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Events & Reminders
Jeannette
Douglas Join us Halloween weekend for spectacular class with Jeannette Douglas. Visit our class page for details on the class. You can sign-up there or by calling the shop.  Inventory Reduction Sales You can always visit our Sales page to check out our latest inventory reductions and shopping deals! Hours
& Parking
Mon-Sat 11am - 5pm Sun 1 - 4pm
On Saturdays you can park at the Hawthorne Suites hotel located at the corner of Pacific and Webster, 1 block from the shop across from Otaez Mexican Restaurant. The Saturday Farmer's Market runs from 9-1 and has lots of tasty treats! |
 Last year some of us
participated in doing stitching demos and teaching at Maker
Faire in San Mateo. If
you're not familiar with Maker Faire it's where craft
meets high tech - at least that's how I describe it.
You'll find booths with interesting things made from recycled
materials, the folks who build R2D2 robots, paper makers, repair
workshops for your
electronic devices, a huge range of things built with Legos and a whole
host of other interesting things to do and see. TNNA, our trade
organization is once
again participating by having a booth for those of us who love
needlework to share that joy. At the 2009 event we taught folks to
stitch who ranged in age from
about 4 to in their 80's. This is a
fun family event so you get all ages dropping by to see what we're
doing.We are looking for volunteers to come teach people to needlepoint, cross-stitch and embroider. You don't need any previous teaching experience, just a desire to show people how to stitch. Our shop volunteers from last year all had a great time and in a couple of cases, discovered they really liked to show young people in particular how to stitch. There are no "classes" - this is very informal and more like a drop-in clinic and demo. At one point last year I had 8 or 10 people I was teaching at the same time - so I'm hoping I can find more volunteers to help out this year. With my busy schedule I was somewhat reluctant to spending a day there but man, was I blown away at how much fun it was. I was pooped at the end of the day, but seeing young and not so young enjoy learning a new hobby was really energizing for me. And seeing the volunteers have so much fun was a kick as well. If you're part of a guild and the guild would like to participate in some way let me know and I'll pass your info off to the person who's doing the overall volunteer organizing. If you're more of a knit or crochet buff, they're looking for volunteers as well so I can pass your name along. The show is open 10-8 on Saturday and 10-6 on Sunday. Generally we like to have people come for about a 4 hour time slot and then you can have fun exploring the event. It's at the San Mateo Event Center (at 92 & 101), spread out between all the center's buildings. The show is May 22 & 23rd (a week before Memorial Day so it's not over the 3-day weekend). If you're interested in volunteering just let me know and I'll put your name on the list. We're still working out schedules for the event but I figured I start asking now so you can plan ahead of time if you'd like to join us there. You can check out Maker Faire on their website. For 2010 they are also adding events in Detroit, MI and NY, NY - so if you have stitching friends there they too can participate in what is an amazingly fun event! |
 This weekend is the Online Needlework Show, where a number of designers show off their wares in a virtual show for shops. The show is open for general viewing until midnight on Sunday. I don't order from all the vendors who participate but I do try to pick 2 or 3 that I've not necessarily ordered from before. I was intrigued by the pendants from Carousel Charts since I'm on my tiny stitching kick. Nouveau Encore Designs has some beautiful alphabet samplers - I picked up a couple at a store last year when I was traveling so I think I'll buy some for the shop. Scarlet Quince has the most amazing rabbit "Young Hare" as well as a fabulous tapestry design. And while they're not inexpensive I think I might have to pick up some of the Thimble Berrie Jewele & Straw Berrie Jewele kits from Scholehouse for the Needle. If you find anything in particular you want from these designers, let me know on Monday as I'll be doing orders with them on Tuesday or Wednesday. If you find any other items you're interested in let me know and I'll see if it's a vendor I'll be ordering from either during the show or in the next few weeks. |
 I posted photos of all my finished Society
of
Soie Surfine pieces on the Society
of Soie Surfine blog. If you don't want to stitch pieces
as small as these or don't subscribe to the Society all of the colors
in Series #1 will be released in Gloriana's
new Florimell
line over the next couple of
months. Carmine Rose and Olivine are
out now in Florimell. So if you love
the Society
colors but the thought of 40 count over one
leaves you breathless, never fear - those lovely colors will be
available in Florimell soon. As
they are released I'll put a note in this newsletter or on the blog.Now back to stitching on the back of my Zecca bird bag! Happy Stitching, Cathe The Floss Queen's Blog ...and Debi, Leila, Jennifer, Ali, Mary, Mary Frances, Caroline, Susan and Margaret |
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