Saturday, September 17, 2022

A Facebook Group For Thread Searches

There's now a Facebook group for those hunting for threads and certain dye lots.

Like most Facebook groups these days, it's private so you have to ask to join.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 13, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Friday, September 16, 2022

Needlepoint Etc. Has a New Website

Needlepoint Etc has a new website!  That makes it easy to shop even if you can't get to Honolulu to see the shop and Gussie in person.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 13, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, September 15, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Chaparral is Moving from Houston to Dallas

Chaparral is moving from Houston, Texas to Dallas, Texas.

Here is the message sent to customers:

We have BIG news!
Exciting things are happening at Chaparral Needleworks, and we want to share some important news with you. Loyalty from customers like you has fueled our continued success, and we are proud to announce we are moving to Dallas, Texas.
Our new location in Dallas will open after the Needlepoint Reunion in October. Stay tuned for the opening date and new address.
All finishing and special orders for our Houston-based customers, which are received by September 19th, will be shipped complimentary.
Thank you for supporting Chaparral Needleworks in Houston. See you soon, Dallas!
Chaparral Needlework
3701 W Alabama St
Suite 300
Houston TX 77027
United States
© 2022 Chaparral Needlework 

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 11, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

One Motif Becomes Christmas Ornament UPDATED

Melita's ANG chapter is doing a project which involves taking motifs from one of Textured Treasures' designs and making it into a Christmas ornament.


It's a great idea for those of us with a geometric chart hidden away we'll never stitch.  Pick one area and turn that into a Christmas design!

If you don't have any counted needlepoint charts you can always buy something from Textured Treasures....

UPDATE:  Melita had so much fun she used two more motifs as ornaments.

Here is the framed finished piece.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 13, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Suddenly Subscription to Blog Ends

I've heard from two different folks this week that suddenly their subscription to Blog has ended.  They want me to fix it.  Sorry to say, I cannot.  The behind-the-scenes workings of Blogger are off limits to those of us who use it.  When bugs appear, it's up to Google to fix them.

There are three things you can do.  First, try to resubscribe.  The drop down menu to Subscribe is 5/6 of the way down the home page of Blog, just below the big blue Blog with Integrity box.

Secondly, you can use an RSS feed reader.  I use Feedly but there are others.  These can be a little tricky to set up and you will need to have the URLs for all the websites you want to follow ready to copy/paste into the feed reader.  Note that blogs that are part of a website instead of being stand alone often don't work with feed readers.  

The easiest way around this if the subscription stops working and you can't get it to go again is to simply bookmark Blog's URL and visit daily.  Remember, once you visit Blog, you can click on the magic carpet photo in the right side column to automatically visit the CH Stitch Guides blog.  You can return to Blog the same way.  

Sorry about this, folks, but it's not something I can do a thing about.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 14, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.