Breaking News: New Bedecked and Beaddazzled Website

Ruth Schmuff just announced that her revamped website has gone live.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2016/07/have-you-seen-our-new-look.html

There's no need to stampede over to visit!  Form an orderly line and everyone take a turn.  All the goodies will be there when you want to order, promise!

Jane, smiling, waving and waiting my turn to browse

UPDATE:  The site is down right now, probably from all the traffic.  Be patient.  We can all sit and stitch together for a bit while Ruth feeds the chipmunks turning the wheels to make everything work.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 29, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Rainbow Gallery has a Blog!

Oh, look! Rainbow Gallery has a blog now!  The first entry is from guest blogger Sandy Arthur.
http://www.rainbowgallery.com/stitching-happy-place/

I've added them to the Blog List at the bottom of the page.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 22, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Summer TNNA Show in Video

TNNA's Needlepoint Group arranged a series of short video interviews with sixteen different designers which they just posted online. Don't miss seeing the new things and getting to know the faces behind the fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJkVgX1_gC0&feature=youtu.be

Many thanks for the tip, Ridgewood Needlepoint!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Egyptian Cat Has Jewelry

Tapestry Fair's Egyptian Cat Unstitched

At long last I have finished stitching the jewelry on the Egyptian Cat!  Sorry to have taken so long but summers are very busy in Chilly Hollow.  We have outside chores, house guests, and much more that takes me away from stitching during the summer time.  But at least I've finished the cat's jewelry.  You can see the canvas above without any jewelry.

Catra All Bling'd Out

And here is Catra with her jewelry finished. Oddly, it was the teal green and gold rows on the collar that gave me fits.  I just couldn't get that right.

Testing Palestrina Knots and Detached Buttonhole

First I tried Palestrina Knots on the upper row, left.  Then I tried two rows of detached buttonhole on the lower row, left.  Finally I settled on using Diagonal Mosaic.  I liked the Diagonal Mosaic best.  It gave me the texture of turquoise chips that had holes drilled in them to make jewelry. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Now for the main question--does the orange nose (satin stitches using orange Shimmer Blend ribbon floss) look ok now that the jewelry is in position?

The bottom border is all that remains undone.  Stay tuned!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 24, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

GAR's Midsummer Night Sale

If you are a fan of either elegant designs or counted canvaswork, mark your calendars as Gay Ann Rogers will have one of her 2-3 sales per year starting the evening of July 28th.  That's TOMORROW, folks.
http://www.gayannrogers.com/index.html

http://gayannrogers.blogspot.com/2016/07/needlepoint-sale-on-thursday-morning.html

Some of the items in her July sale and some that will be in the October sale are listed in the column on the right side of her home page.  There will be other things, including new designs, available.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 18, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.