All About Laying Tools

Nordic Needle's newest newsletter is all about laying tools, from what they are made of to how to protect them.
http://www.nordicneedle.net/guides/stitching-materials-guides/laying-tools/?utm_source=weekly_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=specials

A bonus tip is to look in the right hand column at prior newsletters. There's lots to read and enjoy!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 22, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Madcap Cottage Loves Needlepoint

The latest Lycette Design interview is with John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nelson, the interior designers behind Madcap Cottage.  They don't stitch themselves (come on over to Needlepoint Nation on Facebook, boys—we'll teach you) but they use needlepoint in many of their interiors, including their own home.
http://lycettedesigns.com/mad-madcap-cottage/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 22, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Silk Threads: A Tutorial

Mary Corbet just published a wonderful beginner's guide to stranded silk floss.  Mary doesn't do needlepoint, but what she says about spun silks is still relevant.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-spun-silk.html

Next Mary tackled twisted filament silk.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/hand-embroidery-twisted-filament-silk.html

Mary promises information about flat filament silk next….
https://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-101-flat-silk.html

(By the way, this is the place where you can watch the video on twisting flat silk that Mary mentions in the last link above.)
https://www.needlenthread.com/2012/03/twisting-flat-silk-video-tutorial.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 20, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Fiber Talk with Toni Gerdes

This week's Fiber Talk interviews Toni Gerdes, needlepoint designer and teacher extraordinaire!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2017/04/16/fiber-talk-with-toni-gerdes/

If you haven't seen Toni's teaching designs, go visit her website.  You will love what you see.
http://www.tonigerdes.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 16, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Newest Labors of Love Clip on Birds (Labors of Love and Amy Bunger)

Amy and Jill at Amy's Golden Strand are stitching two of the new Labors of Love clip on birds.  The guide for the Red-Headed Woodpecker is ready now. The guide for the Orange-Headed Hummingbird will be ready shortly.  Contact Amy Bunger at her shop to pick up the canvases and guides.
https://www.facebook.com/189965167681135/photos/a.195572410453744.51323.189965167681135/1596943036983334/?type=3&theater&notif_t=notify_me_page&notif_id=1489687874751038

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 16, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.