Wednesday, December 20, 2023

December is for Giving

December is the time for giving and in that spirit, three designers have announced their Charts for Charity for 2023:

The Wool and the Floss is sponsoring My Pink Sugar Life's design, sales of which will go toward Parkinson's Disease research.

Mopsey Designs is donating toward Maine Needs with this three Christmas tree design.

Fire and Iris is donating to COVER, which does urgent home repairs, with this hilarious Rocky Raccoons Family Holiday Party.

Saturnalia Stitching's "Peppermint Butterfly" supports Bags to Butterflies, which supports women re-entering society from prison.

The Gingham Stitchery's "Go Taylor's Boyfriend" benefits the Burundi Miracle Project and the two book charts (use the right side arrows to view) benefit Scholarship America.

These can be purchased from The Needlepoint Clubhouse.  Just choose the one (or ones) you want.

Rachel Barri's "Shalom Dove" benefits ADL National, which fights anti-Semitism.

Alice and Blue's "Let It Snow" ornament benefits Protect Our Winters, a climate change organization.

This isn't part of the Charts for Charity program, but Ridgewood Needlepoint is promoting Vanessa's Gift of Giving Holiday Fund Raiser, to promote cancer research which killed the former owner of Ridgewood.

Here's to a better holiday for all!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Travels with Tricia

If you are a big fan of Tricia Nguyen of Thistle Threads and her research into 17th Century historical embroidery, you'll love her new video series called Travels with Tricia.  If you want to explore the history of embroidery, are curious about the materials we use to create our needle art, or just want to escape from Holiday Madness, this is the place to start.

Travels with Tricia No. One is both an introduction to Tricia herself and an overview of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Guild exhibit in London.  These are the folks who make gold and silver embroidery thread.  

Travels with Tricia No. Two goes to the Witney Antiques 2023 Exhibit to see their Elizabeth Hall casket and samplers exhibit.

I've collected a few links mentioned by Tricia for those who want to see more.


Subscribe to Tricia's YouTube channel to see more videos as Tricia releases them.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Monday, December 18, 2023

Mill Hill Bead Color Cards

If you use lots of beads and have to choose colors for online orders, Mill Hill's bead color flier is a must have.

It's inexpensive enough at a dollar (and it has real beads sewn on to help you match colors) that you can order several for all your stitching buddies.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 5, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Five Ways to Use Beads on Needlepoint

This little video from Evergreen Needlepoint, set to Christmas music, shows five ways to use beads on your needlepoint project.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 16, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Norden Crafts' Stocking Ornaments

Melita has posted about the mini sock ornaments her mother stitched, but then she didn't know the designer.

Now Melita has discovered that these are called Elfin Stockings and they were designed by Norden Crafts for Better Homes and Garden magazine in 

Melita says Nordic Crafts has an Etsy store but I couldn't find it.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright December 4, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.