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Memorial for Gail Reinhardt (By Gone Stitches)

Gail Reinhardt of By Gone Stitches passed away May 16th after a short illness. There will be memorial service and fund set up, with proceeds to the memorial fund going to offset hospital and funeral expenses.

Wednesday, May 23 from 4 to 9 pm....."A Celebration of Gail's Life" will be held at:

American Legion Post 60
#2 Main Street
Laurel, MD 20707
Driving directions: http://laurelpost60.org/Post60contact.html

"Reflections" at 5pm followed by a light buffet at 6.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Memorial Fund. Checks may be written to "Friends of Gail Reinhardt" and mailed to:

Laurel Board of Trade
342 Main Street
Laurel, MD 20707

Sympathy cards for Gail's husband, Tom, may be mailed to the Laurel Board of Trade.

Lakeside Linens Coral Linen on Sale

Lakeside Linens has discontinued Coral linen from their color list and we've got what was left of it. If you're looking for something that's not-quite pink, this is a great color. Definitely Coral but it doesn't scream at you!

Discount is based on the cut purchased - you get a better discount if you take the full Stitcher's Half cut vs. a Stitcher's Quarter. Price is regularly $114 to $124 a yard. Stitcher's Halves are $30/cut, Stitcher's Quarters $20/cut. You can find the discontinued Lakeside Coral in a special Sale Catalog database just for these fabrics. Once they're gone, there is no more...

New Additions to our catalog

We've added new kits from The Purple Thread to our online catalog. Sharon has some really sweet designs that come as complete kits. She's a brand new designer and these are very lovely designs.

If you're a fan of Prairie Moon and their whimsical Halloween designs, we now have the Stitches & Spice CamoFudge fabric for the "Trick & The Treat" series. On 32 count you need an 18x19 cut and on 40 count you can do it on a Stitcher's Eighth. You'll find both in our online fabric catalog. The color is somewhere between Week's Dye Works Havana and Lakeside Linens Vintage Autumn Gold, so either of those will also be great colors for the two designs (Thine & No Mine).

It's time for the 2012 "Egg"cellent Anniversay Sale!

The shop celebrates its 14th Anniversary on Tuesday March 27th so it's time for our annual "Egg"cellent Anniversary sale. The sale will be March 27th through April 1st (our open Sunday in April). We put discounts in plastic Easter Eggs and you pick an egg when you check out at the shop. Inside will be your discount - from 15% to 30% off most regular merchandise (fabric, threads, charts, notions, canvases & accessories). Books, magazines, floor stands and lamps will be 10% off. The sale is limited to in-stock items only and excludes items already on hold, previously marked down, Rosewood Manor Trunkshow, stitched pendants, classes and finishing.

Mail/phone order customers with orders placed between March 27th and April 1st who mention the Anniversary sale will have an "Egg"cellent egg pulled for them and that will be the discount for appropriate items from that order. The discount will be applied when we ship the order so it will not show up in your shopping cart. If you've ever been in the store you'll know that only a fraction of our inventory is listed on our website. We are not able to do stock checks during the sale so if you're shopping via phone or the web and don't see something you're looking for, just let us know what it is and if we have it, we'll include it in your order.

Be sure to mention the sale if you order via e-mail or phone. If you're ordering on-line visit our Sale page and you'll find a place to add a note about the sale to your order.  If you are not shopping in person with us you MUST mention the sale for us to pick an egg for you!

Thanks for helping making our 14th Anniversary a special one!

Pintrest Anyone?

In addition to our "What's New" blog you see here, we also have a separate blog for topics open for discussion. If you're a Pintrest or Clipix user, or are thinking of becoming a user, I would suggest reading my post - To Pin or Not to Pin. It has links to many of the current online discussions about copyright and intellectual property ownership issues with Pintrest (which also I think relate to Clipix). I'm undecided yet as to whether to use either service, even though I've at least set up an account on Pintrest for the shop, but not using it. Read the article and feel free to comment there on your thoughts.

Cathe

Rosewood Manor Trunkshow List

Here's a list of the models we have for the Rosewood Manor Trunkshow and the price of the charts (and threadpacks where available).

