Monday, March 18, 2024

French Knots: The Movie

Do French knots mystify you?  Ruth's video will make it clear.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 17, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

A Free Chart for Spring from Eye Candy

Ada Hayden of Eye Candy has created another free chart, this time one celebrating spring.

Here's the direct link for the download.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 15, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Stitch by Stitch Profiles Lori R.

Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY has started profiling customers and in March 2024, they introduce us to Lori Rozmus.  Click on the link below and learn about Lori's journey to needlepoint and see her wonderful pieces.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 4, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Friday, March 15, 2024

A Remembrance for Carole UPDATED




The late Carole Lake and Gail Ettinger were reworking one of Carole's older charts, "Remembrance Ribbons," just before Carole died unexpectedly.   The design is now available by emailing Gail at gail@stitchestogo.com.  It costs $25 and all the proceeds will be donated to the Texas Performing Arts Youth Program in Carole's memory.

I grabbed the photo from Gail's posting to Needlepoint Nation so those without Facebook accounts could see Carole's work above.

UPDATE:  There are six alternative color ways listed in the chart.  Gail has pulled threads for them all so you can see what they look like.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 17, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Melita is Being Sucked in by Razzle-Dazzle

Melita is sampling Ann Strite-Kurz's "Razzle-Dazzle," which happens to be my favorite of Ann's counted designs, especially the ruby version.

Melita's right that Ann's patterns have a lot of steps but the outcome is magnificent.  Ann's got a mathematician's brain, in my opinion, and works everything out in the best way possible.  That amazes me, since I belong to the Slapdash Stitching Club.  Ann's backgrounds are gorgeous and you don't have to do all the steps.  Sometimes I stop after one or two because I love the effect.

You can see other color versions of Razzle-Dazzle here--

and another's here--

If you are charmed, then you can order the chart from Ann directly.  By the way, click on Designs or Books at the top of the website to browse more of Ann's incredible work.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 17, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.