Laura Does That Seductive Thing Again--AND AGAIN

You know how Laura Perin posts photos of her stitched charted pieces occasionally and tempts me to buy charts? And I don't even LIKE stitching from charts?!   Well, she did it again.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/11/fall-color.html

http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-fall-favorites.html

UPDATE:  More temptations.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/11/celebrate-bounty.html

Beware, she is the daughter of the devil and will tempt you, too!

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© Copyright November 10, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Invasions in Needle and Thread

This article briefly describes the history behind the Bayeux Tapestry and the Overlord Embroidery, both chronicling invasions.  Don't miss the small photographs that illustrate the article as they give a flavor of the designs and their embroidery.
http://www.wacotrib.com/w/portals-to-the-past-the-power-of-the-needle/article_f783da06-379d-54dd-b10d-67b9a1dc7316.html 

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 4, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thought for the Day UPDATED AGAIN

The thought from the day comes from a video The Glass Pingle posted that talks about something that is vanishing from the world today--"...a very intense engagement with the properties of materials..." 
http://theglasspingle.blogspot.com/2014/11/thread-management.html

I love the thought that there is such a varied group that is manipulating threads for sport, art and surgery!

UPDATE:  The link to the video on The Glass Pingle doesn't work.  Apparently the site has taken down this article.  Sorry!  Many thanks to Pat for pointing this out.

UPDATE #2:  The problem with the film has been fixed and it is here.  
http://theglasspingle.blogspot.com/2014/11/thread-management-deja-vu.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 2, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Snow and More Snow UPDATED

No, there's not snow on the ground here in Chilly Hollow (although I expect to see plenty of that in January and February).   Peggy at NeedlePaint.com is stitching stockings the company designed for her twin nephews and needed snow stitches for each.  She cleverly came up with two different kinds of snow using two different stitches.  I thought you'd like to see her solutions to the snow problem.
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2014/11/10/let-it-snow-needlepoint-stitches/

UPDATE:  Peggy also needs sky stitches.  Stay tuned for more!
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2014/11/18/shaded-backgrounds-needlepoint-stitches/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 11, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thought For the Day - Believing in UFOs

Yes, Mary Corbet believes in UFOs -- unfinished objects!  Only she calls them UPs and she thinks they are a very good thing.  Here's why.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/11/unfinished-embroidery-projects.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 4, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.