Design	Price
ABC Tapestry	$    25.00
And A Garden Grew	$    22.00
Antique Tin Tiles	$    14.00
Bargello Sampler	$    23.00
Barnwood Buttons (button pack is $55)	$    11.00
Blackwork Flowers	$    14.00
Christmas Blues	$    17.00
Dogwood Lace	$    14.00
Emily Munroe	$    15.00
English Tapestry Sewing Box	$    14.50
Flowers in the Crannied Wall w/Charms	$    23.50
Give Me a Friend	$    12.50
Grape Harvest w/Charm	$    14.00
Heart Tree Necklace	$    12.25
Keys to the Kingdom	$    13.00
Language of the Flowers	$    14.00
Lighthouse Island Biscornu	$    24.00
Midnight Tulips Necklace	$    12.00
Nostalgia I	$      9.00
Oriental Garden w/Charms	$    14.00
Past & Present	$    22.00
Peaceful Dove	$      8.50
Phebe Warner Quilt	$    16.00
Quaker & Quilts (chart & Valdani threads) The model we have is the one on the back - Quilts	$    58.00
Quaker Compass	$    16.00
Quaker Diamonds (chart & Valdani threads)	$    58.00
Spring Quakers (chart & Valdani threads)	$    60.00
To Have A Child w/Charms	$    18.50
Topiary Welcome	$    10.00
Vintage Lace	$    18.50
Welcome Friends	$    16.00

 

We'll have the trunkshow through Sunday April 1st and we hope you'll get a chance to come see these stunning pieces in person.

Sampler Micro Fiber Cloths

A great pairing of sampler design and high-tech. We all have so many digital devices that need sprucing up, whether it's fingerprints on your smart phone, tablet or e-reader, or just dust. This small 1829 sampler design is the perfect marriage of old and new. Get one for your stitching bag and one for your table - also make great gifts for friends.

Sampler Micro Fiber Cloths $6.50

Rosewood Manor Trunkshow Here!

The boxes have arrived and been unpacked. The models are hanging and the charts that go with them are all laid out. Here are some photos of these lovely pieces...

Quaker Compass Vintage Lace Past & Present	Language of Flowers Garden of Eden And a Garden Grew
Sailing Ships Sampler several bellpulls Christmas Blues Ornaments
Nostaglia II Antique Tin Tiles Emily Monroe	Barnwood Buttons Give Me A Friend Dogwood Lace Spring Quakers Phebe Warner Quilt Quaker Diamonds Blackwork Flowers Christmas Blues Ornaments Quakers & Quilts (Quakers) Nostaglia I Topiary Welcom Bargello Sampler English Tapestry Sewing Box Lighthouse Island Biscornu Peaceful Dove box

We'll have the trunk show through March 24th. We've got charts for them all and the Valdani thread packs for Quaker Diamonds, Quakers & Quilts & Spring Quakers. Several of these designs use Picture This Plus fabric and we'll be doing an order at the end of the trunk show for any you request. Be sure to stop by to see these lovely models in person if you can.

UPDATE: We actually have the trunk show through April 1st, which is our open Sunday in April!

Nashville 2012

Nashville was great fun. Lots of new products to see and buy and lots of friends to catch up with. Here are some product highlights of things coming back to the shop. Come by the shop to see these new items, or contact us via phone or e-mail.

• The Bees Knees - alphabet necklaces (finished jewelry pieces)
• Blackbird Designs
  
