Mary Corbet and Her Drill Go To Town

Mary Corbet and her drill organize threads!

https://www.needlenthread.com/2021/04/thread-organization-solving-the-twist.html

Remember before you decide she's a little nuts that Mary teaches and sells kits.  She needs to keep her threads well organized.  So while I'm not going to buy a package of straws and break out the cordless drill myself, I bet all of us will find this interesting and some will want to try it to solve their thread organization issues.  

Go Mary!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 30, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kimberly Design: Profile of an Artist UPDATED

If you belong to the American Needlepoint Guild, then you've already seen their article in the latest Needle Pointers magazine about Kimberly Design and her design process.

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanNeedlepointGuild/photos/a.136461719731191/4327060694004585/

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=280792300185299&set=pcb.280792386851957

If you aren't a member, and you want to see an artist at work, you can read her recent profile on the Folt Bolt art site.

https://www.foltbolt.com/post/a-kimberly-design

The above article has links to her Insta and Facebook sites, as well as a link to her blog plus the Bedecked and Beadazzled shop where you can buy her painted canvases or sign up for a class with Kimberly.  She also sells her original artworks.  I'm hoping she'll post images of those on Facebook for our shopping pleasure.  Pretty please!

UPDATE:  By chance, Ruth Schmuff showed off one of Kimberly's latest designs this morning.  You can buy the guide, canvas and threads from Ruth's shop, Bedecked and Beadazzled.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2021/05/first-flying-lesson/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 20, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Threadaholic Alert: Hand-Dyed Fibers

Vicki Clayton has been dying silks again!

http://bethsneedleworkstash.blogspot.com/2021/04/v-is-vicki-clayton.html

I have to confess I didn't know she'd stopped.  It's nice stuff, though.

https://www.hand-dyedfibers.com

Thanks, Beth!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 26, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Liz's Needlepoint Journey UPDATED

Liz Morrow of LizArt wrote a retrospective of her needlepoint life on her blog. It makes for fascinating reading!  Liz has done many things with needlepoint, taken some fascinating classes and created some wonderful designs.
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-needlepoint-journey.html

http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/my-needlepoint-journey-part-2.html

http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/my-needlepoint-journey-part-3.html

http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/my-needlepoint-journey-part-4.html

http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/magic-castle.html

UPDATE:  This article I wrote in 2018 suddenly appeared in 2021.  No idea how that happened!  Sadly, we lost Liz in 2020.  I know she doesn't mind that this appeared again--or maybe Google in its infinite wisdom decided we needed Liz in our lives again.  Here is her website which a friend took over for her so that her charts are still available.

https://www.lizartneedlepoint.com/#/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 15, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Making A Pearl Flower

Ever wanted to make a pearl flower?  Tanya has a lovely video on her website.

https://opusanglicanum.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/pearl-flower/

She is a specialist in Opus Angelicanum, which is Medieval embroidery essentially.  She's working on velvet (I think) but the process is the same if you are working on needlepoint canvas and couching Kreinik instead of the very stiff metallic British twist.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 24, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.