"Hand Painted Needlepoint for the Modern Explorer"

The Needlepoint Joint is having a trunk show featuring a brand new designer--Fire and Iris.  Many of the designs are about camping and the outdoors.   I love the lighting bugs in a jar, the sun, moon and mountain tarot cards, the cattle dog (a neighbor has one to help herd) and the camping mugs.  The various monsters will charm outdoors folk who keep expecting to run into Sasquatch when hiking.

https://needlepointjoint.com/collections/fire-iris-trunk-show-2023?page=1

I come from a family that enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking--the whole nine yards--so everything speaks to me.  Maybe it will speak to you, too.   

You can browse more on the Fire and Iris website.  Check out what Fire and Iris calls the "half painted series" which are canvases with only simple outlines--that makes them cheaper-- but that come with guides that show you how to add all sorts of detail to make the design come to life.

https://fireandirisdesigns.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 4, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Turning Kathy Rees Into Walker

Jan is expecting a new great grand-daughter so she is modifying a Needle Delights design into something more girly than what she stitched for her great grandson.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/09/02/a-welcome-for-walker/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/quick-update-2/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/01/17/another-stitching-year-begins/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2024/01/30/first-finish-of-2024/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 3, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Meeting Merrilyn Heazelwood

EGA is offering a counted canvaswork class with the Tasmanian designer Merrilyn Heazelwood and as part of that, they did an interview. 

https://egausa.org/interview-merrilyn-heazlewood-silk-ribbon-primroses/

Merrilyn is famous for her floral pieces and her use of silk ribbons on needlepoint canvas.  She's from a family of needle artists and does some wonderful designs.  Intrigued?  You can browse her website to see her work, find the link to the interview she did with the Fiber Talk podcast, shop her kits and her downloadable patterns, and just enjoy her lovely designs.

https://merrilynheazlewood.com.au/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 2, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Holst Meets Webb

Vickie has posted her finished "Holst Meets Webb" by Lorene Salt.  The title comes from combing the names of the composer of The Planets (Gustav Holst) and the James Webb Space Telescope, named after the second administrator of NASA.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7163455933683356&set=gm.6536016493142120&idorvanity=108537025890131

This counted canvaswork design with corals, turquoises and purples (plus accent colors like lime and gray) is a new design that will be taught at the ANG Seminar in 2024.  Vickie was a test stitcher for the project and posted her finished piece on NP Nation with Lorene's approval.

You can browse more of Lorene's charts and see what she is currently teaching and where on her website.

https://lorenesaltneedlearts.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 2, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Beginner's Guide to Choosing Stitches

Poppy Monk Needlepoint has written a nice article about choosing stitches for painted canvases that is geared towards beginners.

https://poppymonkneedlepointkits.com/blogs/the-5-minute-needlepoint-blog/what-needlepoint-stitch-to-use

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 1, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.