Those who have Apple mobile devices who also own SuZy Murphy's "SuZy Portable Stitches" and SuZy's Stitches II" and who have upgraded to iOS 9 may be unable to use the apps now. I can open the first book but when I choose a stitch, the app crashes. I can't even open "SuZy's Stitches II." It crashes as soon as I click on it. Not everyone has this problem, but most folks do. SuZy and her developer are working on the problem, though. Hopefully they will have a fix before too long.
Stay tuned!
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© Copyright September 27, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Dancing Cats and Other Patt and Lee Meows
Labels:
cats,
Pat and Lee,
Ridgewood,
Ridgewood Needlepoint
Ridgewood Needlepoint has been busy collecting photographs of finished Patt and Lee cat canvases. Aren't they fun?!
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/09/cat-canvases.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 14, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/09/cat-canvases.html
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 14, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Fancy Work and Fantasies: A Tale of Hapsburg Lace UPDATED
Ruth has been working "Hapsburg Lace" which you'd think is a style of needlework, but it isn't. She explains here--
http://ruthsneedlework.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-name-is-ruth-and-i-am-needlework.html
The best place I know of to pick up some of the Fancy Work and Fantasies charts now is Alex Paras, the online arm of Thistle Needlework. Ruth linked to the site in her article above. Don't miss the very beautiful "Eterna" which is my favorite of Carol Costello's designs.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/fawofa.html
The Pampered Stitcher on Etsy also has some of Carol's work. Use the Search This Shop box in the middle of the page to see them all.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePamperedStitcher?ref=l2-shop-info-name
These designs are from the 1980s but they are classics all the same, even if they are over thirty years old. After all, when WE hit our thirties, we were just coming into our prime!
UPDATE: By coincidence Julie posted a Tanja Berlin design called Hapsburg Lace on Facebook this morning. The second link below describes her classes using this technique. Thanks, Julie!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205538301793328&set=gm.932688986808260&type=3&theater
http://www.berlinembroidery.com/countedthreadembroidery.htm#hapsburg
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 14, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://ruthsneedlework.blogspot.com/2015/09/my-name-is-ruth-and-i-am-needlework.html
The best place I know of to pick up some of the Fancy Work and Fantasies charts now is Alex Paras, the online arm of Thistle Needlework. Ruth linked to the site in her article above. Don't miss the very beautiful "Eterna" which is my favorite of Carol Costello's designs.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/fawofa.html
The Pampered Stitcher on Etsy also has some of Carol's work. Use the Search This Shop box in the middle of the page to see them all.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePamperedStitcher?ref=l2-shop-info-name
These designs are from the 1980s but they are classics all the same, even if they are over thirty years old. After all, when WE hit our thirties, we were just coming into our prime!
UPDATE: By coincidence Julie posted a Tanja Berlin design called Hapsburg Lace on Facebook this morning. The second link below describes her classes using this technique. Thanks, Julie!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205538301793328&set=gm.932688986808260&type=3&theater
http://www.berlinembroidery.com/countedthreadembroidery.htm#hapsburg
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 14, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Study Abroad: NC State and The Royal School of Needlework
Labels:
classes,
NC State,
Royal School of Needlework
North Carolina State and the Royal School of Embroidery are working together to offer two study abroad classes in the summer of 2016. Read all the details here-
http://katherinediuguid.blogspot.com/2015/09/exciting-announcement-uk-stitching.html
Applications are open as of September 25, so let all your stitching college student friends know, ok?
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://katherinediuguid.blogspot.com/2015/09/exciting-announcement-uk-stitching.html
Applications are open as of September 25, so let all your stitching college student friends know, ok?
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 25, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Charting and Then Painting a Canvas
Carmen is interested in charting software she can use to paint designs on canvas for basketweave pillows, and tried out two programs. Her thoughts on the demos and the software she ended up buying are here.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/needlepoint-software-some-early-thoughts/
If you are a Mac user your choices are a little more limited, particularly if you don't want to run a dual Mac/PC system.
Carmen has started painting her design on canvas, which I found very interesting. She talks in detail about her supplies and how she goes about it. I'm looking forward to an update on this.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/im-hand-painting-a-canvas/
UPDATES: I checked Carmen's blog (RSS feeders don't work with it for some reason) and found two more progress reports.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/im-continuing-with-painting-the-canvas/
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/the-canvas-is-now-finished/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 13, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/needlepoint-software-some-early-thoughts/
If you are a Mac user your choices are a little more limited, particularly if you don't want to run a dual Mac/PC system.
Carmen has started painting her design on canvas, which I found very interesting. She talks in detail about her supplies and how she goes about it. I'm looking forward to an update on this.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/im-hand-painting-a-canvas/
UPDATES: I checked Carmen's blog (RSS feeders don't work with it for some reason) and found two more progress reports.
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/im-continuing-with-painting-the-canvas/
https://knitweave.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/the-canvas-is-now-finished/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 13, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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