A Devil of a Face

Since so many folks have mentioned they have a problem stitching faces, I thought you'd like to see the series of photos of a face Robin King stitched. The piece is one of the Creepy Characters in the Needle Deeva series. This is the devil, if you haven't guessed. He's quite full of himself!
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2011/11/devils-face-nd-0467-b.html

The moral is patience.  Robin took many steps to work on each area. This wasn't a face stitched in an hour but the end result shows how all that work came together in a smug little face, perfect for this Halloween Creep!


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

The Well Dressed Witch

The fun we stitchers have with Halloween projects hasn't gone unnoticed.  Meredith Willet and her mom made scissor fobs for folks taking her fabulous witch shoes project.
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/2011/10/it-all-about-shoes.html

Anyone need matching witch shoes scissors?  Or the coordinating scissors keep?
http://www.theneedlepointer.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=9891

http://www.anitalittlestitches.com/kneedleminders.html

See? You don't just have to keep your shoes in your closet.  They work in your stitching bag, too.  LOL

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Pilgrim's Progress

Want to see the progress Kelly Clark is making on her Pilgrim lady?
http://kellyclarkneedlepointhandbook.blogspot.com/2011/11/pretty-lady.html

Kelly is stitching this series of her designs as a class called The Elegant Thanksgiving at Needle Works in Austin, Texas.  For details on the class, you can visit their November shop newsletter.
http://theneedleworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/201111newsletter.pdf

The first canvas and thread set is in the mail.
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2011/11/rebekkah-is-on-her-way.html

Some of us are going overboard with not only a coordinated magnet to keep up with our needles, but a coordinating project bag, too!
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-early-thanksgiving.html

Kelly plans to post supplemental information about each lesson on her blog.  The first one (backgrounds) is up now.  For some reason I can't get a link to just that article, so go to the blog site and look for the November 7, 2011 "Lesson #1" posting.  There are five canvases so I expect at least four more postings to give students (and onlookers) hints about stitching different areas.
http://kellyclarkneedlepointhandbook.blogspot.com/


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Stars for the New Millenium Update

Jan and Liz have posted their progress on Stars on their blogs. Since they have finished Gregory Peck, they are 2/3 though the piece now. For once "stitch faster" isn't on my mind as I look at their very different interpretations of this classic design. I am not eager for the beauty to end.  Here's Liz--
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/stars-for-new-millenium-progress-10_15.html


And here is Jan's version.  Beautiful!  Thank you very much, ladies, for giving us so much pleasure.
http://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/stars-of-the-new-millennium-gregory-peck/


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Like a Freight Train

With the holidays barreling down on us like a runaway freight train, I thought you'd like to see Raymond Crawford's latest design, a Halloween train. Isn't it cute?
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/11/train.html


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com