A Free Lesson on Needle Painting from Trish Burr

Trish Burr has given us a lovely gift this holiday season!  She has turned one of her old video lessons about needle painting into a free video which is posted on YouTube.  If you are not familiar with Trish's books, classes and work, explore the website a bit before you go to the video link.
https://trishbembroidery.com/pages/the-long-the-short-of-it-dvd

It's called "The Long and Short of It," which is another term for needle painting.  The quality isn't fabulous but this hour and a quarter lesson has many tips for creating wonderful realistic birds, flowers and animals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTr7bD8KYXU&feature=youtu.be

Thank you, Trish!  Merry Christmas!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 22, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Fun Christmas Trees from Colour Complements

Colour Complements has been encouraging stitchers to create simple Christmas tree shapes to fill in with various stitches using the variety of threads the the thread maker has created.  It is a fun exercise mixing creativity and the thrifty use of one's stash and a wonderful way to get into the mood for Christmas.  Here are the final results—
https://colourcomplements.com/2019/11/o-christmas-tree-needlework-colour-complements.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/11/christmas-trees-needlework-colour-complements.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/12/christmas-ornaments-colour-complements-trees.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/12/christmas-embroidered-trees-colour-complements.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/12/colourful-christmas-colour-complements-embroidery.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/12/christmas-decorating-colour-complements-hand-dyed-threads.html

https://colourcomplements.com/2019/12/christmas-tree-bonanza-hand-stitched-colour-complements.html

These are very easy to do yourself on scraps of leftover canvas using threads up from your pile of threads for other projects.  It's also a fun way to keep the kids busy over the holidays or during bad weather.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 22, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Christmas in Williamsburg with Needleworker's Delight

Two of the members of New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter of ANG went to the Christmas in Williamsburg retreat run by Needleworker's Delight.  What fun!
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2019/12/06/needleworkers-delights-christmas-in-williamsburg/

Here is the website for Needleworker's Delight.  Looks like they have a summer retreat, too!
http://www.needleworkersdelight.com/index.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 7, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Swan Party Ornament Exchange

Steph's ornament exchange with the SWANS was really great this year!
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-swan-christmas-party-2019.html

Come to think about it, it's great every year.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 7, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Designing Ginger Jar Needle Minders

Morgan Julia's Sold Out Blue Ginger Jar Needle Minder

Morgan Julia Designs' new blue and white ginger jar needle minders sold out in two days, thanks to the power of social media.  
https://morganjuliadesigns.com/blogs/news/the-design-process-needle-minders

Not to worry, though, she is getting more.  (By the time this goes live, they should be available again.  Hopefully those darling little bamboo scissors will also be available again then.)  While we wait, you can read about how she came up with the cute design.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 18, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.