How to Bezel a Chaton: The Movie

If the phrase "how to bezel a chaton" sounds Greek to you, not to worry--Ruth Schmuff has a little video that shows how to use beads to attach a flat backed smooth crystal to your canvas.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DI2oGRcPLnk/

This is the short version.  You can find longer versions on YouTube, such as this--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXYJoTYB1Qc

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 26, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Upcoming Event: Canvas Crawl 2025

June 18-June 22 is the 2025 Canvas Crawl.  This is a shop-focused event in the Northeastern US.  All the shops participating (the link below lists them) will have special guests, trunk shows, sales, and more.  

https://www.canvascrawl.com/

It's a nice way to promote needlepoint and support the shops that support us, so gather up your current (or potential) stitching buddies and head out to visit the shops.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 2, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Plain or Fancy?

Ada of Eye Candy just posted two versions of one of her designs on her blog.

https://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2025/02/one-canvas-two-ways.html

One is all done in plain tent stitches, the other uses a multitude of stitches.  Which is better?  Neither.  The best one is the one you like best that will also hold up for the use it is intended.  The embellished version of Ada's piece wouldn't last as a glasses case, for example, but would be fine framed.  

So you choose the one that works for you and that's the Best One.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 27, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ruth Said It Best

Ruth summed up how I feel very well.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2025/06/it-was-an-honor/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 16, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

New Painted Canvases from Needlepoint Dads

Are you a fan of the counted canvaswork of Needlepoint Dads?

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedlepointDads?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1888061344&from_page=listing

Do working from charts cause your eyes to cross and your brain to freeze up?  Or is it just me?  Regardless, some of Dan's designs are now available as painted canvases from Needlepoint Inc. in San Francisco.  I found four of them currently available:

"Dad's Old Ties"

https://needlepointinc.com/collections/abstract/products/dads-old-tires

"Once Round the Sun"

https://needlepointinc.com/collections/abstract/products/once-round-the-sun

"Sahara"

https://needlepointinc.com/collections/abstract/products/sahara

and "Seregeti."

https://needlepointinc.com/collections/abstract/products/serengeti

It's cause for celebration to have some of these lovely things more widely available.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 24, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.