Wednesday Needlepoint Therapy

Thought for the day from Joli.Point on Instagram--

https://www.instagram.com/p/DObPRELDsWJ/?img_index=1

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Take Care of Those Hands!

Tricia Nguyễn of Thistle Threads injured her hands again.   She's much better but she wants you to pay attention to your hands and use some of her tips to care for that essential item you need to stitch.

http://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/2024/12/take-care-of-your-hands.html

Thanks for the reminder, Tricia!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 11, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Therapy Pillows

Needlepoint For Fun just learned about therapy pillows, a way to use up stash and create something fun and colorful while lessening anxiety about our day-to-day challenges.  What a great idea!
http://www.icontact-archive.com/3sPNpcHW2d6IBVeY4CRghFT8lH8xbUHQ?w=4

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 13, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint Therapy

This sweet story shows the power of needlepoint.
http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/autism-bigness-small-gesture-388549 

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 14, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Message from a Friend

A friend posted this wonderful essay on coping with grief on her blog today.  She's a quilter --at least she was when I saw her often but who knows what antics retirees get up to in Florida?!-- but what she says is true for any art form, whether it is needlepoint, quilting, painting or any other creative endeavor.  
http://agingfemalebabyboomer.blogspot.com/2016/01/dreaming-and-unconscious-mind.html

I know from personal experience grief is best managed with needle in hand.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 25, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stress Then and Now

The British tapestry designer Anna Pearson talks about stress release then and now.
http://anna-pearson-needlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/06/combatting-stress.html

I think we all stitch to get through hard times, don't you?
https://hangingbyathreadembroidery.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/frank-turner-and-fine-cell-work/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 8, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needle Healing

Many of us turn to our needlepoint when we aren't feeling that great.   Whether you are recovering from an injury or illness or just trying to cope with the stresses of life, needlepoint will heal you.  Here is Janet's journey of healing after a wrist injury.  Feel whole soon, Janet!
http://janethaigh.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/embroidery-as-physiotherapy/

Janet is a needle artist in the United Kingdom.  Here's her Heart Space Studios website.
http://www.heartspacestudios.co.uk

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.