Judy Keenan's Photographs

Fans of bird designs (and those who just are curious about artistic inspiration) will enjoy looking at the Facebook page of Judy Keenan NeedleArt.  Find the group of photos posted on January 12, 2017 to see her birds and a turtle and how she turned these pictures into needlepoint canvases.
https://www.facebook.com/Judy-Keenan-NeedleArts-1658037397771146/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 12, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Star Octagons Done Four Ways

Mary Legallet's latest blog article is about the star octagon stitch. Mary has spread the octagons out and filled the empty spaces with other stitches, making the stitch a very versatile one.
http://www.whimsicalstitch.com/whimsicalwednesdays/2016/12/28/quadfecta

So pretty!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 28, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A New Way to Organize Cotton Flosses

Vonna Pfeiffer,  The Twisted Stitcher, is a cross stitcher and finisher who has come up with a very clever way of organization cotton flosses.  Check it out here--
https://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/2016/01/organizing-your-over-dyed-threads.html

I'm not sure it will work for all thread types but if you have a large stock of threads, this is a cost-effective and clever way to organize some of them.

Many thanks to Gary and Christine for interviewing Vonna on their weekly Fiber Talk podcast.
http://wetalkfiber.com/2017/01/29/fiber-talk-with-vonna-pfeiffer/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 29, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint Saves Lives!

Judy Keenan points out how needlepoint saves lives.  LOL
http://www.judykeenanneedlearts.com/single-post/2017/01/09/Needlepoint-Saves-Lives-Or-Why-I-Dont-Like-to-Count

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 9, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

How To Frame Using Pins and Foamcore

Mary Corbet has a wonderful explanation of how to frame your stitching using foam core and stainless steel pins.  She's right that the most important thing is to not rush!
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/01/diy-how-to-frame-needlework-using-pins.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 9, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.