Archive for April, 2008
Reading Is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental is the oldest and largest children’s and family literacy nonprofit organization in the US. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year.
The RIF Web site is, as you might expect, a treasure trove for […]Bookmark Collectors’ Sites
When you venture down a new path, you see and learn new things. One of the new things I’m seeing and learning about thanks to this adventure down the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge trail is bookmark collecting.
My gateway into the world of bookmark collecting was a blog by Alan Irwin called […]Bookmarks Arrive at Nordic Needle
Bookmarks have begun arriving at Nordic Needle in Fargo, ND. How great is that display board? Their 2007 collection was spectacular, so I’m eager to see this board on May 8th.
So far, the Nordic Needle collection includes:
Blackwork, Cross stitch, Tatting, Paper embroidery, Hardanger, Machine embroidery, Pulled thread, Drawn thread techniques.
Aida, Lugana, opalescent fabric, cardstock […]Stitch a Bookmark in Anchorage, AK
Bookmark Make-It-Take-It
Loussac Library, Anchorage, Alaska
Lower level meeting room
Sunday, April 13, 2008
2 - 4 p.m.Arctic Needle, Funk & Weber Designs, and the Arctic Needleworkers embroidery guild are sponsoring a free Bookmark Make-It-Take-It in Anchorage, AK, at the Z. J. Loussac Library. Children, teens, and adults are invited to come stitch bookmarks. No experience necessary; children under […]
Muffin Mondays
My friend, Cathy, teaches 7th and 8th grade math and science. For a long time, she sponsored Muffin Monday in the teachers’ lounge at her school. On Sunday evening she made muffins at home–extraordinary muffins, healthy muffins, yummy muffins! She set the muffins out in the lounge on Monday morning, along with a change cup, […]
Weekend Book Quotes
What’s on my mp3 player? A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray, narrated by Jo Wyatt. Add Jo Wyatt to my Favorite Narrators list.
I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how […]Weekend Bookmark Quotes
I finished Keeping Faith this week and began Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. My friend, Shelly, gave me this book a million years ago, and I’ve started it twice before. This time I’m going to finish it. It was fun to read a grownup book, and I’ve decided to keep one grownup book in the […]
From Caroline’s Thread & Canvas
Everyone, meet Caroline from Caroline’s Thread and Canvas in Ashland, VA. Oh wait. That’s right. Caroline didn’t send me a picture. But she did send me this post, and I am grateful for that. She’s a stitcher after my own heart. See why:
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It is hard being an avid stitcher and an avid reader. Often, […]I Think I Can!
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been soliciting thoughts on reading and stitching and lists of favorite books from members of the needlework community.
Here’s a response from Doug Kreinik, owner of Kreinik Mfg. Co., Inc.A favorite book that is an inspiration for kids and adults would be The Little Engine That Could. […]
Bookmark Finishing Tutorial
Funk & Weber Designs has released four Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy bookmark patterns to date. Three of the four are shown as 2-sided pieces, like fobs. Of course they don’t have to be finished that way. Each side can be stitched and finished alone.
I’ve been asked for instructions on how to finish the […]
