Amy's Newsletter

The newsletter for Amy's Golden Strand is up on the shop website, ready for your viewing pleasures. Read what Amy's been up to and see lots of new eye candy, from magnets to canvases to new thread colors to Valentine scissor fobs to the new Home Study piece, Oh, Henry!  Amy reviews the new books from Julia Snyder and the writing team of Michael Boren and Carole Lake.  There's a bit about the new Wicked guide that Cindy McKowen is writing for the shop, mentions the guides Amy's going to be writing, and shows off lots of Valentine and heart-themed canvases to drool over.  Thanks, Amy.  You wrecked my monthly budget once again!
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0214.pdf

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.

The Clocks on the Coast UPDATED

Needle Nicely is going to feature stitch your own clock faces in the shop this season. (Needle Nicely is in Florida, where the snowbirds flock in season and need things to stitch.)  The shop's customers love belt canvases and love beach themes, so Mary Agnes has plenty of both types of canvas to make them happy.   
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-new-canvases.html

http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/02/more-about-clocks.html

In case you fall for one of these beauties, here is the shop website.  The finished models are a delight to browse!
http://www.needlenicely.com

UPDATE:  Here's the Mindy clock face finished and embellished.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-stitching-finish-and-clock-model.html

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.

Flat Silk Braids for Sale

Tricia of Thistle Threads never stands still. Her next reproduction embroidery product will be flat silk braid in two sizes. (Small and smaller--trust me--the 3mm larger braids are small so the smaller braids will be teensy!)  You can read more about it and how it was developed on her blog.
http://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/2014/01/whats-new.html

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.

Finishing Friday: The Masculine Side

This morning's finishing starts out with a lovely Sudberry box decorated with one of Jan Fitzpatrick's Thread Medley designs, stitched through Cyberpointers.  It was stitched by Liz for her husband, who surely will adore it.
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/young-mans-fancy-finished.html

Here is the Thread Medley website, full of fun charts to explore.
http://www.threadmedley.com/Thread_Medley/Welcome.html

Whimsy and Grace showed a lovely pumpkin leather purse at Market.  Here are several great photos, courtesy of the Needlepointing in Your Nest Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=699060630138559&set=a.695333217177967.1073741862.141607859217175&type=3&theater

Sue has stitched another Gaughi doll.  This one is Val for Valentine's Day.
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/first-entry-of-2014-playing-catch-up-already/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Celebrating Chinese New Year

My Chinese New Year Dragon

It's Chinese New Year! I associate this holiday with fireworks. Check out Linda's stitched fireworks, which I think are by Kelly Clark. 
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2014/01/happy-new-year.html

Vicky celebrates the Year of the Horse in style.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/the-year-of-the-horse/

But of course it's those dragon parades I think of most when I think Chinese New Year.  Wonder if I'll have time to stitch myself that Leigh canvas above in 2014?

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