Boo Beads and More

Ruth Schmuff has finished her mystery piece for Halloween.  He's funny, from the beads on Boo to those tiny little feet to the metallic background and those white emote lines. Bet they glow in the dark! His hands wave and his teeth glow. He's really a scream. LOL
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/11/a-very-special-visitor-or-two.html

The next mystery class will be the Christmas Bird Collage.   Stay tuned....
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/Mystery-Classes--a-24.asp

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Do You Need Something Stitched?

With Ghost Stitchers apparently no more, I thought I'd collect a list of shops that offer stitching services.   I've been told the following shops offer stitching services.  I don't know the cost, the quality of the work, or anything else about their services.  For details, email or call the shop closest to you.  In no particular order, here they are:

Beth's Needlepoint Nook - they will stitch anything for anyone and have done rugs and stockings with guides
http://bethsneedlepoint.com

The Needle House
http://www.theneedlehouse.com/newsletter/Summer_2016_Web.pdf

Old World Designs
http://www.oldworlddesigns.com

Rittenhouse Needlepoint
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com

The Needlepointer
Linda Wimer can be reached at The Needlepointer through the shop at their phone 425-252-2277.http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2b1a4dafdf1ba6e29e773aa79&id=bcae16e4cc&e=73961ee0ea

http://www.theneedlepointer.com


2 The Point
http://www.topoint.com

Needle Nicely
http://www.needlenicely.com

http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2011/11/stitching-for-hire.html

The Point of It All
http://thepointofitallonline.com

Needlepaint
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2014/01/08/beautiful-and-cool-custom-needlepoint-pillows/

Needlepoint Alley
http://needlepointalley.com/site/?page_id=23

Needlepoint Points West
http://www.needlepointswest.com

Red Finch Stitches
http://redfinchstitches.tumblr.com/stitchingservices

Enriched Stitch
http://enrichedstitch.com

Needlepoint Breeze
http://www.needlepointbreeze.com

Needlepoint for Fun
http://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/needlepoint-stitching-service-we-can-stitch-your-canvas.htm

Flying Needles
https://theflyingneedles.com/pages/stitching-guides

In Stitches Atlanta
http://www.institchesatlanta.com

Spiral Up Stitchery
This is a group in Puerto Rico that will stitch unfinished projects or do canvas restorations.  Right now their website is off line, possibly due to the dislocations the hurricanes of 2017 have brought to the island.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/SpiralUpStitchery/about/

http://spiralupstitchery.org/

Keep Me In Needlepoint in New York State- Call on a Tuesday and ask for Miriam who will set you up with stitchers
https://www.keepmeinneedlepoint.com

Needlepoint Studio of Sarasota
https://www.needlepointstudio.com/

Stitching Fox (North Carolina)

https://www.stitchingfox.com

Elena Siurna

Email her at Etetexas@netscape.net

Folks on Facebook who say they will stitch for pay (remember, I have no way of vetting these people)--
Linda Breman (the Hippie Stitcher)
Beth Burns Gilbert
Susan C. Hudnall
Ilene Levine
Kathy Worley
Ginny Stapleton
John Touhey - specializes in stitching stockings
https://www.facebook.com/john.touhey.5?fref=nf

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1210755452334944/

Lauren Ryan
https://www.facebook.com/lauren.ryan1?fref=gc&dti=108537025890131

Jane Anderson
https://www.facebook.com/jane.anderson.9277583

Rebecca S. Then
Email thonirst@aol.com phone 615-331-1569.https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.s.thoni


If your local shop offers such services, please let me know and I'll add them to the list so folks searching for help know where to ask.  You can either use the Comments section below or email me personally at chilly hollow athot mail dot com and I'll add to this article for you.  Thanks!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Shops Always Surprise Me

I am always being surprised by shop owners. They work so hard and have so many talents, yet when one of them mentions some of their talents in passing, I am always amazed. In this little article, Needle Nicely talks about their design studio and how it creates wonderful alphabets for customers.  I had no idea the shop created their own designs in-house or that they worked with the amazing artist Trubey who used to own the shop.  Enjoy reading a little bit about the process here.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2013/11/alphabets-alphabets.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Barbara's Simple Monograms

A good charted alphabet is hard to find!  Barbara Bergsten has come to the rescue, however. She posted a nice clean alphabet on her blog yesterday. The next time you want to put your initials on a piece, whether it is subtle lettering in the background to sign your piece, or a pretty monogram on a piece destined for your tote bag or chair pillow, or lettering for a Christmas stocking, Barbara is happy to help you out.
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2013/10/how-to-chart-needlepoint-initials-worksheet.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tantalizing Glimpses

Yesterday in the tantalizing way all us stitch guide writers have of showing off just a bit of our work, I posted two photos on Needlepoint Nation (the Facebook group of needlepoint fanatics) showing some of my two latest stitch guides.   Both are from Leigh Designs.   Can you guess what these two photos are?

The top photograph shows the maple tree from Leigh's Japanese Tea House.  This design was originally intended to be used in Lee's nylon tote bags but I think Leigh Designs plans to frame the model when it reaches them later this week.  Here's the original canvas.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Sgl7610.html

By the way, the little geisha magnet was from Mag Friends and I think they are sold out, but you might find one in a shop if you look around. I bought it nearly two years ago.

Leigh's Japanese Tea House Finished

Here is the finished tea house.  I used a layering technique to make the maple leaves more realistic and adapted Or Nue' for the painted and gilded eaves of the tea house itself.  The sage green background is unstitched to help provide contest with the Japanese maple leaves, but I listed the perfect thread to use in case you hate unstitched areas on your designs.  This piece was stitched with the new Silken Straw in three places, but I listed substitutes that will give a similar look for each area if you want to shop your stash instead of ordering a completely new thread.  

The second photo is a close up of one of Leigh's Water Babies.  This is Fantine, who has peacock eyes on her mermaid's tail.  (I've also written guides for Alta and Mimsy but there are no photos of them yet.)
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp441x.html

Everyone asks about the curls.  These were Sue Parson's idea.  They are made of ribbon floss.   Sue had seen this used somewhere and asked me how to create curls from this thread and with a little experimentation I was able to figure out the technique.   Sue did a lovely job creating the model.  Here is her finished and framed piece.  If your shop is going to the January TNNA show, I think they'll be able to see this in person at the Leigh Designs booth.  Sue is very kindly loaning it to Leigh.

Fantine All Stitched But Not Framed Yet

Your shop can order the guide and canvas of either of these for you directly from Leigh Deisgns, but you can visit the CH Stitch Guides blog and order the stitch guide only straight from me if you happen to have the canvas already.
http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com/p/want-to-buy-chilly-hollow-stitch-guides.html

Hope you enjoyed the full disclosure!

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.