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News
We are
presently flush with
RolaFrames. Dan makes a
great product and as a
sole manufacturer it's
worth the wait for our
orders. If you had been
waiting to place an order
our inventory is pretty
good. You'll find them on
our Scroll
Frame page.
Eventually I'll add the
stands to the online
catalog as well, but we
do occasionally have one
of the smaller floor
stands and one of the
table stands in stock.
Evertite orders are taking
a really long time now so
we're trying to get as
stocked up as we can
before the holidays in
case you're itching to
start a new project. If
you need a specific bar
size soon, let us know
ASAP.
New Fabrics
Weeks Dye Works
has dyed several colors
for us on Zweigart's
46 count Bergen
linen. We now have Aztec
Red, Confederate Gray,
Havana, Mocha, Parchment
and Straw.
I have
added them all to the online
catalog. If you want
the custom cut for Hands
Across The Sea's
MH1856 My Beloved's
Gift, you'll find
that off the MH1856
order page. Aztec
Red turns out a really
lovely shade of brick red
on the 46 count. One thing
we learned from Weeks was
that this fabric tends to
absorb the dye really
well, so it has to be dyed
on its own. When the
original samples they did
for Jean (Attic
Needlework) and I were
done, they had mixed the
46 count in with other
counts. And it altered the
color on all of the
fabrics. So if we ask
Weeks to add more colors
over time we will need to
keep in mind that they
can't just throw a cut
into an existing dye bath.
If you are a linen
aficionado as I am, you
might be interested in the
new Sotema
Italian linens being
brought into the US by Access
Commodities. I
had heard of Sotema
before as a manufacturer
of great quality linens
but I'd never actually
seen any of them. In
working with Lamora at
Access Commodities on what
to bring in, I got to see
physical swatches, which
was great in determining
what I was most interested
in. There are two colors
in 30 count linen, Cobweb
Lace and Swan Feather. In
37 count there are 4
colors (photo is below)
and we even have two
colors of Linen Crepe
Bellek and Cobblestone for
surface embroidery. We'll
feature the Linen Crepe
down the road when I've
had time to stitch some
sample.
 For those
who want to try the 37
count we are making up
sample packs with an
Ornament Cut (~8.5x9") of
the 4 colors. The cost is
$13.94. You can order any
of the Legacy Sotema
linens or the sample pack
here.
To the
left are some photos of my
stitched samples on the
Aesthetic White. This
linen has a very nice hand
- it's not stiff and the
surface is very smooth. I
did my samples with Soie
100/3, Soie Surfine, Soie
d'Alger and Gilt Sylke
Twist (yes, I do
cross-stitch with GST).
For the best coverage
over-two or doing tent
stitch over-one use Soie
d'Alger. If working
over-one doing a full
cross-stitch, use Soie
100/3. The Soie Surfine
will work as well, but
it's definitely
sparser. Click on
the photo and you'll get a
larger photo to view
(without the notations).
We also have a new Legacy
Altar Linen for
embroidery. This takes the
place of the former
Ecclesiastical linen which
is no longer available.
While not identical, it
has a similar effect and
is good for church
embroideries.
Other New
Goodies
Just Nan is
releasing their 2018
Gingerbread Elf Mouse next
week and we have it as
well as the companion Stocking
on order. This is not
an auto series so if you
want the new one, you can
either order online or
give us a call at the
shop. Both designs use Picture
This Plus
Gingerbread linen and you
can probably squeeze both
on an Ornament Cut (~9x9).
But for safety you might
want to order one for each
design if doing both.
Click on the photos above
to find the order pages
for each of
them. And the fabric will
be listed in Related Items
(and it's the only place
to order the Ornament
Cuts).
New magazines we have
gotten in are Inspirations
#100 and the Just Cross
Stitch 2018
Ornament issue.
There are some great
articles in this
anniversary edition of
Inspirations.
20th
Anniversary
Specials
For our
20th Anniversary this year
we have some special items
being created for us
throughout the year. The
theme for this is Cathe's
Favorite Things, so you
can count on them having
purple in them, as it's my
favorite color.
 Jeannette
Douglas
designed a cute little Pyn
Pillow with violets, bees
and a haystack, using 2 of
my favorite threads - Au
Ver a Soie Soie
100/3 and Gloriana
Florimell. The
design is stitched on 35
count Zweigart
Floba, which is great
evenweave - it has quite a
bit of body and isn't as
hard to see as 35 count
linen (says the person who
stitches on 40 count
over-one). It features a
haystack with a needle in
it as well as a quail,
since we're in California
and it's our state bird.
The kit has all of the
supplies you'll need with
the exception of sewing
thread and stuffing. You
could use walnut shells or
lambswool, both of which
we sell at the shop and
can be found as Related
Items for the kit. You'll
find the kit in our online
catalog or you can
contact us at the shop (or
visit us in person and see
the stitched version).
 One
of the things I've enjoyed
baking are French
macarons. Lisa at Accoutrements
came out with a needle
minder in the style of a
macaron last year and this
year she created a special
color way for me.  It's two
shades of purple
(surprise). So while it's
not edible it sure is
yummy to have on your
project (and way less
calories). You'll find
this in our online
catalog.
And our most recent
addition is a peyote
beaded fob from Fern Ridge
Collection. I love
Wisteria and the lovely
ladies at FRC created one
for me. It even comes with
a little "20" charm to add
if you wish. This
design has extra beads on
the front so you get the
effect of the way wisteria
hangs on the vine. You'll
find it in our online
catalog.
I had a
blast at Destination
Dallas in mid-September,
especially meeting up with
my friend Deb from
Stitchville USA. I came
back with about 60 or so
new needlepoint canvases,
bags from Walker in San
Francisco and other fun
things. Stop by the shop
to see them all.
One of the
many updates I need to do
for the online catalog is
adding new threads. I
picked up new Painters
Threads, hand-dyed Au Ver
a Soie Braids, hand-dye
Soie Gobelins and some
other. And I've got the
new Access Commodities
threads either here or
coming - Silk Wrap Purl in
#4 and #8 (the original is
now called SWP #2).
There's Silk Serpentine
Gimp (really lovely), Silk
Crinkle Gimp (which is
coming back into
production for awhile),
and Facette (which I've
not seen yet). As a thread
lover, I'm excited by all
of the new threads coming
down the pike.
Also coming in the next
few weeks is an order from
Graziano.
We'd not been able to get
many of their fabrics for
quite some time and after
the closing of Norden
Crafts late in 2017, I had
pretty much given up. But
their US sales rep
contacted one of my shop
owner buddies and now
Access Commodities will be
importing it. I've ordered
their Linen Aida, which
was always my favorite
Aida (and yes, I do stitch
models on Aida), and we'll
now be able to reliably
get 45 count Florence
linen. I'm excited for the
shipment to get to the
states soon!!!
I hope you have some time
to stitch on your favorite
project. I'm trying to get
a bit of work done on my
Kathy Rees Tranquility
piece and I'm looking
forward to starting Laura
J. Perin's cyber class for
Bee-utiful Garden. There's
never enough time for it
all!
Happy
Stitching,
Cathe
...and
Jennifer, Debi, Marissa,
Karen
cathe@needlestack.com
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