Rose Lane Stitchery Goes to Paris

Rose Lane Stitchery went to Paris and Florence and of course she went to all the needlepoint shops she could find! First stop is Tapisseries de la Bucherie, which is right across the bridge from Notre Dame.

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Next she visited Florence, Italy where she shopped at Ricamo & Cucito.

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

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Back in Paris, she went to Saint-Ouen Flea Market (particularly Marché Vernaison) where she shopped and learned about Textile Tours of Paris.

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Next, Masion Sajou!  It's across the street and down a litte alley from Versailles.

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Annie's Bouquet (a ten minute walk from the Louvre) was the next stop.

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What a fun trip, Rose Lane Stitchery took us on!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com 

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 1, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Do You Need Stretcher Bars?

Spellbound Stitchery has tackled the shortage of stretcher bars their own way--they are making their own!

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

Here is what's currently available. Note that they are 3/4 inches wide and made of pine so they are very similar to the traditional stretcher bars, not the minis.

https://spellboundstitchery.com/products/stretcher-bar-frame

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 1, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Stitch Monday and Jennifer's Angel

New Stitch Monday tackles a lovely angel, creating interesting robes from a variation of Staggered Cross Stitch.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-215/

Here are more crossed stitches for your stitching pleasure.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/new-stitch-monday-216/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 1, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint.com Interviews Elizabeth Crane Swartz

Needlepoint.com interviews Elizabeth Crane Swartz on their shop blog.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/designer-showcase-elizabeth-crane-swartz

I didn't know Elizabeth designed jewelry or that she recently took over Seagrass Studio, a lovely small needlepoint shop in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Intrigued?  Explore more about Elizabeth's work and Seagrass Studio at these links.

https://elizabethcraneswartz.com/

https://theseagrassstudio.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com 

nd at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 31, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Gingham on the Diagonal

This is my nephew's dog, Lolly Parton.  I stitched an ornament for him featuring Lolly one Christmas but I ran into a problem--I wanted to do a gingham background but with the squares turned on their points to make a diamond.  This is regular gingham checks--

https://woolfloss.com/products/x435-peace-gingham-in-red?_pos=10&_sid=828f4f38b&_ss=r

I wanted a background like this--

https://woolfloss.com/products/ki2158-bunny-with-sprinkle-ears-green-gingham?_pos=28&_sid=828f4f38b&_ss=r

I tried to stitch squares in all tent stitches but as usual with tent stitches, the left sides looked jagged.  I mentioned my dilemna to Gay Ann Rogers, who immediately fixed the problem with a sketch that I've diagrammed for you for clarity's sake.  Perfect!

Isn't that clever?  Gay Ann Rogers combined tent and reverse tent to create diamond shapes that have smooth edges!  Gay Ann graciously allowed me to share her idea here so that we all can do great gingham diamonds, too.  Thanks, GAR!  You are the best!

(By the way, I found it easiest to work the NW and SE parts of the diamond first, then add the NE and SW sections --they are the same colors in the top diamond on the diagram-- but you do what makes sense to you.)

Here's Lolly's ornament, by the way.  Perfect.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 30, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.