  • For My Friend - a wonderful new project book
  • Sweet Thoughts of You features perforated paper finished inside a glass "frame". You make up the frame using paper and glue. A really unique finishing technique.
  • Wild Garden - Limited edition kit
• Charland Designs - My Stitching Companion is a folded needle case with lovely sampler motifs. Was originally a project at the 2010 Shepherd's Retreat. This is the chart only.
• Chessie & Me - Glory House, Chessie's Alphabet Needlebook, Lulu's Flock, Needlebook of Stitches, Scarlet's Summer Sampler
• DebBee's Designs - A Bump In The Rhodes, Change It Up Alphabet, Double Cross Diversion, Elegant Christmas Ornaments, Rice PUdding, Fun & Funky Easter Eggs
• Erica Michaels
  • Silk gauze kits: Delight, A Sampling of Friends, All Thy Works, Les Pendentifs, Speak Kindly & In the Pink 2.0 (fun with flamingos)
• From Nancy's Needle - Blue Hydrangea, Pinwheel Star, Floral Star
• Glendon Place - Grasshopper Pie, Plum Pudding & Cherries Jubilee are all part of a new A-Mazeing Desserts Collection. These are mandala designs featuring colors inspired by desserts (what could be yummier).
• Giulia Punti Antichi
  • Ann Hull's Brooch is complete kit with linen, ribbon and pinback to create a lovely antique looking brooch.
  • A Christmas Dutch Sewing Set
  • Icelandic Christmas Sewing Set
  • Shabby Chic Pendant (a lovely little stitched pendant)
• Ink Circles - Attractive Opposites, Earbuds, Nut Jobs, Rosetta, Willow Berries
• Island Cottage Needlearts - A Schoolgir's Book of Needle Worke (January & February)
• JBW Designs - A Sweet Bouquet, Rose Motif Sampler, Monogrammed Mini Tote, French Country Strawberry, French Country Hobby Horse, French Country Fruit, The Rabbit Alphabet
• Jeannette Douglas Designs - Sweet Tulip, Celtic Friends, Mini Quaker Stitches, Bee Stitches, 3 Pines Sampler, 3 Pines Accessories, Vintage Stars, Quaker Pincushions
• Just Nan
  • Finchley's Garden - Painted Frame & Chart (ltd. Edition)
  • Birdhouse Pin & Pretty Pink Owl Pin
  • Peacock Princess Pinball Tin (Ltd. Edition)
  • Flowering Crown (& the frame)
  • Belle Hop Pinball Tin
  • Best Nest Pinball Tin
• Kelmscott Designs
  • needleminders Bow Wow & Fleur De Lys
  • scissors; Devon, Red Hot!
  • Mini button - Hearts, Ovals, Posies, Stars & Triangles
• Keslyns - My Little Trees, Wine Country, For the Birds, Butterfly Essence, Summer Oaks, For My Sister
• La-D-Da - Alone in the Garden,  Spot The Cat, The Seven Virtues, Wicked Witch
• Lady K Needlearts - French Elegance, Chrysanthemum Garden Tapestry,
• Little By Little - Three Blind Mice, Brown Dog Sampler, Alphabet Piddlings (MN & OP)
• Little House Needleworks - A Stitcher's Heart (2012 Nashville Market Release) & a new 3 part series The Weathervane
• Lizzie Kate
  • A Little Easter is a fun design on 28 count linen. It comes with the fabric and button.
  • Birdz & Bugz is a Limited Edition kit to make up a small pocket fold-up. The fold-up is prefinished with linen sections to stitch. There is a bird fabric version and a bug fabric version (hence the Birdz & Bugz). Comes with the chart and beads.
  • Oh Baby! - a fun set of blocks to create your own baby sampler
• Milady's Needle - Milady's Sampler Pendants I & II, Queen Anne's Pin Chest, Sweet Birds Pin Nest, Ann Smith Blockley 1834,
• Needle Delights Originals - Brilliant Color, Rio, Sugilite, Double Delights - Turple
• Needlemade Designs - A Fish Story, Cat & Mouse Game, Chocolate Roses, Stryped Cat Hormbook, Spottie Dog, Wildwood Flowers Small Set
• NeedleWorkPress - L. Finch (kit), Eliza Evans - Quaker Sampler & new sampler microfiber clothes for your electronic devices
• Olde Colonial Designs - Lavender Sachet/Potpourri Box comes with all the supplies (including the lavender) to create a lovely little sachet.
• Plum Street Samplers - Brother's Keeper
• Prairie Moon - Da 'Kats, Stitch Night at the Crypt Club, The House That Jacks Built II, No...Mine is The Trick and The Treat, They WILL Too Fit Under The Seat!
• Praiseworthy Stitches
  
