2009 Bookmark Challenge
Results
Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of stitchers across the country and worldwide, we collected and donated to libraries, schools, and literacy programs
1,023 hand-stitched bookmarks.
Techniques included cross stitch, Hardanger, paper embroidery, blackwork, canvas work, needlepoint, pulled and drawn thread, bobbin lace, tatting, crochet, knitting, machine embroidery, peyote beading, Bargello, Schwalm, and crewel, to name a few.
The 2010 Bookmark Challenge will be held March 18 – May 6. Many participants host events and collect bookmarks year-round, so call or stop in to join the fun. If you don’t have a participating shop or guild nearby, here are some other ways that you can participate.
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Raising Money for Literacy
Independent designers donate to literacy projects at least 10% of profits from specially-designed bookmark patterns bearing a Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy logo. When you purchase these patterns, you, too, are supporting literacy.
New for 2009: Going, Going, Gone! from Funk & Weber Designs.
The Cat’s Whiskers Design Studio, a class at The Stitchers’ Village.
Bookmarks and Banners by Cross Eyed Kat.
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Shop owners, find detailed information and tools for participating in the Bookmark Challenge Kit on the Funk & Weber Designs Web site.
