Breaking News: Tony Minieri's Out of Action Temporarily

Tony Minieri Designs just posted on their Facebook page that Tony's out of action until January 2026 to recover from surgery.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1151000150387292&set=a.406238428196805

Tony, we hope you take the time to rest up and recover. We'll miss you but your health comes first!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 2, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Three Inch Round Self Finishing Leather Magnets

Planet Earth has new self-finishing round magnets for 3 inch designs.  There appear to be 7 colors available. Put one on your fridge, your filing cabinet, or pair with a strong magnet to put on the pocket of your tote bag.

https://stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/products/planet-earth-leather-magnet-rounds?_pos=1&_sid=6a0e0e9bc&_ss=r

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 2, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Swirled Heart in Gold and White (Rozelle Hirschfelt)

ANG's Cyberpointers Chapter is working on Rozelle Hirschfeld's "Swirled Heart in Gold and White."  Brenda stuck with the original gold and white colors.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-42525.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_0679855437.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_15.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_056096561.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_01483844425.html

If you aren't familiar with Cyberpointers, you can read about them here--

https://www.cyberpointers.org/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 25, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NJNA and July 2025

The newest ANG newsletter for NJNA is out!

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2025/07/26/whats-happening-at-njna-7-26-25/

As always there is a lot of American Needlepoint Guild news, but if you aren't a member, they also cover new products that interest stitchers such as embroidery scissors with larger finger holes (good for those with arthritis), wearable ideas like baseball caps and mouse ears (!), and lots and lots of new designs.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 27, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Bluebird

Melita copied a painted bluebird she received as a gift to create an original needlepoint.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/05/31/bluebird-for-sher/

She used a light coverage stitch over the shading in the background and stitched with a medium shade of the background cover, a tip she got from Amy Bunger.  I didn't know Amy had said this but in my own experience, a medium shade works very well in light coverage over complex shading.    You can also try a contrasting color or a metallic for a rich effect but this only works well on certain designs.  You'll have to experiment, but luckily light coverage stitches are easy to rip out if you don't like the effect.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

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