Messy Beading and Fiesta Beading

Meredith Willet, one of the most inventive needlepoint/bead mavens on the planet has done it again.  She's come up with an easy beading style that she apparently calls Fiesta Beading.  Pour a variety of beads into a container, grab one at random and attach it with the tent or reverse tent or straight stitches oriented any way you like.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2014/09/catching-up-with-meredith-willet/

Messy Beading is another invention of Meredith's (at least she named it).    UPDATE:  A kind reader reminded me that messy beading is Julia Snyder's invention.  My apologies!

To do messy beading, you come up with your needle where you want beads, add some beads to your needle, and go down again a bit away from the hole you came up in. Repeat until you fill the area to be beaded.  The loops you create go every which way and look very pretty.

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© Copyright September 22, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kreinik Reviews the Beam N Read

The nice folks at Kreinik ran into the Beam N Read system at a trade show and were kind enough to review it for those of us who could use extra light or perhaps magnification when we stitch at night.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2014/09/make-it-easier-to-see-your-stitching.html

If you want to know more, here is the ASF Lightwear Solutions website.
http://www.readinglight.com/cgi-exec/store/commerce.cgi

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© Copyright September 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Profile of Brigid Berlin: Straight from Andy Warhol's Studio UPDATED

The online publication New York Social Diary, has published a profile of Brigid Berlin, who was part of Andy Warhol's Factory.  Both Carol and Sophie mentioned it on Facebook, so I captured the link and did a little research on her life.  Socialite and little rich girl, she morphed into quite a character, doing drugs and overeating obsessively  creating odd but compelling art, and making films, then settling down with pugs and needlepoint. You'll love the pillows and rugs in the pictures!
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-way-they-live/2008/brigid-berlin

Sadly this is an older article so the needlepoint exhibition mentioned was in 2008.   Here's  bit about it.  She loved to reproduce covers of the New York Post in needlepoint but as you can see, she also loves to create pug portraits and lovely floral designs.
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/finch/finch11-7-08.asp

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/look-brigid-berlins-tabloid-ne-67443

https://paddle8.com/work/brigid-berlin/30730-its-raining-men

https://glennhorowitz.com/events/brigid-berlin-needlepoint/

UPDATE:  Who would you like to stitch with?  Himmmmm.  Sylvia Sidney, definitely.
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/who-would-you-like-to-stitch-with/

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© Copyright September 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Insanity Central

No, Insanity Central isn't my new name for Chilly Hollow (although considering how busy I've been lately, maybe I should change the name).   Insanity Central is a counted thread design company that happens to have a line of magnets to park your needles on as well.  There are a variety of designs in case you need a wolf's head magnet, an enameled jewel, a tiny heart, or just a different style of cameo.  It's a fun browse, even if you aren't in the market for a magnet right now.
http://www.stitcherstreasures.com/mainpages/cross_stitch_designers/insanity_central.htm

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© Copyright September 20, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The PFOS Report

Suzanne just spent time at the Pocket Full of Stitches retreat. Want to know more? 
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-fabulous-needlepoint-retreat.html

Here is the shop posting about the retreat Suzanne mentioned above.  Looks like a really fun Texas time!  I wonder how many pounds they all put on with that fabulous food!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2014/09/stitching-retreat-with-gail.html

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© Copyright September 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.