When Needlepoint Chairs Were the Height of Fashion

Hands Across the Sea tells us stories of a time when needlepoint chairs were the most fashionable thing.
https://hands-across-the-sea-samplers.com/narrative-embroidery/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 17, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Newsletters--No Fooling!

It's April 1, which means shop newsletters are out!  Ruth Schmuff announces a new book in hers, along with news of the various mail order classes she offers.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/content/uploads/bedeckednewsApril2016.pdf

Amy's newsletter for Amy's Golden Strand is full of news, new products, and tips for painting your own canvas, not to mention announcements of new stitch guides and photos of student pieces that are finished.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0416.pdf

Have fun catching up with the new from these two with no April's Fool jokes.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 1, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Janet Granger Designs is Twenty Years Old! UPDATED

Janet Granger's business creating dollhouse miniature needlepoint kits is twenty years old!  Seems like yesterday I was thrilled to find I could buy silk gauze from her.  To celebrate, Janet's business is being profiled in Artisans in Miniature magazine.  Head to page five to read all about Janet and see photographs of her work.
https://www.scribd.com/embeds/303215376/content?start_page=1&view_mode=book

UPDATE:  Silly me!  I forgot to add Janet's website so you could browse her kits and see even more. Sorry.
http://www.janetgranger.co.uk

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 16, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Visiting Needlepoint Etc. and Fiddlesticks Too

I thought today should be Visit a Shop Day since Sheena also posted about visiting shops on her vacation to the Hawaiian Islands.  Read all about Needlepoint Etc. in Honolulu here and enjoy the slide show of Hawaiian, Asian, beach and tropical flora canvases.
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/visit-np-etc-enjoy-palm-trees/

http://www.needlepointhi.com

And here is a glimpse of Fiddlesticks Too, not to mention a wonderful new stitch Sheena's created.
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/hawaiian-quilt-pattern-visit-fiddlesticks/

http://www.fiddlestickstoo.com

Click on the photos for a better look.  Thanks for the tour of paradise, Sheena!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 17, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Visiting Cabbage Row Shoppe

Pat of the Needleart Nut blog is on vacation and stopped in Cabbage Row Shoppe in Charleston, SC. Here is what she found! 
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2016/03/cabbage-row-shoppe.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 16, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.