If Your New Year's Resolution Involves Not Having to Block Your Canvas....

If one of your New Year's Resolutions involves not having to block your canvas after stitching it, this article by Poppy Monk with tips for avoiding distortion in your needlepoint is for you.

https://poppymonkneedlepointkits.com/blogs/the-5-minute-needlepoint-blog/four-tips-to-prevent-needlepoint-canvas-distortion

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 8, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A Brief Interview with Megan Holmes (Gingham Stitchery)

Megan Holmes does it all--shop owner, designer, podcaster and Instagram Queen!  You can get to know a bit about Megan through the brief interview Needlepoint.com did when they had a trunk show of the wonderful Gingham Stitchery offerings.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/designer-showcase-the-gingham-stitchery

You can browse the designs that Megan is bringing to us at the Gingham Stitchery website.

https://theginghamstitchery.com/

Then wander over to the website for the Needlepoint Clubhouse, the St. Louis store than Megan runs.

https://www.needlepointclubhouse.com/

Finally, you can visit the Pointing It Out Podcast and hear Megan and her sidekick Melissa McCloud as they talk all about needlepoint.  The podcast is on hiatus right now but you can enjoy all the fun they've had before life got too crazy with their various businesses and retreats.

https://www.youtube.com/@pointingitoutpodcast

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright October 11, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

NJNA Speaks

The latest newsletters from the New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter of ANG are out.  Besides all the ANG chapter news, you'll learn that the Needlepoint.org website is having issues, ANG's National Seminar and their new online learning classes, bout new canvases and clubs, DMC's great new tote that comes with skeins of their new naturally dyed organic crewel wool, and of course try to guess who that famous needlepointer is.

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2026/01/10/whats-happening-at-njna-1-10-26/

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2026/01/24/whats-happening-at-njna-1-24-26/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 11, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitchers Lotion

BeStitched carries a new brand of hand lotion that's non-greasy.  It's called Stitchers Lotion and is from Yarn Tree.  It comes in two sizes, in five scents and in unscented.  I've not tried it yet but if your favorite shop carries it, you might want to see if it works well for you now that in the USA it's winter and dry skin is the result of cold weather and heat being turned on inside.

https://bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/products/unscented-stitchers-lotion?_pos=1&_sid=9a46ad847&_ss=r&variant=47306075930794&inf_contact_key=72631112e430018af6287ee3d53b446c

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 23, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Charts for Charity 2025

In December each year, various shops and designers release their fund raising charts for the Charts for Charity program.  I've been collecting as many of these as I could find.   I think all the charts are digital downloads and they support various charities the designers and shops sponsor, so read the fine print before you buy.  And now, in alphabetical order, here are the December 2025 Charts for Charity!

Evergreen Needlepoint

https://www.evergreenneedlepoint.com/products/charts-for-charity-2025-bavarian-gnome-digital-download

Julie Pischke Designs

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSz_X1dEW9l/

KC Needlepoint

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/news/charts-for-charity-is-here

Love MBH Studio

https://lovemhbstudio.com/products/2025-charts-for-charity-home-for-the-holidays-wreath

Magnolia Needlepoint

https://magnolianeedlepoint.com/collections/charts-digital-downloads

Morgan Julia Designs

https://morganjuliadesigns.com/blogs/news/supporting-meaningful-causes-with-needlepoint-charts-for-charity

https://morganjuliadesigns.com/products/peppermint-bark-charts-for-charity-2025?_pos=1&_sid=9a5f403b9&_ss=r&_kx=_J_rdnNvxpl-p5ox0M-sxKe_dW8vBdau0gAV5QbqAX3Q5z_adzzshb4gk-wH2HbP.RWeQns

A Poore Girl Paints

https://www.instagram.com/apooregirlpaints/p/DRxCWemDpUM/

Pop Needle Arts

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRxhlFeiRBY/?img_index=1

Saturnalia Stitching

https://www.saturnaliastitching.com/shop-all/p/chartsforcharitypack2025

The Wool and the Floss

https://woolfloss.com/search?q=charts+for+charity

You can also search Etsy to find more Charts for Charity.

https://www.etsy.com/market/needlepoint_charts_for_charity

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 4, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.