Monday, March 14, 2022

Making a Pretty Silk Ribbon Bow

Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked and Beadazzled has created a video tutorial on making a lovely bow on needlepoint canvas.  Note she is using silk ribbon that's 13 mm wide.  

If you want to see the finished bow on her current mystery class, check the first and fourth photos here.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 20, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sunday, March 13, 2022

There's Not One Right Choice

Needlepoint.com's blog has posted an interesting article about the threads they choose for customers when the customer tells them Pick Your Favorites.

It really shows how we gravitate to threads we like, doesn't it?  I would almost always choose perle cotton,  Caron's Impressions (a silk/wood blend), silk floss and cotton floss for a project if I have the colors needed in those threads.  I like to add a little bling (but not too much) and I avoid wool in the summer as it makes my hands itch when it is hot and humid outside.  I never use Neon Rays, either, just because I don't have much in my stash of threads.  

So what do you gravitate towards?  And what do you want to try next time?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 19, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

A New Manhattan Shop

Just heard on Needlepoint Nation there's a new knitting-needlepoint shop in the West Village off 10th Street in NYC.  If you are local and can check it out, let us know what they carry.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 18, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Friday, March 11, 2022

Why You Should Stitch a Rug

Hunt Country Yarns puts forth compelling reasons for stitching yourself a needlepoint rug.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 14, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Vintage Deux Amis

Thanks to Horse Country Chic, I know that Deux Amis is selling vintage canvases online.  

They are obviously cleaning house and letting leftover canvases that have been discontinued go.  The prices are good and the designs charming but if you see something, hurry to get it since these are very limited.  Once they are sold, they are not going to be available again.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 13, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.