NeedleArt 2014 Exhibit at Montpelier

I had no idea the Montpelier Museum's NeedleArt 2014 exhibit was this month!
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-needlearts-1113-20141113-story.html

Luckily the Needle Retailer posted the link above on Facebook.  Here's a bit more about the dates/times in case you are in the Laurel, Maryland area in November.
http://www.pgparks.com/page61284.aspx

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© Copyright November 14, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Counted Canvaswork Delights

Fans of counted canvaswork, particularly pieces by Jim Wurth and Kurdy Biggs/Threedles, will want to check out the SBCANG website to see some of their work stitched by chapter members. I love seeing the various colors and the ways the Threedles chart was turned into ornaments instead of one big piece.
http://www.sbneedlepoint.org/nov_2014.html

Fans of either designer who want to see more of their work and possibly buy charts should visit Blog's tabs labeled "Counted Canvaswork Designers" and "Counted Canvaswork Shops" to find more examples of their work and shops that Blog readers say stock a large number of charts.  To return here, just click on the Home tab.  See how easy I make it to spend way too much money on charts?  LOL

Enjoy the show.  Many thanks to SBCANG for being such a talented and giving group!

(By the way, if your shop has a ton of needlepoint charts and they aren't on the shop list, please let me know by either adding a comment below or sending me a quick note at chillyhollowathotmaildotcom.  Thanks!)

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© Copyright November 9, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Dog a Day for Twelve Days

If you are a fan of Ehrman's English needlepoint kits, then you have seen Magie Hollingworth's designs.
http://www.ehrmantapestry.com/designer-products.aspx?id=398b6678-e303-47d8-a5e2-39884bc8ea59

Ehrman has updated her profile (first link below) and done a video interview (second link below) as part of their artist profile series.  It's great fun to meet Magie and hear her approach to needlepoint design, so get yourself a cuppa and settle down to visit with one of Ehrman's artists.
http://www.ehrmantapestry.com/MagieHollingworth.aspx

http://www.ehrmantapestry.com/videos/story/Magie-Hollingworth-Interview.aspx?page=1


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© Copyright October 26, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Top Ten To Master UPDATED with Sixteen More

Mary Corbet just wrote an article about her top ten embroidery stitches beginners should master--the ones she uses again and again and thinks every embroiderer should know because they are so useful and fundamental to embroidery.   Frankly, I use a lot of embroidery stitches in my needlepoint since I taught myself crewel embroidery before I taught myself needlepoint. In today's embellishment world, they add a lot of zing to my needlepoint without much trouble.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/10/ten-embroidery-stitches-to-know.html

UPDATE:  This article was written two weeks ago but the morning it published, Mary added a list of sixteen dimensional stitches to her website.  So now you have even more reference material to play with the next time you need a bit of texture or oomph for your needlepoint.  Thanks again, Mary!
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/11/16-stitches-to-add-texture-dimension-to-hand-embroidery.html

Whether you agree with Mary's list or not, you will want to bookmark this page.  Mary being Mary, each and every stitch has a link to a How To Video demonstrating the stitch.  Just click on the green underlined title and away you will go to a video of Mary showing you just how to do this stitch.  Just note that like needlepoint stitches, embroidery stitches have many names.  For example, what Mary calls detached chain stitch I call a lazy daisy stitch!

You call it tomaTOE, I call it toMAto, it's all useful.

Thanks, Mary!

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© Copyright October 30, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Key to Compensating a Compound Stitch

The key to compensating a compound stitch is planning ahead according to Joni Stevenson as she continues her terrific compensation series.
http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com/2014/10/it-never-hurts-to-plan-ahead.html

If you aren't familiar with Joni's blog, please explore.  She's a fabulous teacher and there is a wealth of information there on better technique that will make your next piece better than ever.

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© Copyright October 26, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.