  • Quaker Pynkeep Necklace uses 2 plastic bottle tops to create a fun, whimsical "necklace". If you're looking to be "green" in your stitching this is a great way to recycle & stitch.
  • Simple Gifts Heart Kit has everything you need to create a set of 5 smalls in red, white and pink.
• Priscilla's Pocket
  • charts - Sweet Liberty, Connecticut Pinpillow, Taby's Needle Cushion
  • wood Lucet (a tool for making cording)
• Shakespeare's Peddler - Ann Dale's Flower Booke, Jenny Bean's Gentle Spring, Spring at Bean Family Farm, Spring Square (kit)
• Shepherd's Bush - Sheep in a Garden, Eve's Garden, Eden's Lament Pin Cushion, Friends Bloom, All Seasons Fob, Black Snowman, Poor Robin Pin Cushion
• Trenner Needleworks - Quaker Sweet Bag

 

ThreadworX Floss 1089 - Out of Stock

For those of you waiting for ThreadworX Floss 1089 for your ANG SOTM, unforatunately you'll have to be patient quite a bit longer. ThreadworX is out of the base thread and doesn't expect to have any of this color for another month. We'll let anyone who's on our list for it, know as soon as we get it back in stock.

A few new items in stock...

We're starting to receive some of our orders from the TNNA show a couple of weeks ago. Here are some of the new items that have made their way to us so far this week:

• June McKnight's new Bling book. As June says "Bling it on!". If you want to enhance your needlepoint and create some over-the-top embellishments, this is the book for you ($52).
• Sampler & Antique Quarterly Issue #66
• Just Cross Stitch March/April Issue
• Cross Stitch & Needlework March/April Issue
• Needlework Press - more cute little Sampler Notebooks this time with graph paper inside. These all have antique designs as their cover in a variety of colors and subjects.
• Bent Creek - Flake, Flake, Flake and Happy Trails To Ewe
• The Prairie Schooler - 3 Billy Goats Gruff, Bunnies, August, January
• Threedles Needleart Design - amazing counted canvas charts: A Different View, Cat's Eyes, Diamond Eyes, Looking Glass, Mirror, Mirror and Seasonal Rays
• Rainbow Gallery's new thread colors.  Here's the list and they have been added to the online catalog.

  Silk Lame Braid Petite
  SP03 - Ecru	SP06 - Gold	SP07 - Pink
  SP14 - Blue	SP25 - Rose Pink	SP27 - Garnet
  SP28 - Burgundy	SP34 - Lemon	SP41 - Pewter
  SP45 - Deep Rose	SP49 - China Blue	SP52 - Pumpkin
  SP57 - Christmas Green	SP58 - Dark Christmas Green	SP59 - Lilac
  SP60 - Camel	SP62 - Dark Sand Gold	SP63 - Medium Avocado
  SP77 - Royal Blue	SP85 - Tangerine	SP94 - True Gold
  Silk Lame Braid For 18 count
  SL111 - Chardonnay	SL112 - Spring Green	SL113 - Dark Lagoon
  SL114 - Lite Pumpkin	SL115 - Red Orange	SL116 - Medium Violet
  SL117 - Dark Violet	SL118 - Sea Spray	SL119 - Blue Sapphire
  Silk Lame Braid For 13 count
  LB96 - Crimson	LB97 - Ruby Red	LB98 - Pale Antique Blue
  LB99 - Classic Blue	LB100 - Sand	LB101 - Honey ronze
  LB102 - Warm Brown	LB103 - Olive	LB105 - Wine
  LB106 - Dark Denim	LB107 - Deep Cobalt	LB108 - Soft Pink
  LB109 - Medium Raspberry	LB110 - Dark Violet
  Neon Rays
  N140 - Sun Gold	N141 - Lime Sherbet	N142 - Elephant Gray
  N143 - Orchid	N144 - Pansy
  Neon Rays+
  NP140 - Sun Gold	NP141 - Lime Sherbet	NP142 - Elephant Gray
  NP143 - Orchid	NP144 - Pansy	NP301 - Glow in the Dark Violet
  NP302 - Glow in the Dark Yellow	NP303 - Glow in the Dark Chartreuse	NP304 - Glow in the Dark Orange
  Gold Rush 14 WG45C - Emerald

Not new items, but more inventory - if you're looking for the Evertite bars for the Shinning Needle Society Kimono project we've gotten a good supply of them in (15x20 for Congress Cloth, 18x24 for 18 count mono). We also have more of The Needle Index book from our local Valley Quail EGA group. This is a great "book" with wool felt sleeves for sorting and storing your needles.

