News and Newsletters UPDATED

It's April 1st as I type this, so there is all sorts of needlepoint news. First, the April newsletter for Amy's Golden Strand is up on Amy's website.  Check out the book reviews in particular!  You'll love the Sparkles tutorial even if you never plan to use the stuff.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0413.pdf

The April newsletter for Bedecked and Beadazzled is up as well. Check out the new designs in the shop, not to mention all the wonderful classes.  She even features one of my favorite stitches, Double Stitch.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/downloads/bedeckednewsapril2013.pdf

Thistle Needleworks is having a Mindy trunk show, so they have posted a lot of photos of Mindy canvases at Alex Paras Needle Arts, their online shop.  It's a good place to see a lot of Mindy's beautiful pieces, including the new Turkish designs.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/mindysasian.html

I have of course posted about the Mindy canvases in the page about monthly trunk shows and sales, but I didn't want folks who aren't looking for sale news to miss out the art show.  Speaking of which, I am starting to post new items on the Dallas Trade show page.  I'll put the latest items on top, so just remember to check in periodically to see the latest news.  You can reach either section by clicking on a tab at the top of the page under the title header.  Clicking on the Home tab brings you back to the main page, which is where you are now as you read this.

By the way, Alex Paras has added a new section to their website called "What Can I Make?"  It's a gallery of finished pieces, made up in a large number of ways.  If you are looking for interesting ways to finish that canvas you stitched and put away, this is the place to browse.  There are plenty of links to follow to see all sorts of things, so pour yourself a cup of your favorite beverage and roam the site, enjoying the show!
http://store.apneedlearts.com/fisa.html

UPDATE:  Nimble Needle has their newsletter available now, and the section explaining Tony Minieri's Basic to Basics class alone makes it worth reading, not to mention all the wonderful painted canvas photos of their spring designs!
http://nimbleneedle.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/y/A4C84A5BA875E3C5/C3D335A9BE27A7BCF1E87EB810D8F10A

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Frequent Flyer

I go four places: grocery store, drug store, gas station and post office.  They are all a long haul (I put 100 miles a week on the car just going to the post office!) but I don't rack up the frequent flyer miles like some folks do.  Fortunately, Robin King is willing to share all the fun she's been having going here and there and coming home safely again.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2013/03/robins-teaching-and-travels-to-ca-md.html

I think you'll just have to imagine the fun I have!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

More Shapes of Needlepoint and a Stitch Notebook UPDATED

Sandy Arthurs fourth book is scheduled for release in mid-August!  Shapes of Needlepoint IV:  Diagonals, Horizontals and Verticals is it's name and topic.
http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/03/happy-easter-to-all-of-us-who-celebrate.html

As if that's not enough, she has also created a Yahoo Group to post what she calls Stitch Samples.  There are templates for you to print out to start a stitch notebook and each week on Wednesday Sandy hopes to post a new stitch diagram for you to print out and add to your notebook after you stitch a tiny sample to attach to the page.   Follow the link to Yahoo to join the fun.
http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/03/happy-easter-to-all-of-us-who-celebrate.html

http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-teaser-interest-in-online.html

http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-hint.html

UPDATE:  Here is the first page plus ideas on how to organize the stitches so you can find them later.
http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-whimsies-its-wednesday.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mini Book Reviews

Nimble Needle has a new shipment of books in the shop and have posted a bit about them to help you decide if this is a book you want for your bookshelves. Books profiled include several from June McKnight, Father B's classic, Needlepointing in Your Nest, Trish Burr's Color Confidence, and Meredith Willet and Beth Robertson's book on Knots, Fur and Turkeywork.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/03/books-and-more-books.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Day at the Royal School

The well-known South African embroiderer and teacher Hazel Blomkamp just got to spend a day at the Royal School at Hampton Court Palace. Once you stop swooning with envy, check out her report of what she saw and did.
http://therebelliousneedlewoman.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-wonderful-afternoon-south-africa-has.html

Here's Hazel's website, which is worth a good exploration.  I particularly loved the Online Shop's Display option of a glass paperweight.  Wonder how much that would cost to ship to Chilly Hollow?
http://www.hazelblomkamp.co.za

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.