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Events
& Reminders
A
Needle In A Haystack
Exclusive Kit ($7.50)
Hours
Tue-Sat
11am - 5pm
First
Sun 12 - 4pm
Sun/Mon
- Closed
Next
Open Sunday
February
5
Stitching
Events
Celebration
of Needlework
Nashua, NH
April 25-29
St.
Charles, MO Sept 19-23
Finishing
Services
Bring in
your needlework for
professional custom
finishing services -
pillows, stockings,
ornaments, bags, and
more. You supply the
stitching and the
finisher provides the
rest!
Contact Jan
Brown (510-523-7009) at
Bay Station Accents for
a framing appointment.
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If you've
not been in the SF Bay
Area for awhile you
might not know how warm
and dry our weather has
been. Usually our rainy
season starts in
December but we've had
precious few drops so
far this season. For
most of that time it's
been sunny and warmer
than usual although we
are hoping for rain late
next week. But it's only
a hope at this point
since the forecast is
only minimally promising
on that front. I'm
personally a fan of rain
and while I enjoy my
sunny days, having it be
68 degrees in January is
confusing both me and my
plants! And I know many
of you are like me in
that you prefer to
stitch in inclement
weather. So here's
hoping for RAIN!
Have you called
the shop and wanted to
leave a message after
hours? I'm sorry to say
you can't at the moment.
Our 12 year old phone
system is off at the
repair shop and we've had
to resort to corded phones
without an answering
machine. For a techie like
me this is almost like
going back to the stone
age. Well, not quite. That
would be the 1980's
vintage Princess phone
sitting on the mail order
desk so we can answer the
alternate phone line.
Anyway, we're awaiting the
verdict on whether the
system can be fixed or
not. Which leads to...
Can
You Hear Me? Sale
Last year we had
fun with our Keep Us Warm
sale when we had a big
cash outlay for the new
heating system. This year
it's looking like we have
to replace the phone
system so it seemed like a
sign for fun January sale.
You don't need a
coupon but you do need to
mention the Can
You Hear Me?
sale to get the
discount on your next
project's supplies. Get
25% off fabric, threads,
charts, canvases and
embellishments through the
end of January (basically
the items you need for a
new project). As usual the
sale is for in-stock items
only. There is no limit on
the number of times you
can purchase included
items, but you do need to
mention the Can
You Hear Me? sale
to get your discount.
Think of it as a somewhat
secret sale :-).
In
with the New
  Last
week I mentioned we
received out of the
wonderful French alphabet
and motif books that we'd
not had a some time. After
a conversation with my
friend Jean at Attic
Needlework, the Alphabet
Anciens we received is a
new version, not the
original. It's got new
motifs and alphabets in
it. The original version
is now part of Ouvrages
des Dames along with two
other out of print
Véronique Maillard
books.
I have updated
the online book catalog to
include the things we
typically order these days
and removed a number of
books we can no longer
obtain. We don't stock as
many books as we used to
purely for financial
reasons, but we're happy
to order a book for you if
we can obtain it from one
of our usual sources. If
you don't find a book
you're looking for in the
online book
catalog feel free
to check with us.
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I
have finally pulled the
colors for my version of
the 
