Puddle Colors the John Waddell Way

Sue is working away on a chicken design using an overdyed thread for the background, and was kind enough to explain how John Waddell taught her to space the colors in the thread.
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/henny-penny/

http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/overdye-puddle-stitching/

Here's John's website, just in case Sue's link to there breaks.
http://johnwaddellneedlepoint.com/gallery.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.

Ann Hanson's House, a Pictorial Visit

Barbara's Needlepoint in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is a wonderful shop that uses several local artists to design canvases that are gorgeous. My favorite works in the shop come from the talented brush of Ann Hanson.  Ann creates a limited edition Santa for the shop each year that is always classic and lovely, plus her rabbits are fabulous.  I felt very lucky to find Carolyn Hedge Baird took photos of Ann's house when she taught at the shop.  If you have a Facebook account, here is the photo album full of Ann's needlepoint.  Enjoy!
https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.h.baird/media_set?set=a.10200845045032454.1073741827.1353909662&type=1

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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When There Is No Background

Sometimes a background isn't meant to be there but you can always add one.  Anne Stadal shows just how beautiful that can be with her Joan Thomasson Peaceable Kingdom angel.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/2013/09/coming-home-to-mama.html 

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Diane and The Needlepointer

Diane is still on vacation, just north of Seattle. So she stopped in at The Needlepointer.  What fun she had!
http://www.dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.com/2013/10/the-seattle-vacation-continues.html

That's it.  Next summer we are ALL going on vacation with Diane!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Returning to SharonG's Bee

Folks have asked for more articles about my own stitching. Since I haven't figured out how to not sleep, and I am not a fast stitcher, occasionally I dip back into Blog's old articles and repost one about my own work.  This time we revisit the bee canvas from SharonG.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2009/06/bee-from-sharong.html

I hope newer Blog readers and folks who have been here since I started blogging regularly (in January 2006?) both enjoy a little trip down memory lane.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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