Archive for May, 2010
Creating Creatives, Part 8
Literacy and Stitching by Linda Stanek What is literacy, and how does stitching tie in? Literacy is often thought of as being the ability to read and write. It’s also the ability to comprehend what you have read. As all of Bloom’s taxonomy is practiced in the process of stitching, just as it is used [...]
Weekend Book Quotes
Just a few of the hand-stitched bookmarks collected by The Stitchers’ Village this year. A home without books is like a body without soul. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Here is where people, One frequently finds, Lower their voices And raise their minds. ~Richard Armour, “Library” There is no substitute for books in the life of [...]
It Takes Just One
Besides “how do I finish my bookmarks,” another question I often hear is “how can I get involved?” Just as there are a gazillion answers to the first question, there are a gazillion answers to the second. Don’t worry, I’m not going to give you my gazillion answers here. Instead, I’m going to introduce you [...]
2010 Challenge Conclusion
Today is the last day to get your bookmarks to participants who are collecting for Children’s Book Week. I will report the number of bookmarks stitched and donated as results roll in. Of course, some participants will continue to collect bookmarks for end-of-the-year school programs and library summer reading programs. I’ll continue to let you [...]
Suzy’s Reading Roundup
Guess what! Stitching for Literacy has two children’s book professionals guest-blogging during the 2010 Bookmark Challenge. They’ve chosen some of their favorite books to share with us. Scranimals Written by Jack Prelutsky Illustrated by Peter Sis As well as flowers enticing showers, April brings poetry. During National Poetry Month I have enjoyed a torrent of [...]
Bookmark Tips
The Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2010 Bookmark Challenge officially ends on May 6 so that participants have time to get them to libraries and schools for Children’s Book Week (CBW). Tip 1: Note, however, that not all collected bookmarks are used for CBW events. Some participants will continue to collect bookmarks for end-of-the-school-year [...]
Creating Creatives, Part 7
Being a Creative by Linda Stanek We need Creatives, and we need to recognize that we all have it in ourselves to be one. We need to foster it in our children, and we need to welcome it in our society. The innovators of the world were Creatives. If they hadn’t thought “outside the box,” [...]
Extreme Stitcher
A bookmark stitched by Stephanie, from Nouveau Encore Designs. Pattern by Textile Heritage. Welcome to our Extreme Reader / Extreme Stitcher series where we profile people willing to go to great lengths to read and/or stitch. Meet Lauren as she tells us her story. Twenty or so years ago, we moved to Florida from New [...]
Weekend Book Quotes
Thea (MIL) reading to Mike (DH). If you have a parent/child reading picture you’re willing to share, please send it to jen [AT] funkandweber [DOT] com. You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be – I had a mother who read to me. [...]
, by Ellen Ruppel Shell
, by Elizabeth Strout.
