Fiber Talk Interviews Jeannette Tombaugh of Mountain Peak Studio

Fiber Talk interviews Jeannette Tombaugh of Mountain Peak Studio.

https://wetalkfiber.com/2024/12/08/fiber-talk-with-jeannette-tombaugh/

Here is her website for a little fun exploration.

https://mtnpeaksstudio.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Gift Ideas for Your Stitching Friends

Gay Ann Rogers posted ideas for great gifts for stitching friends on her website last December. Nothing was terribly expensive but everything was a gift that any stitcher would enjoy.

She suggested that stitching friends trade off designs that have areas to be ripped.  It's a lot easier to take out stitches for someone else's project than your own--you don't sit there kicking yourself for messing up!  By the way, Gay Ann likes the Bohin folding seam ripper.  Shop around as prices vary.  I choose this link because it shows various colors and how they fold and unfold well.  I have one and they are well made and sharp.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1605321535/bohin-folding-seam-ripper-assorted?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_-craft_supplies_and_tools-non_domestic_high&utm_custom1=_k_e5bc0666939217d471516132ce7cddba_k_&utm_content=bing_412372913_1302921576741207_81432662493160_pla-4585032213878099:pla-4585032213878099_c__1605321535&utm_custom2=412372913&msclkid=e5bc0666939217d471516132ce7cddba

Gay Ann also suggests trading off sections of your project.  She says during her teaching days friends would often switch pieces so that one who was really good a cutwork could do that on both designs while their buddy would do lovely satin stitches.  You'll always have good memories about that section that was a bear because your friend did it for you!

By the way, the Pointing It Out podcast, with Megan and Melissa, discusses their gift guide for Christmas 2024.  It's no longer Christmas but hey, gifts are appropriate all through the year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7-ZOZhjLNA

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Merry L's Seam-Fix

Thanks to BeStitched, I learned Merry L has a new tool called the Seam-Fix.

https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/scissors-japanese-pen-style-with-flower-beads?inf_contact_key=053d4c85dcec1acf76a5c968a47ea2ac

It comes in two sizes with a silicon "eraser" tip on the cover that conceals a ripping tool.  Rip out a mistake with the ripper, then put the tip back on and use the silicon top to pick up the fuzzies left behind.

https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/blogs/bestitched/needlepoint-hack-by-lauren-kessler

Your local shop can order one for you if they don't have them in stock.  Shop around if you order online as prices vary slightly.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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

Pleated Wings from Jenny Adin-Christie

I am in awe of Jenny Adin-Christie's talent, so I follow her on Instagram where I found this tutorial on making pleated ribbon wing edges.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C814FWfo9hF/

It's so easy!  Couch the ribbon down with a matching color of thread, do a second stitch in the middle of the ribbon to secure it, bend the ribbon up (or down), and repeat all along the edge of your wing.  The video is rather long but worth watching to the end to see how Jenny secures the end, that she used a waxed thread, and how she started and ended threads and ended her ribbon.  She is stitching on felt mounted on gauze so needlepointers can just take the end of their ribbon down through a hole and secure it on the back side instead of using another row of pleated ribbon to cover the end.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 1, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Compensation Tips

The Wool and The Floss has posted tips to make compensation easier on their Instagram account.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1yOTwsl9b/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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