If you live in Houston, you'll want to visit the Needle House's annual Easter canvas show. The shop is covered with painted canvases of eggs, rabbits and carrots! Read about the other local shop news in their newsletter.
http://www.theneedlehouse.com/jm/images/newsletters/spring_2011_web.pdf
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Painter's Threads Meets Ribbon Floss
Labels:
Painter's Threads,
ribbon floss,
YLI
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| Painter's Threads Overdyed Shimmer Ribbon Floss |
What do you get when you cross YLI's ribbon floss with Germany's Tentakulum Painter's Threads? You end up with overdyed ribbon floss, of course!
Here is YLI's website, the page where the description of the varieties of ribbon floss start. Ribbon floss comes in regular, metallic, Shimmer (which has a bit of metallic woven in--this is the type of ribbon floss Painter's Threads has overdyed), and heathered (which looks rather tweedy and thicker than the other ribbon flosses).
http://www.ylicorp.com/ribbonfloss_1.htm
This is Tentakulum's website, with links to all the threads they manufacture.
http://www.paintersthreads.eu/Seiten/PaintersInfoSite/English/PaintersColoursEnglish.htm
This link shows all the current colors of Painter's Threads in overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss. I am told this is available from YLI if you are a shop owner looking to order.
http://www.paintersthreads.eu/Seiten/Farbkarten/Viskose.Wolle.Metallics.Andere/VRFS.html
This close-up shows some of the new Painter's Threads Shimmer ribbon floss as well as the regular ribbon floss in the old tube packaging. If you compare the regular ribbon floss tail end with that of the new Painter's Thread overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss, you'll see the dyeing process makes the overdyed thread a bit less ribbon-like.
YLI now packages ribbon floss wound around flat rectangles of plastic (which you see at the top of the first photo) but you will still find ribbon floss wound around cardboard tubes as well. I put the mesh tubes around the tube ribbon floss to keep the spools neat. They don't come this way but I didn't have any of the old style of packaging I hadn't opened.
Amy Bunger's Halloweenies Home Study project used Painter's Threads overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss on the Devil character. Here's a picture of Melinda's finished Dev L. Mann.
http://melindaslivingthegoodlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/speak-of-devil.html
Many thanks to LR for sending me these lovely threads to show off to you and use in my stitching.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Here is YLI's website, the page where the description of the varieties of ribbon floss start. Ribbon floss comes in regular, metallic, Shimmer (which has a bit of metallic woven in--this is the type of ribbon floss Painter's Threads has overdyed), and heathered (which looks rather tweedy and thicker than the other ribbon flosses).
http://www.ylicorp.com/ribbonfloss_1.htm
This is Tentakulum's website, with links to all the threads they manufacture.
http://www.paintersthreads.eu/Seiten/PaintersInfoSite/English/PaintersColoursEnglish.htm
This link shows all the current colors of Painter's Threads in overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss. I am told this is available from YLI if you are a shop owner looking to order.
http://www.paintersthreads.eu/Seiten/Farbkarten/Viskose.Wolle.Metallics.Andere/VRFS.html
This close-up shows some of the new Painter's Threads Shimmer ribbon floss as well as the regular ribbon floss in the old tube packaging. If you compare the regular ribbon floss tail end with that of the new Painter's Thread overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss, you'll see the dyeing process makes the overdyed thread a bit less ribbon-like.
YLI now packages ribbon floss wound around flat rectangles of plastic (which you see at the top of the first photo) but you will still find ribbon floss wound around cardboard tubes as well. I put the mesh tubes around the tube ribbon floss to keep the spools neat. They don't come this way but I didn't have any of the old style of packaging I hadn't opened.
Amy Bunger's Halloweenies Home Study project used Painter's Threads overdyed Shimmer ribbon floss on the Devil character. Here's a picture of Melinda's finished Dev L. Mann.
http://melindaslivingthegoodlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/speak-of-devil.html
Many thanks to LR for sending me these lovely threads to show off to you and use in my stitching.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Now I've Seen Everything
Labels:
Boots Bailey,
pet dishes,
pets,
Ridgewood Needlepoint
File this in the Now I've Seen Everything Department-stitched pet dishes! It is actually a clever and useful idea.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/03/pet-dishes.html
Ridgewood also stocks Boots Bailey's small suede bags. These are first rate in quality and a quick self-finishing project.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/03/suede-cosmetic-bags.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/03/pet-dishes.html
Ridgewood also stocks Boots Bailey's small suede bags. These are first rate in quality and a quick self-finishing project.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/03/suede-cosmetic-bags.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Reviews and New Looks
Sandra Arthur's Shapes of Needlepoint is a new book that focuses on finding stitches to fit certain shapes. As you know, I often choose stitches that mimic the shape that I need to fill. Sandra's book is an organized way to make this happen and has the nice touch of helping you resize a stitch to fit inside the space available. Here's Janet Perry's review of the book.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/shapes-of-needlepoint-book-review
Orna Willis has revamped her blog to match the new direction she is taking her stitching. Stay tuned.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/adorn-is-word-i-was-looking-for-all.html
Weeks Dye Works has also redone their website. Now there are links to free charts using their threads and a place to download a PDF list of their best-selling colors.
http://www.weeksdyeworks.com/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/shapes-of-needlepoint-book-review
Orna Willis has revamped her blog to match the new direction she is taking her stitching. Stay tuned.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/adorn-is-word-i-was-looking-for-all.html
Weeks Dye Works has also redone their website. Now there are links to free charts using their threads and a place to download a PDF list of their best-selling colors.
http://www.weeksdyeworks.com/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Monday, March 7, 2011
Melita's Woodlawn Report
Labels:
Woodlawn 2011
Melita is the first to write about her trip to see the Woodlawn Plantation needlework exhibit. And she won a ribbon!
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/sun-flower-wins-a-3rd-place-ribbon-at-woodlawn/
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/woodlawn-roadtrip-2011/
For those who are about to ask, yes, I made my annual trip to Woodlawn over the weekend. I'm not sure when I'll have it written up, but stay tuned....
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/sun-flower-wins-a-3rd-place-ribbon-at-woodlawn/
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/woodlawn-roadtrip-2011/
For those who are about to ask, yes, I made my annual trip to Woodlawn over the weekend. I'm not sure when I'll have it written up, but stay tuned....
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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