Railroading with The Wool and the Floss

If you have two strands of something but no laying tool, you can adopt a technique cross stitches use called "railroading" to keep your stitches flat and straight.  The Wool and The Floss demonstrates railroading on their Instagram account in this short video.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGxz24FRKt4/

It works great!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 4,  2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

March Stitcher of the Month - Stitch By Stitch Larchmont

Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY just revealed their March 2025 Stitcher of the Month--Sandi Mahfouz!  Sandi started out with counted canvaswork but recently was seduced by painted canvases.  Now she's turning out masterpieces in embellishment.  There's nothing like a versatile stitcher!

https://stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/pages/stitcher-of-the-month-sandi-mahfouz?fbclid=IwY2xjawIz38BleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUpzL0MGn9tFLbYwNkn-S0ftiQuONCa8-Sb8SspFPfhnbM3Bzvo-1_Lw9g_aem_mFnBkuJhEvRy6GkdEkwHhA

I know this will publish the end of April but there's been lots and lots of needlepoint news in March!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 4, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lustik Needlepoints for Sale UPDATED

Great news for fans of Kevin Lustik's funny needlepoint originals--he's putting some up for sale through Wilder Nightingale Fine Art!

http://www.wnightingale.com/artists/227

If you like sly humor and fun needlepoint, take a little browse.  Don't dawdle, though.  Two pieces have already sold.

UPDATE:  During March 2026 Jadite Galleries in NYC will be displaying and selling Kevin's art.  (And they sell on their website, which is a great way to browse the show from a distance.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVYi3shjlq_/

https://jadite.com/

If you aren't familiar with Kevin's original designs, use the search function in the upper left hand corner to see more and learn more about Kevin himself.  Or read this interview with NIU Alumni Association.

https://www.myniu.com/article.html?aid=2759

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 1, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Google Strikes Again

If you are trying to look at the Monthly Clubs tab at the top of the page, you'll get an error message because Blogger has removed it for "violating Community guidelines."

What did I do?  I added a new link to a new monthly club.  That apparently triggers an automatic removal these days.  This has been happening for over a year now with any of my tabs with lots of links to needlepoint knowledge.  I update something, it gets removed for no real reason, I ask for the decision to be reviewed by a human (I think the removal is done by Ai), and it'll be restored later today.

So please be patient and try again late today or tomorrow.  

I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do about this.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 28, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Susan Portra Holiday Ornaments

Brenda has been stitching Susan Portra's "Holiday Ornaments" since 2017.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/p/planned-projects-susan-portra-holiday.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/01/holiday-ornaments-by-susan-portra.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/p/in-process-projects.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-year-in-review-123122.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/03/holiday-gift-white-ornament-32022.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/09/holiday-ornament-red-gift-91718.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/12/2019-year-in-review.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2024/03/2023-year-in-review-1224.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2021/12/2021-year-in-review-123121.html

Some of the charts were published in Needlepoint Now but some weren't.  

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/ornament-holiday-bell-aqua-1825.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2023/02/holiday-ornament-gift-pink-22223.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2021/11/holiday-ornament-red-light-updated.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2020/01/holiday-ornament-green-gift-1302020.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/06/holiday-bell-fuchsia-ornament-62422.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/search?q=holiday+ornaments&updated-max=2019-12-31T06:00:00-05:00&max-results=20&start=11&by-date=false

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2024/12/ornament-holiday-gift-turquoise-121024.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/06/holiday-ornament-green-bell-63019.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/04/holiday-ornament-white-light-4219.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/07/holiday-ornament-blue-bell-72318.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/07/holiday-bell-yellow-light-72122.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/08/holiday-ornament-turquoise-light-81518.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2023/08/ornament-holight-light-green-82923.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/ornament-holiday-bell-aqua-updated-12025.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/ornament-holiday-bell-gold-5232025.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/ornament-holiday-bell-red-6425.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/ornament-holiday-bell-red-updated-61525.html

And Brenda is done!  Now for the finishing....

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/ornament-holiday-bell-silver-71025.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 8, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.