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Late Summer Greetings {{user("firstname")}}, Where has the summer gone? Last time I checked it was still June. I think as I get older time moves at a very different pace than I do. I'm sure if that's good or bad yet :-). We have a new staff person who started recently. Mary Frances Wogec is a wonderful stitcher who also worked at places like Lacis and Poppy Fabrics in the past. We're very happy to have her join us on Saturdays. And even more cool, her tiny knitting tablecloth is the feature on the upcoming cover of Piecework Magazine! Mary Frances knits with 1 strand of Soie d'Alger. Ok, so I thought I liked fine needlework but I think I've been out "smalled"! If you're in the shop on Saturday be sure to welcome Mary Frances to our stitching family. |
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Stitch 'n Zip Trunkshow
Be sure to stop by and visit our Stitch 'n Zip trunkshow from Alice Peterson. They are available in our on-line catalog so you can view the photos and/or order on-line if you're not able to make it into the shop. The full kits come with the pre-finished silkscreen design, threads, needle and instructions. Just stitch it up and if you want, you can add some fabric to the inside when you're done to make an even nicer finish. We also have blank pre-finished kits for the sizes that come that way so you can create your own design. These are all 18 mesh on interlock canvas. The thread in the kits is DMC floss and you don't even need to strip them down - just stitch with all 6 strands intact. If you purchase any of the Stitch 'n Zip kits during the Trunkshow you will earn Double Stitching Has Its Rewards points on your trunkshow purchases. These make great gifts for family and friends and are quick to stitch up. |
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What's New & Updates
Here are some new items in the past 2 weeks:
You can find quite a few newly released 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. |
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Upcoming Releases
Blackbird Designs will be releasing a Halloween Stocking booklet later this month that has 13 vintage Halloween stocking designs just in time for some fun Halloween stitching. We have pre-ordered it and you can give us a call if you'd like to be on the list for it. We don't currently have a price but expect to get that soon. |
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2009 Series
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I'm still finding a little time each week to stitch on my Mary Wigham. I'm not as far as I'd like to be but somehow other things seem to intrude - like my baking! This week it was chocolate time so I made a chocolate ganache tart with the pecan nut crust. Leila can't have gluten so I'm finding way to make deserts with other crusts so she can eat them too. I think she's having fun with my experiments. When I bake or make pastry I never make just one thing - I mean where's the fun in the making a mess in the kitchen for one little desert :-). So his co-workers also get to sample my work - he's afraid I'm spoiling them. But it's so much fun to get back into baking after having not done for it a long time. Sometimes you just need to throw a little flour or chocolate around to feel good! I haven't decided what the next pastry will be yet but it probably involve the blueberries in the fridge... Happy Stitching, |
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The book Patterns of Fashion
#4 (by Janet Arnold) mentioned above contains the pattern for a jacket very
much like the 
We're taking
pre-orders for the 2009 issue of Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue
is scheduled to be released in September. You can give us a call or sign-up via
the
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 with the releases of #35, #36, #37 and we just
got #38 this past week. 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). Spooky will be coming out shortly and
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
