Columbus Market Again UPDATED

Folks are coming home from Columbus now and still posting about the wonderful things they say there.  Margaret is back from helping at the Squiggee booth and is promising a series of articles on what she saw.
http://cranecottage.com/stitchingblog/?p=1534

UPDATE:  Margaret is adding specifics to the above.  First, she talks about SharonG and her designs, with photos from her booth.
http://cranecottage.com/stitchingblog/?p=1528

UPDATE #2:  Margaret showcases Barbara Bergsten.
http://cranecottage.com/stitchingblog/?p=1547

She also has photos in her online Photo Album from the show.  Look at pages 1-3. Anything posted after the first of June is from Columbus.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandco/

Peggy is home now but full of stories (and photos) of the classes she took at the TNNA show.  These are presented so that shop owners learn new techniques, stitches and about new threads and can pass the knowledge along to their customers.  Peggy, thanks for taking the classes on our behalf--it was a huge sacrifice!  [Big grin]
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-wrap-from-columbus-tnna-2010-needle.html

DMC's blog has two product summaries: one on the workhouse perle cotton (which is so useful so many places) and their newer satin floss.  Each article has photos of needlepoint projects done with the featured thread.
http://dmc-threads.com/?p=2334

http://dmc-threads.com/?p=2314

I expect a little more information to trickle out over the next few days.  Stay tuned for more news....

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Announcing the Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides Blog

Now that most of the news from the Columbus TNNA show has stopped coming out, I have news of my own to announce.  I have a new blog!  It is called Chilly Hollow Stitch Guides.  It lists not only my stitch guides which are for sale, but tells you where to find stitch guides for a whole range of designs from many stitch guide writers.  It's not all about me, in other words.  LOL
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/

The new blog tells you which stitch guides I have available and how to order them.  I hope that other stitch guide writers will email me at sg from chnp @gmail.com with information about whose canvases they have guides for, give me contact information, prices, etc.  I'll add that to the CH Stitch Guides site along with any other information I can find about which shops do free stitch guides if you buy from them, who will do custom stitch guides, etc.

The new blog is evolving.  There are twenty-eight articles already.  You can browse them one by one or just use the search box at the upper left hand corner to find your favorite designer or stitch guide writer.  Feel free to send me information about other guides and writers if you happen to know the details.

Blog is changing also.  Occasionally I rearrange the furniture, so to speak, by choosing another layout template, changing the header photo, and changing the colors of the titles and links, etc.  I get bored with the old look after a while and am always looking for something that looks good but is also easy to read.  Sorry to have startled you guys with a change without notice yesterday.  I just had longer computer access than usual and moved things around.  It's my version of rearranging the living room furniture without the heavy lifting!

Those of you with sharp eyes have already noticed the magic carpet that tops the list of blogs I maintain at the bottom of this page.  Clicking on it takes you to the new stitch guide blog.  There is now a tab at the top of this page that has the link, too. You can always bookmark the new site, but any time you visit the Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure, you can go on to the CH Stitch Guides site.  (And vice versa--the magic carpet will bring you back here once you visit if you like.)

I hope that CH Stitch Guides will be a resource for all stitchers who are interested in a specific canvas, who collect a certain stitch guide writer's work, or who are just interested in what's available.  I also hope that the original blog's new look is easy to read and makes it easy to find things once you get used to it.


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The Last of the New from Columbus? UPDATED

By now the Columbus trade show is over and folks are dragging themselves home, tired but happy.  Robin from Amy Bunger's shop sums the show up perfectly with her posting about the new designer she discovered, new threads, and hints about her next class for TNNA.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2010/06/mariela-nielson-designs-and-good-times.html

As Robin mentioned above, the Columbus Heart (Needle Deeva) class she taught went very well.  Here's a review from Michele of Bristly Thistle.
http://bristlythistle.blogspot.com/2010/06/columbus-heart-class-with-robin-king.html

UPDATE:  And one from Colleen of Needle Works.
http://theneedleworks.typepad.com/the_needle_works/2010/06/i-am-stuck-in-columbus-so-i-my-as-well-blog-about-market.html

Speaking of Michele, she posted photos of the newest Charley Harper animal canvases which were just released.  Here they are for your viewing pleasure:
http://bristlythistle.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/new-charley-harper-needlepoint-designs/

Speaking of animals, here is Gail Hendrix's newest alligator.  I never knew reptiles with teeth and claws could be so cuddly!
http://squiggeedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/06/presentingdirect-from-squiggeelandgg.html

Are you curious about what stitchers are doing with DMC's new memory thread?   DMC reports their booth was full of pieces done with memory thread.  You can admire the creativity at work through the many photos posted on DMC's blog.
http://dmc-threads.com/?p=2283

