Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Become a Fiber Talk Patreon Member

The Fiber Talk podcast has expanded to offer both a Patreon experience...


...and a Needle Arts weekend.  

Further details about the weekend in St. Charles, Missouri (St. Louis area) are here--

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 28, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

A Special Mystery Class: Rebecca Wood's Halloween Cruise Mayhem

Ruth Schmuff is planning a special large mystery class for 2025 with classes in March, May, August and November.  The project is Rebecca Wood's huge--and hilarious--Halloween Cruise Mayhem.

As always, I'll update this article as Ruth posts progress reports.  (For those who are interested, Amy Bunger and Lisa Kessler have both done guides for this cutie.)

Ruth is varying thread weights on the background so it doesn't get too heavy back there.

Next she worked on the boat and sails, plus a few of the hilarious ghosts, ghoulies and sea critters that are along for the ride.

The octopus and the witch are done (hope he lets her breath!) and there's also a shark and a mummy.  Too much fun!

And the grand finale has arrived with the ocean and its critters all sparkly and beaded, the coral is floofy, and the whole thing is a barrel of laughs on the high seas.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 29, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Great All Purpose Stitches from Ridgewood

Ridgewood Needlepoint's New Stitch Monday has some all around great stitches (and variations) that they use over and over again.  Today we're talking the Mosaic stitch family.  These stitches are usually easy to compensate and are great for texture in backgrounds or for architectural elements.

The next batch of good all-purpose stitches are Cashmere stitches and variations.

The third batch of stitches are another personal favorite--Hungarian Stitch.

Parisian is very similar to Hungarian and equally lovely and versatile.

This combination darning/oblique cross stitches pattern is very pretty for backgrounds and large areas.

This week Ridgewood celebrates Valentine's Day with a slew of pretty heart backgrounds.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Stephanie shows off the heart she stitched with an original stitch (diagram included) she calls "Valentine Day's Flowers."  Very pretty!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 6, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Tips for Tackling Large Projects

Ready to tackle a large project?  KC Needlepoint has simple tips to make a big piece less daunting.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 4, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.