can do now.
Ribbon Floss Shimmer Blend 051
Satin Stich, some of them are going to be long, so lay them carefully. Work vertical stitches for the “back” of the bow and diagonal for the “front”.
Now that the bunny’s face is stitched we will need to do a small exercise. We need to “transfer” the markers for the whiskers to the back. Yes, yes, I know, I know, it is annoying but it couldn’t be done initially because the strands would be caught in the back as you stitched. So carefully remove the knots and replace them with new ones but this time keep the “tails” in the back. These points will be our guide when we insert the whiskers in the end (made with Moose mane).
Once the transfer is done, get the bunka brush. Do not use too much force since it is Angora and it fluffs quite easily. Play with the brush, try to follow the direction of the design, kind of curved for the cheeks, diagonally for the top of the ears, etc. Then get a soft toothbrush (yes, we are creative, aren’t we?) and comb the fur so it looks natural following the movement of the face and chest.
This is it for now. Deciding which area will come next. Hope you enjoy it. There will be moments when you feel you are going through a French Knot or fur overdose but don’t give up, it is fun and the result is really cute.
#12 Kreinik braid 015
Grass 4 stitch from Stitch Landscapes book (diagrammed above)
Big “X” with Painters Thread and middle diagonal stitch with Kreinik
Background
House of Embroidery #5 Perle 28A – Acqua
Easter Eggs stitch from Julia Snyder’s Darn Fillings book, page 55 (diagrammed above)
Columns
Oriental Linen 057
Soie D’Alger 1826
Satin stitch with Oriental Linen
Van Dyke stitch with Soie D’Alger
Leaves
Boucle 213, 215
French Knots, follow color design
Flowers
The flowers, along with the whiskers on the bunny and the bow will be stitched as the collage comes to its finish. There will be a lot of manipulation of the canvas which will probably damage those so they will be stitched last.
Bunny – Inner Ears
Planet Earth Furr-Fuzz-Fur – Light, Medium and Dark Brown
Diagonal Split stitch following color design
Bunny – Chest
Angora RA03
Vertical Brick stitch over 4
Note – do not brush the fur yet (it is tempting, I know, but hold the desire for now)
Bunny - Top of ears
Angora RA06
Diagonal Split stitch over 4
Bunny – Eyes, Nose and Mouth
Felt
Pure and Simple 18, 19
Petite Very Velvet V669
Delica or Magnifica beads – white and black
For the eyes basketweave the beads following the color design.
For the nose – make a copy of the bunny face and cut the nose as your template. Cut one piece of felt in the same size as the nose. Then cut 2 more pieces, each one smaller than the first one. Pile them and tack them in place. Then cover the felt with Pure and Simple 19 with Satin stitch until completely covered.
For the mouth – Tent stitch with Pure and Simple 18 and Petite Very Velvet following color design
Bunny – Face
Before you start stitching the face mark the point of origin for the whiskers as you’re going to stitch over them. I got Perle cotton and just tied a string where they will originate. Do not tie them tightly as you will remove them when it comes to brushing time. More instructions on this later.
Angora RA01, RA04, RA05
Interlocking Gobelin over 3 following color design
Bunny – Paws
Angora RA01
Petite Very Velvet V204
Interlocking Gobelin with Angora
Upright Cross with Petite Very Velvet following color design
Bunny – Tail
Angora RA04, RA05
Nobuko stitch
Bow
Note: the final bow will be inserted when the canvas is completely stitched; however, it needs “shading” and shading we can do now.
Ribbon Floss Shimmer Blend 051
Satin Stich, some of them are going to be long, so lay them carefully. Work vertical stitches for the “back” of the bow and diagonal for the “front”.
Now that the bunny’s face is stitched we will need to do a small exercise. We need to “transfer” the markers for the whiskers to the back. Yes, yes, I know, I know, it is annoying but it couldn’t be done initially because the strands would be caught in the back as you stitched. So carefully remove the knots and replace them with new ones but this time keep the “tails” in the back. These points will be our guide when we insert the whiskers in the end (made with Moose mane).
Once the transfer is done, get the bunka brush. Do not use too much force since it is Angora and it fluffs quite easily. Play with the brush, try to follow the direction of the design, kind of curved for the cheeks, diagonally for the top of the ears, etc. Then get a soft toothbrush (yes, we are creative, aren’t we?) and comb the fur so it looks natural following the movement of the face and chest.
This is it for now. Deciding which area will come next. Hope you enjoy it. There will be moments when you feel you are going through a French Knot or fur overdose but don’t give up, it is fun and the result is really cute.
Thanks, Palma! We can't wait for the next lesson!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 9, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 9, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Russian Santas: Stitch Guide News!
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| Carolyn Taggart's Little Angel Santa |
http://duodesignsinc.com/wpsite/stitch-guides-only
Vicky DeAngelis is working on her Holly Hills Santa. She's been wrestling with just the right thread, but she's making progress despite being the busiest stitcher on the planet.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/what-i-learned-on-the-way-to-pull-threads/
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/threads-threads-and-more-threads-2/
Carolyn Taggart has also been busy. She just finished her version of the Little Angel Santa (seen above). You can connect with Carolyn via her Facebook page to order. If you aren't on Facebook, just send me an email at chilly hollow at hotmaildotcom and I'll pass your message along to Carolyn.
There's a Russian Santa for everyone, and guides for many of them. Have fun choosing!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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