President Lincoln's Needlepoint Slippers

Thanks to Louise's Needlepoint we know President Lincoln wore needlepoint slippers featuring goats and dogs.
https://www.gq.com/story/abraham-lincoln-incredible-slippers?fbclid=IwAR04iMlh8weIFZNI5tmHAZEk--skGBDFYw_yY8msqRcyc8l3JAeH6Bk8n7A

https://www.lincolncottage.org/originals-slippers/

More information on them here.
https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/movies/2012/12/03/Lincoln-s-slippers-take-star-turn-from-Fremont-to-Hollywood/stories/20121203096

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© Copyright February 13, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Story Behind Painted Pony Designs

Debbie Woodward of Painted Pony Designs tells the story behind the name of her company.  Get a cup of your favorite beverage and settle down to listen to her dream and how it was fulfilled.
https://debbieppd.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/so-i-bought-a-horse/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 7, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NJNA Goes to Woodlawn

If you don't like in the Washington, D.C. area and don't go to the Woodlawn Plantation exhibit, you'll enjoy visiting the show along with four members of New Jersey's Needle Artists chapter.
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2019/03/06/a-cold-day-at-woodlawn/

Heck, you'll enjoy the photos even if you have been to Woodlawn in 2019!

The exhibit is open 10-4 p.m. every day except for Tuesdays when the museum is closed.  Tickets are $15 each for adults.  You can read more about it here.
https://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/annualneedleworkshow

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© Copyright March 7, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

How to Paint a Needlepoint Canvas

Abigail Cecile has posted a video on her website showing how to paint a needlepoint canvas.
https://www.abigailcecile.com/pages/how-to-paint-a-needlepoint-canvas

It is a fabulous tutorial, whether you want to paint something special for yourself, whether you are thinking about starting a design business, or just if you want to know how it is done.  Thanks, Abigail!

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© Copyright February 11, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Blanket Versus Buttonhole

Thanks to Anna Scott, I found this article about the different between the buttonhole and blanket stitch on Nordic Needle's website.  

Sorry, but Nordic Needle's website seems to be down.  Perhaps permanently?  Anyway, the article is gone but I did find this.
https://togs-from-bogs.blogspot.com/2009/10/blanket-stitch-vs-buttonhole-stitch.html

And this.
https://stitchfloral.blogspot.com/2017/06/buttonhole-stitch-lesson-1-basics.html

To me it sounds like what I've always called the buttonhole stitch is actually a blanket stitch.  Mary Corbett helps define the two, and now I can keep calling what I do the buttonhole stitch!
https://www.needlenthread.com/2017/10/buttonhole-stitch-vs-blanket-stitch-the-name-debate.html

I mention this here not to confuse you, but to point out that one stitch can have many different names.  What really matters to me is that I understand the stitch's construction to create it properly and use it to the best effect in a thread that will show it off properly.

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© Copyright February 10, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.