Saturday, May 9, 2020

Instructional DVDs on Sale

Lisa at BeStitched has been cleaning house I think. She has grab bags of her instructional DVDs on sale.  You get four random DVDs plus a pair of small scissors and a little tool pouch with a fun saying.  Deal!
https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/dvd-grab-bag?inf_contact_key=6fb999c6f295e40f2f2fb93c962615b7

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Friday, May 8, 2020

An Interview with Madeline Elizabeth UPDATED

Needlepoint.com has a short but fun interview with Madeline Elizabeth, a new needlepoint designer—who hasn't even graduated high school yet!
https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/meet-the-artist-madeline-elizabeth

If you want to see the designs Madeline Elizabeth mentions in the interview, start here on her website.
https://www.madeleineelizabeth.net/current-designs-copy

UPDATE:  Fiber Talk interviewed Madeline here.
https://wetalkfiber.com/2020/08/23/fiber-talk-with-madeleine-harwell/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 25, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Making a Hat Band the Easy Way UPDATED

Horse Country Chic is making a hat band for a straw hat.
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2020/04/my-needlepoint-hat-band-project.html

She makes it look easy, too.  Tent stitched projects are so soothing right now.  Hopefully you can find something fun you want to stitch for a hat band of your very own.

UPDATE:  Here is her hat band finished. Neat!
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2020/05/my-finished-needlepoint-hatband-project.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 25, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

What Is It With Cats and Needle Minders?

I was looking for something on Etsy and realized how many cat and coffee-themed needle minders there are. I thought these were charming. Enjoy the browse.  (By the way, there don't seem to be dog+coffee ones.  Odd!)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/699790559/kit-tea-cat-needle-minder-cat-magnet-cat?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=needle+minders&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&organic_search_click=1&bes=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/586378462/lazy-grey-tabby-coffee-cat-premium?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=needle+minders+coffee&ref=sr_gallery-1-47&organic_search_click=1&cns=1


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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 23, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Suzie Recommends UPDATED

Suzie Vallerie of Enriched Stitch is having fun with various canvases from Enriched Stitch, pulling threads and picking stitches for various areas.
https://astheneedleturns.com/what-would-suzie-do/

https://astheneedleturns.com/what-would-suzie-do-2/

UPDATE: More Suzie ideas.
https://astheneedleturns.com/what-would-suzie-do-3/

Of course any of the pieces from the shop will come with a free guide, but you don't have to buy them to learn from Suzie's vision for each.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 24, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.