Obviously He's Never Met Anyone Like Her

And now for something completely different--the Yarn Harlot goes to Texas. 
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/2015/03/insane-in-texas/

Sadly, I can see my credit card companies being as uncomprehending over a trip to Houston, say, where there are multiple needlepoint shops. If that happens to me, I'll quote the Yarn Harlot--

"I'm not crazy.  I'm just very efficient."

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Gordon Highlanders Great War Tapestry

Fans of modern needlework that celebrates the history of various regions who have a Facebook account will want to keep an eye on The Gordon Highlanders Great War Tapestry page.  The page is about the stitching of a new design by Andrew Crummy (designer of The Great Tapestry of Scotland) that features the Gordon Highlanders in World War I.  Mr. Crummy's designed three panels (shown above although I don't have the full image of the stag and crown) which will be stitched with 2 ply crewel wool on what appears to be linen.  It's going to be fun to watch the progress.  
https://www.facebook.com/ww1tapestry/timeline

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 22, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Town and Country Gives Permission to Wear Needlepoint

Thanks to Jane V. who mentioned this on Facebook, I have an online article from Town and Country counting all the neat needlepoint wearables available. 
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a2903/reasons-to-love-needlepoint/?src=spr_FBPAGE&spr_id=1454_159983313

They don't mention you can stitch these yourself for less money and a higher quality, not to mention getting precisely what you want.  But once again we discover we needlepointers are trendy as all get out.

Here's a bit more about Tucker Blair's goods.
http://stitchstyleblog.com/2015/03/tucker-blair/

Here is the Smathers and Branson website.
http://smathersandbranson.com

Just in case you feel the need to go preppy without the fun of stitching these things, you know.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The BIG List of Online Textile Collections

Thanks to Mary Corbet, I have discovered "The BIG List of Online Textile Collections," which is simply a page of links to online museum collections of textiles which include handwork.   This list is maintained by Yvette Stanton or Vetty Creations, so if you know of an online resource that isn't listed, please let her know.
http://www.vettycreations.com.au/link.html

There's a lot of information here.  I plan to bookmark this and explore the sources looking for needlepoint as I have time.  I hope many of you will join me.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 22, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

HanDBase Love

Folks who use the HanDBase database software to keep track of their threads are going to be thrilled to learn that Brenda has made her applets available for free. You have to own the software first, but then you can download her modifications so that you can track threads, beads, and projects. You can read more about the software and see how Brenda uses it herself via the links in this article.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2015/03/handbase-applets-now-available-free.html

Brenda, lovers of HanDBase now love you! 

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 6, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.