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Foggy Greetings! Summer is in full swing, which means fog in Alameda. We're at the edge of what I call the "fog belt" so for much of the summer we have fog for at least part of the day. This week it's been more like half the day, with the fog not lifting until mid-afternoon. It's lousy tomato growing weather but personally I prefer it to the temperature that can be reached just 10 miles away. Some days Debi can come in from Concord where it's 95° and at the shop it's more like 65°. It does make dressing in layers a requirement, even more so than during the winter. In just the past hour the temperature has dropped more than 10° because of the fog. All part of the fun with micro-climates in the SF Bay Area. |
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July 25th - Thread A Needle Day!Don't forget to join us this Saturday 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. Stop by and join us for some treats during the day and make a little celebration of it. Or perhaps you have planned your own celebration of Thread a Needle Day! |
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Weekly SpecialWe're continuing with our previous Weekly Special - 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. We also have cut down the remaining Heatherfield and Betsy Ross fabrics and those are now available in grab bags. You get 4 stitcher's eighths for $10 (Reg. $25). You'll find them on our Sale page as well. |
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Christmas in July
This next week is the last one for our Christmas in July celebration with needlepoint designers Birds of a Feather, Cheryl Schaeffer Designs, Maggie Co. /Ewe & Eye and Rebecca Wood Designs. Each designer represents a unique style and between them, there is something for every needlepointer. We even have a few other holiday designs in the mix just for fun. Be sure to stop by before August 2nd. If you purchase one of the Trunkshow canvases or order one during the Trunkshow you will receive our Trunkshow discount on the canvas. And you earn Stitching Has Its Rewards points on your trunkshow purchases. |
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What's New & Updates
Here are some new items in the past couple of weeks:
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. You're also welcome to check out our other 2 main distributors, Norden Crafts and Wichelt Imports to see what's new or what other fun things are available we've not mentioned. Be sure to also check out the video from Frank Bielec on the Hoffman website for a little stitching fun. Pass the link along to your non-stitching friends to show them what fun it can be!
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Needleprint - Mary WighamPart 8 of Mary Wigham was posted today so only 1 more part to go. If you're not familiar with Mary Wigham, let me introduce you to her. 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 off the Needleprint blog. It is requested that you make a donation to the musuem, which helps them in the continued efforts to conserve samplers in their collection. I have finally chosen my colors. I'm doing Mary on 40 count Lakeside Linens Vintage Green Slate. I have two hanks of Ltd. Ed. Gloriana silk from when Anne still worked at the shop that are pale to light greens and one has a bit of blue, lavender and pale rose in it. When I get a little more of it done I'll take a photo of it. |
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In between stitching this past week I've been reading the amazingly funny Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Many of us at the shop are big Jane Austen fans and who knew you could spice up P&P with zombies and the warrior Bennet girls. This isn't for the Austen purist but most of the dialog remains intact and it's a really fun read (and the zombies do explain a lot :-)). Well back to work on Mary Wigham. I have a Torchwood episode to watch tonight so while aliens are threatening the world I'll try to get some stitching done! I wonder if that affects my tension at all... Happy Stitching, |
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We finally
have more of the Sheep Scissors holders from Lantern Moon, which have
just flown out the door with each shipment. This time we got 36 of them so
we're hoping that will hold us for bit. 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). Start your
holiday gift shopping early!
Just Another Button Company
is continuing their fun series of designs for their button packs. 2008 was
Teapots and 2009 is the Cup O'Tea series. We get a new design each month and
you get the design with the purchase of the button pack.You can see all of the
available Teapot or Teacup series in our
Blackbird Designs - 2009 Loose Feathers Club --
The 2009 series is well underway. If you've not signed up for the 2009 Club you
can do so by calling the shop or
Just Nan's Over The Top Tin Club is also in progress (4
tins during the entire year). 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. Call us
or go to the