Custom Stitched Pendants by Cathe

If you've been reading our newsletter for the past couple of years you'll know that I've picked up another hobby (soldering) and married it to my love of stitching. I'm now making and selling custom stitched pendants. They are generally stitched over-one on 36 or 40 count fabric with silk threads. The front glass is beveled and the edging is a lead-free solder so you can wear it next to your skin.

I have finished several of the soldered pendants, which are available for purchase and I'm taking orders for any custom ones you might want done. The ones available at present are below. In general the pendants are $100 for the initials (about 1" square) and $110 (Stag) to $125 for other designs (1.5" square). The larger designs don't have baubles on them so you can use them as ornaments on a tree. Pair the pendant with your favorite chain and you've got a great necklace.

D on 40 count in Blue $100	F on 40 count in Aubergine $100	K on 36 count in Pink & Green $100
P on 40 count in Black $100	R on 40 count in Burgundy $100	T on 40 count in Burgundy $100
Stag on 40 count in Burgundy $110	Bee on 40 count in Gold $125	Fall Ornament on 40 count $125
Red Ornament on 40 count $125	Red & Green Ornament on 40 count $125	Turquoise Ornament on 40 count $125

If you're interested in one of these or want a custom one created for you, contact Cathe at the shop.

Can You Hear Me? Sale

Last year we had fun with our Keep Us Warm sale to help pay for the new heating system after our move to this location. This year our 12 year old phone system is likely to need replacing. Seems like a sign for another fun January sale.

You don't need a coupon but you do need to mention the Can You Hear Me? sale to get the discount on your next project's supplies. Get 25% off fabric, threads, kits, charts, canvases and embellishments (e.g. beads, charms, buttons) through the end of January. As is usual for our sales this is for in-stock items only.

There is no limit on the number of times you can purchase included items between now and January 31st, but you do need to mention the Can You Hear Me? sale to get your discount. So get shopping!

Update: If you are ordering through our online catalog, just mention the sale in the Special Instructions. The catalog won't be able to do any sale calculations. If you stop in, order by phone or via e-mail, also just mention the sale.

Accessories, Books, Magazines, Gift items, carriers, already marked down items, Finishing, Classes are exempt from the sale. Rewards Points do not accrue for sale items.

Stitching Over-One with Teensy Weensy

Lynda Keske at Keslyn's has two wonderful small counted-thread designs that work wonderfully for over-one work. I've seen her Itty Bitties stitched up using the 5 colors in our Society of Soie Surfine Series #1 release and hopefully I can get a photo of that piece to show off in a future post.

Taking that as a cue I'm working on doing several of the designs from Lynda's newest small design - Teensy Weensy. I'm not working on the design as one piece but rather as separate pieces that will be turned into ornaments. So far I've gotten 3 of them stitched and I thought you'd like to see them.

All were stitched over one on Fabric Flair 36 count Evenweave - Antique White w/Silver sparkles. The thread is one strand of Gloriana Luminesence.

Motif 1 - Fallen Leaves (046)

Motif 7 - Blue Hawaii (078)

Motif 15 - Poinsettia (035) & Holiday Green (016)

While Luminescence (hand-dyed Soie 100/3) might seem a bit heavy for over-one on 36 count I like the way the round thread gives a plump appearance. And none of the designs is so dense that there's any distortion in the fabric.

Whether it's these designs or other motif designs, explore the use of alternate colors and different ideas for finishing on your next small project.

Happy Stitching - Cathe

Join Us For Small Business Saturday

Saturday is the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday by American Express. If you are an AmEx cardholder and register your card with them for this promotion, spend $25 with us that day on your AmEx card and get a $25 credit on your statement.

We hope you'll visit us in the shop tomorrow and if you can't make it in person, that you'll shop with us online or by phone. Can't decide what you need to purchase or we need to order something for you?  Buy yourself a Gift Card or buy one for a friend.

Visit the Shop Small website for full details and pledge to use your American Express card on the 26th to Shop Small!