Here is Barbara Bergsten's TNNA booth.  Wish I was there!
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2010/06/saturday-at-the-tnna-show.html

Barbara is interviewed on the TNNA site.   It's great to learn a bit about the personalities behind the designs, especially when you like the designs as much as I like Barbara's.
http://www.worldofneedlepoint.com/featuredartist.html

Finally, Janet Perry has written a multi-part round up of the show.  Here are the links.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/tnna-round-up-part-1
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/tnna-round-up-part-2
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/tnna-round-up-part-3
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/tnna-round-up-part-4

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June 2010 Chilly Hollow Newsletter Article

Recently I just mounted three finished needlepoint canvases on the front of purses I picked up on sale here and there.  They all look great and it was pretty easy to do. 


In one instance I put glue around the margin of the stitched canvas, then cut it out close to the stitching and glued it on the front of a purse pocket.  In the other two instances I whip stitched the canvas to the front of fabric purses.  Whichever way you attach the canvas, it looks great, turning a $15 cheap sale purse into something unique and special.  Here are my three masterpieces:

The mermaid canvas bag (Melissa Shirley design)

http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2010/06/final-product-mermaid-purse.html

The South Seas Fiji purse (Leigh Design)

http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2010/06/south-seas-fiji-purse.html

The Cape Cod Dogs tote (Elizabeth Mumford painting licensed by Needlepoint of Back Bay)

http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2010/05/remember-cape-cod-dogs.html

If you have trouble finding good purses on sale locally, Beth Gantz Designs offers totes in a variety of colors.  Click on the Finishing header to see photos of some of their bags decorated with their stitched designs.

http://www.bethgantzdesigns.com/totes

Needlepoint of Back Bay has two sizes of self-finishing totes that resemble the classic beach totes as well as a variety of styles of canvases that fit the tote space perfectly.

http://www.needlepointofbackbay.com/product_pages/totes.htm

Charles Crafts distributes two sizes of bags you might be able to get through your local crafts emporium.

http://charlescraft.com/totesandshoulderbags.aspx

You can do this, too.  If you are not really up to finishing a purse yourself without help, take a look at the Pischke Pocket kits.  Stitched on 10 count canvas, the kits come with a cotton woven tote bag that coordinates with the design and all the threads you need to follow the included instructions and make your own Pischke Pocket bag.

http://pischkepockets.com/

UPDATE:  The Stitching Sisters have a review and photos of these totes on their blog.
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/2010/06/surprise-in-mail.html

Want something a little more complex?  Julie Pischke is known for her tote canvases and carpetbags.  Check out the tote canvases currently for sale.  I love the Conch House tote!

http://www.islandneedlepoint.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=26&osCsid=dd9a4a745ef129ec4786be2970cd4074

And of course you can find lovely bags from Lee and Stirling, ready to insert the canvas of your choice.

http://www.newleesneedlearts.com/files/catalog/leather_bags/album/index.html

http://www.stirlingcases.com/products.php

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More News and Eye Candy UPDATED

If you are a Melissa Shirley fan, then you'll be thrilled that all her newest designs are up on her website now.  I love the geishas (see above) and the Asian herons, but the tiny Madonna and Child ornaments are also very appealing to me.  Of course the owls and the Wild Women and the bugs are wonderful, but on Melissa's website you see everything that is new, not just what caught a shop owner's eye.
http://www.melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?bsn=1

Ruth Schmuff is back posting even more photos of painted canvases that have caught her eye.  She's not just showing off her designs, she is buying for her shop in the Baltimore suburbs. There are some great treats here.  So see for yourself!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2010/06/good-morning_14.html

Peggy is still reporting on the items Amy Bunger and her staff are  buying for her shop and for her classes.  There are lots of things we haven't seen before described here in words and in pictures.  Being a threadaholic, my eye was riveted by the hand painted Shimmer Ribbon Floss from Painter's Thread (Tentakulum), but there is a lot more to see here.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-two-shopping-shopping-shopping.html

Colleen is fighting through technical difficulties and blogging about the wonderful things she's picking up for Needle Works.  Shop owners--where would we be without all their hard work?  Pass that woman a Shelly Tribbey Halloween cupcake!  (There is another owl canvas here from a different designer.  Whoever says this is the owl show was right!)
http://theneedleworks.typepad.com/the_needle_works/2010/06/i-cant-belive-it.html

UPDATE:  More Colleen, with witches and their cats.  (And more but I didn't want you Halloween fans to miss these.)
http://theneedleworks.typepad.com/the_needle_works/2010/06/more-of-columbus.html

Stay tuned for even more.  I expect a few more postings to wrap up the newest from Columbus tomorrow.  Then I'll start a new project.

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