Catman and the Lab with a Ball

Today I have a wonderful super hero canvas from Needlepaints to share with you.  Introducing...CAT MAN!  LOL
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2013/10/26/friday-favorites-needlepoint-super-heroes-dogs-and-custom-belts/

That canvas cracks me up, but in case you are not a cat person, I have an equally wonderful dog canvas.  This is a canvas from DJ Designs, with a stitch guide from Carolyn Hedge Baird. Click on the photo (which isn't displaying in full for some reason) to see the lab and his tennis ball.  Amazing stitching from The Young Needlepointer, don't you think?
http://theyoungneedlepointer.blogspot.com/2013/10/camp-allen.html

If you don't like dogs OR cats, how about a sheep?  Scroll down a little further to see one of Rebecca Wood's sheep calendar series -- the sheep in a bikini.

Each of the above is wonderful fun.  I hope you enjoyed the animal parade this morning.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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A Bit of Background on Opus Anglicanum

Opus Angelicanum (or English work if my high school Latin hasn't totally failed me) is medieval ecclesiastical embroidery, highly prized at the time.  This brief article was written to promote a tv program on the embroidery on BBC4.  If you live in Britain, you might be able to play it on their website (second link).
http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/arts-feature/9033391/english-embroidery-the-forgotten-wonder-of-hte-medieval-world/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c2766/Fabric_of_Britain_The_Wonder_of_Embroidery/

By the way, there is an organization devoted to ecclesiastical embroidery education.  They apparently hold embroidery classes in the mountains of North Carolina.
http://www.hexaemeron.org

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.

Budweiser's Needlepoint Packaging for Christmas

Someone mentioned this on Facebook. Can you imagine? 
http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/10/budweiser-releasing-needlepoint.html?spref=fb

It looks more like a knitting pattern to me, or at least cross stitch, but hey!  We'll take what we can get!

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.

Needlepoint Slippers from Britain UPDATED

I have no idea how nice these are in person, but My Slippers has a lovely selection of needlepoint shoes to browse.  Looks like they will make custom slippers from your needlework and also offer pre-made needlepoint shoes.
http://www.myslippers.co.uk 

UPDATE:  How about these heels?  They are tent stitched and date to the 1730s!
http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2015/03/heels-or-flats-two-pairs-of-18thc.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.

Shop Newsletter Fun

Amy Bunger's shop newsletter appeared right on time yesterday but because I already had so many articles, I didn't post the link until today. This month Amy shows off some of her past Home Study kits and describes the DVD series that she collaborated with Robin King, Tony Minieri and Kelly Clark on.  And of course there is a diagrammed stitch and lots of new magnets to drool over.  Enjoy!
http://www.amybunger.com/f/1113.pdf

Ruth Schmuff's shop newsletter also was on time.  (I'm the only tardy one in the bunch.  Sigh.)  Hers is full of information on using DMC's memory thread.  Kreinik has a wired metallic called Hot Wire that all Ruth's tips will work nicely for in case you need a sparkly wire instead of a cotton floss covered one.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/downloads/bedeckednewsnov2013.pdf

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.