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Stitching Greetings! I hope that you had a great July 4th weekend - I certainly did as I took 4 days off in a row! Since we were closed on the 4th and I'm not scheduled to work on Sundays, I rearranged the staff schedule and was able to spend 4 days stitching, reading, baking, gardening and having a great time hanging out with my spouse. He was missing me since I'd been gone so much in June :-). Also, I'm trying to spend more time baking - something I've not had much time to do in the past few years. I belong to a group called Baker's Dozen, which is made up of professionals and serious non-professionals and I'm trying to back into my "serious amateur" mode. When I get more in gear that way you might see more goodies at the shop (of a different kind). |
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Thread A Needle Day!Don't forget to join us July 25th for Thread a Needle Day. The Bay Area EGA Chapter will be joining us at the shop during the afternoon, stitching and showing people how to thread a needle (there are quite a few ways you know). Stop by and join us for some treats during the day and make a little celebration of it. Or have your own celebration and show others how much fun it is to Thread a Needle! |
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Weekly SpecialWe're back with a new Weekly Specialy - The Victoria Sampler accessory packs and Just Nan WhimZi frames on sale. TVS packs are 20%-30% off and the WhimZi frames are 25% off. The newer TVS packs (100 and above) are not part of this sale. The Weekly Special is limited to stock on hand only for the items listed on our Sale page and these items do not earn Rewards points. |
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Christmas in July
Be sure to visit the shop this month for our Christmas in July celebration. We have a ot ofsmall Christmas designs, mostly ornaments and small stockings and they'll be quick to stitch up - so you can get them done before the finishing deadline if need be. The designers are Birds of a Feather, Cheryl Schaeffer Designs, Maggie Co. /Ewe & Eye( Mosey 'n Me collection and a few others) and Rebecca Wood Designs. Each represents a unique style and between them, we've got something for every needlepointer. There are even a few other holiday designs in the mix. We'll have the canvases for the entire month so if you're looking for a small project or two stop by and take a look. If you purchase one of the Trunkshow canvases or order one during the Trunkshow you will receive our Trunkshow discount on the canvas. |
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What's New & Updates
Here are some new items in the past week or so:
You can usually find most new charts through the Hoffman Merchant Mall and you can place orders for anything in the Hoffman on-line catalog.
Speaking of Hoffman Distributing they will be debuting a video from Frank Bielec along with their Summer Online Showcase later today. Check out the Hoffman website for details. The Sheep Scissors holder from Lantern Moon keeps flying out the door as more came in our UPS delivery today and they are already gone! So we have another batch or two on order. Each one is hand-made in Vietnam and they are so cute you want to hug them. They make great gifts for yourself or a stitching friend (or even just someone who collects scissors). Also in the Lantern Moon shipment were 2 new tape Measurers (Flower & Leaf) and Strawberry fobs. You can order any of these items below by visiting our Blog or check them out at the shop.
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Needleprint - Mary WighamIf you are a sampler devotee you may already be following the SAL (Stitch-ALong) for Mary Wigham from Needleprint. If not, let me introduce you to Mary. Jacqueline of Needleprint has the rights to reproduce this sampler from the Ackworth School that owns the original and the chart for Mary Wigham is available for free on the Needleprint website. It is requested that you make a donation to the musuem, which helps them in the continued efforts to conserve samplers in their collection. Mary Wigham will be available in 9 weekly downloads, 1-6 have been posted so far. I've printed the first 6 pieces and am still trying to figure out the colors I want to use. I've seen quite a few variants (just look on the Needleprint Blog) including some at my friend Jeannine's shop in Portland that her customers have started. I'm thinking of lighter colors on a darker fabric but I'm still undecided yet. Part of the fun is figuring out what do this lovely sampler with. |
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I'm finally starting to catch up on my to-do list, but there never seems enough time in the day to do it all. If I could only invent some kind of time stretcher - I'm sure some of you could use it as well. I am continuing to stitch on my lovely Lakeside Linens 45 count Vintage Luna. Jean at the Attic has definitely converted me to this count (and yes, I thought she was completely crazy when she told me to try it). I'm doing a little blackwork pattern on it that I think I'll turn into a scissors fob when I'm done with it. Happy Stitching, |
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Come and check our the new lamps from
Holtkötter. We have both a floor model and table model in stock for you to
look at. To read more about these lamps visit our
Blackbird Designs - 2009
Loose Feathers Club -- The first two designs have been released and we have
them at the shop. If you've not signed up for the 2009 Club you can do so by
calling the shop or
Just Nan's second release in the
Over The Top Tin Club has been shipped. We still have room on our
sign-up list for the 2009 series so if you missed signing up earlier, you can
still do so. Just call us or go to the
