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Greetings!
My trip back from Nantucket was uneventful
and it was good to come
home. I always miss sleeping in my own bed when I'm traveling. I
brought my basket to the shop so if you come by you can take a look at
it. CA and I are working on what she'll be teaching February 28th/March
1st, 2009. I know she'll be doing a small chocolate box that's adapted
from her Brussels event this year. We still figuring out what
oldies-but-goodies she'll be teaching aside from that. Stay tuned and
I'll post the details when we settle on the projects.
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My Big Toe Designs
Accessories Trunk Show
Debbie from My Big Toe Designs is also a
designer of some lovely beaded stitching accessories. When we had her
cross-stitch designs trunk show last year she sent along some of her
beaded items and they were a big hit. So this year we have a trunk show
of her accessories through December 31st. There are two lengths of
Beaded Fobs, stitch Markers, Mini Fob Set (with animal charms), Teapot
Fob Set, Thread Counters & Thread Pickers. Come in to the store to
see them or you can call us to see if we have color combination you're
looking for (every beaded item is different).
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Let Love Abide
 The book signing with Marian on Tuesday was great. She is
such a gracious lady and we were so pleased to be one of the book
launch sites for Let Love Abide
- The Marian Soss
Sampler Collection by In The Company of Friends. Marian signed books
for those who came and those who pre-ordered books. We also had her
sign some additional copies so we d have a few in stock that are
signed.
If you'd like to order one you can call the
shop or send us a email. The book is $32. Signed copies are while
supplies last.
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Sharon G Classes & Trunk
Show - November
6-9th
 Sharon brought several of her
stitched models with her that we have on display while she's here
teaching. Even if you're not taking on of her classes do stop by the
shop to see her wonderful designs.
We still have some room in the
Saturday/Sunday class - Terrace. You'll learn a wide variety of
stitches using
silk and metal threads. Class & Canvas fee is $400, with the thread
kit it's $550.
Sharon is a great teacher and a funny, warm
person. You'll enjoy these classes immensely and I'll hope you'll be
able to join us for the class or just to come see Sharon's designs. You
can find out more details
about the classes and sign-up on our website.
Or you can give us a call.
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News
Be sure to check out our What's New Blog!
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 Join us either for the Tuesday evening or Saturday
Stitch
Groups of Book of Ink Circles or My Stitching Album. There is no fee
for the Stitch
Group and it's a great way to come stitch with others who are working
on the same pieces.
You'll find the Book of
Ink Circles available for free from the Ink Circle
website. The charts are available only on Tracy's website and you
pick the fabric and thread colors to make your piece unique. Dates for
the 2008 BoINK Stitch Group which are now also for Jeannette Douglas's My Stitching Album are:
BoINK
& My Stitching Album
Stitch Group
Tuesday 6pm-8pm |
BoINK
& My Stitching Album Stitch
Group
Saturday 11am-1pm |
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Here's a few new cross-stitch items
that have
come in recently:
New Accessories:
- In The Company
of Friends - New designs for their Tri-Folds, Labels, Magnetic
Bookmarks, Bookplates, Pin Keeps, Quick Start Sets, Thread Palette and
Threadwinders
New Magazines:
- Embroidery
& Cross-Stitch - Nov/Dec 2008
- Inspirations
- Issue 60
- Just Cross
Stitch - Nov/Dec 2008
- Sampler &
Antique Needlework Quarterly - Issue 53
- Victoria -
Nov/Dec 2008
New Zweigart Fabrics since July:
- Cashel - Blue Fusion, Boo!, Desert Sky
- Belfast - Opalescent/Summer Winds
- Lugana 28 count - Dazzle, Frenzy,
Opalescent/Mystica
- Lugana 32 count - Chocolate/Vanilla
Many of these items are available
through the Hoffman
Merchant Mall, or just call the shop for more information. Check
our What's
New Blog for the latest info.
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Did you forget to order your
copy of
the Just
Cross-Stitch 2008 Ornament issue? We have plenty in stock and
you can it through our on-line
catalog or by calling the shop.
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 Jeannette Douglas's
new multi-part design, My
Stitching Album released part 3 in October.
We have parts 1, 2 & 3 as well as the thread packs for
them. Fabric choices in Lakeside Linens are Vintage Luna, Vintage
Lentil, Light Examplar or Pearled
Barley, but you can stitch this on anything. It does require a larger
cut than usual, 55x27 so we special order them from Lakeside. If you
have a favorite Lakeside color we've not listed, just send us an e-mail
and we can order a custom cut for you. Dyeing time is usually 4 weeks
but can be longer if they are swamped with orders.
This is a year-long design that Jeannette is releasing through
late 2009 and a very fun project. You can read more about it on
Jeannette's website.
You can order any of the currently available pieces through our on-line
catalog and let us know if you want to sign-up for them to come on
auto. Starting in November we'll combine this project with our BoINK
Stitch
Groups since both are lengthy projects and I'm sure we could all use
the stitching support!
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 I was surprised to come home to rain - it doesn't
usually start here until late November. I love rain and we didn't see
that much of it in Nantucket (more wind than anything) so it was a
pleasant surprise. This did mean however, that it rained at the beach
for my nephew's wedding on Halloween. It certainly didn't dampen our
spirits and the bride and groom where happy getting married on the
beach even with the rain (they said they wouldn't have held the wedding
anywhere else). It wasn't a hard rain so the pictures of the ceremony
are filled with umbrellas as well as smiling faces!
I hope you have some time to do a bit of
stitching this coming week - I know I plan to work a bit more on my
BoINK this week. Then I'm off to Phoenix for a few days to meet up with
Needlework Mafia and attend Jean Lea's seminar. So there will be more
projects to stitch on (one can never have too many projects)!
Happy Stitching,
Cathe
...and Debi, Caroline, Lelia, Mary, Ali, Jennifer, Cheryl, Sherry,
Susan and Margaret
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