Porcupine Laying Tools Video

If you are intrigued by the African porcupine needle laying tools popularized by Love You More, you'll want to watch this video review on BeStitched's website.
https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/collections/accessories/products/porcupine-quill-laying-tools

As a bonus there is also a video showing you how to use a laying tool on the same page.  You can also visit Love You More's website to see the range of these available.
https://www.loveyoumorenpt.com/porcupine-quill-layingtools

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Don't Be a Thief

Enriched Stitch is having a sale on their instant downloadable stitch guides and a warning.
http://astheneedleturns.com/stitch-guide-sale-and-more/#comment-2013

Don't copy stitch guides or book stitch diagrams and then hand them out to all your friends. It's stealing and even if you have no qualms about that, remember that the world of needlepoint is small.  If folks realize that you copy guides, the shops and stitch guide writers will warn each other of your actions and it'll get harder to buy the supplies you want.

And as one commenter mentions in the link above, I take copyright seriously on Facebook.  If I catch someone repeatedly violating copyright on the Facebook Group Needlepoint Nation, they are removed from the group permanently and also blocked from viewing the group.   Many folks don't realize that copying items from a book or guide (or taking photos of a diagram on your phone from a shop's books) is stealing.  But it is.  If you want to pay more for books and guides or want to risk banishment from Needlepoint Nation and being whispered about among the guide writers, handing out copies of something you bought is a good way to achieve that.  The stitch guide writers especially are my friends and colleagues and I will do my best to protect their businesses.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

K's Creations Has a Swivel Ball Table Clamp UPDATED

K's Creations has come up with a table clamp that works with the ball swivel on their floor stand. If you have one of their metal floor stands, you can simply remove the ball swivel and purchase the clamp and assemble them to use.  If this doesn't make sense to you, check out the video posted by BeStitched here.  This is a shop exclusive, by the way, so BeStitched is the only place you can buy these.
https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/ks-swivel-ball-table-clamp

UPDATE: Brenda has purchased one of these and shows off the first way she set it up to use.
https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/07/table-clamp-712-18.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Peek Inside The Needlepointer

The Needlepointer has started doing video tours of the shop occasionally. These are always fun to watch but this time they have a Melissa Shirley trunk show, some lovely tote bags and the Leigh Designs ice cream social models to show off.
https://vimeo.com/277722963

Now I'm hungry!  Who wants to share a banana split with me?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Fiber Talk Interviews Gay Ann Rogers UPDATED

Fiber Talk's Sunday podcast interviews Gay Ann Rogers.  Learn about Frank Sinatra buying her stork scissors canvas, her love of Cezanne and how he's made her faces real, her rule about finishing only her own pieces, hints about her next (and last) queen canvas, her time at the Royal School of Needlework, and much much more!
http://wetalkfiber.com/2018/07/08/fiber-talk-with-gay-ann-rogers/

UPDATE:  Silly me, I forgot to link to Gay Ann's website.  Of course The Fiber Talk crew did so on their web page, but I meant to give you a link to some of her designs.  Enjoy!
http://www.gayannrogers.com/my-portfolio.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 8, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.