NJNA Shares the Fun for May

The latest chapter of the newsletter for the New Jersey Needle Artists chapter of ANG is out and it is full of ANG news, from a review of the new issue of ANG's magazine to Seminar news.  If you are looking for a light with magnifier that travels well and doesn't have a cord, the newsletter has three recommendations for you to check out.   They also have information about beautiful wooden trays that attach to any brand of floor stand from Rock A Way Custom Wood Products.  Rock A Way doesn't seem to have a website but they do have a Facebook page (second link below).  

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2024/05/18/whats-happening-at-njna-5-18-24/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Rock-A-Way-Custom-Wood-Products/100063791274769/

The newsletter has news about a stitching getaway, a new stitching club featuring one of Kelly Clark's mermaids, and what Morgan Julia is doing with a company called Packaged Party.  There's also a link to a new shop selling needle minders (and magnetic chalk boards to store them on) called Flamingo Toes Shop.  We all need more needle minders, right?  

https://flamingotoesshop.com/collections/needle-minders

NJNA has a great tip for inexpensive covers for your magnifier so you don't burn the house down if it's left in a sunny spot--get together with your stitching buddies and buy bulk velvet drawstring jewelry bags online! Safe, soft and any extras can go to storing that fabulous string of pearls you wear to go out on New Year's Eve.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 19, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Chinchillin: The Summer 2024 Mystery

Ruth Schmuff has announced her mystery class for June and July, 2024--Heather Gauthier's "Chincillin."  You know the drill by now--I'll update this as Ruth releases progress reports on this cutie.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2024/05/chinchillin/

The first lesson is this adorable chinchilla floating in his coconut shell.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2024/06/chinchillin-2/

Now we have background.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2024/07/is-it-real/

The leaves are stitched, so only the fruit and flowers are unstitched.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2024/07/chinchillin-leaves/

Now we have fruit and flowers and trailing vines.  It's magnificent!

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2024/08/our-chinchilla-is-chill/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com 

nd at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 2, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Coloring The Edge with POP! Needle Arts

POP! Needle Arts shows the two markers she recommends for 13 and 18 count canvas when you need to color the edge of your design to fit properly into self-finishing items.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5jn3HiLcJp/

Read her comments on the brands she uses that she hasn't had bleed.  Whatever brand you choose, test it first before using so you don't ruin your work if it does get wet.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 10, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Good Roof Stitch and More

Ridgewood Stitchery has found a good stitch for roofs (including a diagram) and has a tip for stitching across a section that will have another stitch.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-115/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 8, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mopsey Designs Kids' Mobile (Hardware and Designs)

Mopsey Designs has something unusual--sets of canvases with hardware to make the set into a mobile to put over a child's bed.  There are five designs:  space, woodland, ocean, bees, and rain or shine.  You can see a photo of a finished mobile here with the other four designs at the bottom of the page.  I can't tell how the ornaments are attached to the bottom of the hardware but Stitch by Stitch Larchmont can help answer questions if you don't have a favorite shop to inquire for you.

https://stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/products/mopsey-designs-md-46-mobile-space-with-grey-hardware?_pos=31&_sid=1a9d6fa27&_ss=r

How cute would these be with a little bell attached to the bottom of each ornament to make gentle music as it turns in the wind?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 7, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.