Cynthia's Hair

Yesterday I received a wonderful note and two photographs from Cynthia D. who has a great tale of hair stitched--and the hope of another piece with hair in her near future.

Cynthia wrote:

"I am attaching a photo of the hair I did on my daughters Christmas stocking in 2004. I was in a class with Susan Portra at My Friend and Eye in Huntington Beach. We used Needlepoint Inc Silk in 4 shades. She had me scotch stitch the head first and then we layered the waves and curls over that base. And I mean we-I was too nervous at first so Susan stitched the first few waves and after practicing on a side canvas I took a deep breath and just started.

My daughter is expecting and if she has a girl I’ll be stitching Jenny by Sandra Gilmore-lots of hair to do."

We have our fingers crossed for you, Cynthia!  We love little boys as much as little girls, but oh--That would be gorgeous hair!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Everything But the Kitchen Sink

I've been stitching my brains out here in CH and neglecting updating you on various things, so here goes--

First of all, Robin shows off some new mini socks from A. Bradley that will premier at the June Columbus TNNA show.  If you want to be surprised, don't look.

http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2011/05/bradley-needle-arts-inc-has-gone-to.html

Ditto the new Mindy designs on Pocket Full of Stitches' blog.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-from-mindy.html

Liz is stitching a fractals project based on fractal artwork that will be a Kindle cover.

http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/digits-fractal-by-kerry-mitchell.html

Ruth Schmuff is making flowers out of ribbon and French knots, and throwing in buttons made from felt to boot!

http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2011/05/let-games-begin.html

Nordic Needle has a new line of disappearing markers available.  Heat from your blow dryer will make the lines disappear.  But be careful!  If you leave a project in a car on a hot day, bet that heat will make the lines disappear, too!

http://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2011/05/heat-removable-marking-pens-from-nordic-needle.html

In the Totally Different Department, Nimble Needle has a clipboard with a needlepoint band at the bottom.  

http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2011/04/keep-it-clipped.html

Patt and Lee Designs tells you how to tell their stitch painted canvases from their gilcee print ones, just in case to want to know before you order from an online shop.

http://pattandleedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/design-lines.html

Mary Corbet has written a review of a new crewel designter's latest chart.

http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/04/royal-persian-crewel-design-review.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Hair Resources UPDATED

When it comes to help with hair, the best known resource is Amy Bunger's "How'd You Do That?" DVD on stitching hair and beards.
http://www.amybunger.com/catalog/item/6256888/6065411.htm

UPDATE:  I forgot a snippet of this DVD is on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.  It'll give you a flavor of what Amy has to say about hair and beards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcrA3yTkCs4

I like to look at my copy of "Beards I Have Known" for hair ideas.  This little booklet by Diana Bosworth is all about beards for Santa, but that curly beard can easily be turned into a curly hair cut for a little boy on a needlepoint canvas.
http://thefrenchknot.com/books.htm

If you happen to have a copy of Suzanne Howren and Beth Robertson's "New Twists on Needlework Embellishment" lying around, it has a couple of good hair tips, although hair is only touched on briefly.
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/proddetail.php?prod=newtwists&cat=71

Anyone else know of good places for hair stitches and ideas?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Pinwheels and Sneak Peaks

Pocket Full of Stitches showcases the cute little pinwheel canvas kits from What's the Point on their blog.  The especially sharp-eyed will see there's also a sneak preview of the May 2011 Needlepoint Now magazine.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Amanda Lawford Music Boxes

Amanda Lawford Designs now has music boxes that have spaces for various canvases in the lids.  You can see them here, along with a selection of canvases that fit.  Clicking on any thumbnail tells you a bit more about each box (including a photograph of the inside) as well as the melody it plays.
http://annieandco.com/collections/new?page=4

There are also boxes that don't play music.
http://annieandco.com/collections/new?page=5

Sadly there isn't any information about these boxes on the Amanda Lawford website yet but I am sure Annie and Co. can answer questions if you are interested in one of these.
http://www.amandalawford.com/index.php

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com