Archive for October, 2007
Robert’s Snow
I’d like to take a break from our regularly scheduled cause (Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy) to alert you to another cause program that will begin just as ours ends.
Robert’s Snow is a couple of things. First, it is a book by Grace Lin about a mouse that gets lost in the snow. […]
The Needlework Show Opens Today
I love The Needlework Show! Funk & Weber Designs has exhibited in this show since its inception 4 years ago. I think it’s been 4 years. It was the brainchild of Marcia Manning (from Cross Stitch Wonders) and Cindy Ward (web guru and European Crosstitch Company partner). When Marcia first described […]
Bookmark Make-It/Take-It at the Loussac Library
Wow. Wow. Wow!
Eager stitchers began arriving before the official 2:00 opening of the event, and stuck around past the official closing at 4:00. While I expected to meet and greet, conduct the needlework orchestra, and be a general Ms. Bossy-Pants, we were so busy that I got to do a little one-on-one […]
Recommended Group Reading: James Herriot
Here’s my next recommendation for stitching groups (or any other groups) that want to read aloud: any of James Herriot’s animal stories. As a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales, James Herriot meets and treats people and animals that have more character than most fiction writers could conjure, and he relates his experiences with […]
On the Fence Between Summer and Winter
By most counts, summer is over. All the lettuce from the garden is gone, and we’ve transitioned to cooked greens.
But don’t tell the tomatoes. They don’t seem to notice the freezing temperature outside, and they continue to ripen. One is almost ready. Any bets on whether it’s any good or not?Rosewood Manor On Board!
Karen Kluba from Rosewood Manor is designing bookmarks for the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program. Yay! She’s in the same boat as I am, though, with bookmarks #2 and #3. While she had hoped to have hers printed and released by now, they are not. Needless-to-say, I assured her that […]
Printing and Prepping
I’m printing the pattern sheets for Sunday’s Bookmark Make-It/Take-It. A shout out to Becca for proofing it for me–thanks, Becca. (And by the way–she’s really good. She caught a couple of tiny things that many folks would never notice. I love that!) Which means, dear readers, she has the pattern! […]
Make-It/Take-It Prep
We’re having our first Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Make-It/Take-It this weekend. I’ve got the Read Ambigram pattern ready to print. It’s 2-sided with stitch diagrams, bookmark-making instructions, and a list of organizations and companies that provided donations of time, services, and products.
Toni at the library has been advertising […]Nordic Needle Challenge Update
Sue from Nordic Needle reports collecting 50 bookmarks already. Check it out!
How cool is that?! And how badly do you want to hop on a plane to Fargo, ND, to get a closer look at that wall?!
Can We Talk About Bookmarks?
When I decided to design bookmark patterns, I did some research on the patterns and materials that are readily available. Many stitched bookmarks are rectangular pieces of fabric that are embroidered. There are even ready-made bookmark forms with lace trim, fringe, scalloped edges, etc. Easy to use and attractive.
So, we […]
