Melita Tackles the Stitch of the Month

Armed with suggestions from the NJNA chapter who did this project in 2020, Melita has started Kathy Rees' "Star of Stitches," which is the stitch-of-the-month project from ANG.  

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2020/11/30/areas-1-3-star-of-stitches-ang-stitch-of-the-month-2020/

If you are a member of ANG, you can access this design by logging onto the ANG website.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 1, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NeedlePaint Makes Gifts Easy

NeedlePaint.com makes gift giving easy with their digital gift card which will show the finished project.  Easy to wrap and the recipient will know that the needlepoint being stitched for them by the company is coming soon.

https://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2020/12/03/needlepaint-gift-giving-made-easy/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 3, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Needlepoint University Registration Open

Suzie Vallerie of Enriched Stitch will hold Needlepoint University classes starting January 2021.  Early registration ends Dec. 12.

https://astheneedleturns.com/needlepoint-university/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 7, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Footstool UPDATED

Rachel of Vertuosew Adventures is going to create a canvas footstool using inspiration from her grandmother and stash threads.  It will replace a footstool her grandmother stitched that her mother has worn out.

http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2020/11/17/another-footstool/

http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2020/12/01/the-stash-busting-canvaswork-footstool/

UPDATE:  More progress on the sections of the footstool.

http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2020/12/15/stash-busting-canvaswork-footstool-2/

http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2020/12/29/stash-busting-canvaswork-footstool-3/

http://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2021/01/05/the-stash-busting-footstool-4/

https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2021/03/16/finishing-the-stash-busting-cushion/

And it is DONE!

https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk/wordpress/2021/08/24/footstool-finished-and-set-up/

It's really easy to come up with something fun to stitch from your stash, even if you don't have an old footstool that needs a cover.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 1, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Crafty Attic

I stumbled across The Crafty Attic by chance.  It is a UK shop that specializes in goldwork and stumpwork supplies, plus silk and organdy ribbons, needles and more.  The shop carries a great many ribbon widths, which is especially nice, and is a fun browse since it has a lot of demonstration videos.  Hopefully it's a good source of supplies for our British needlepointers.

http://craftyattic.com/index.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 1, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.