Those long, warm days
that began with the sun, travelling on bright beams that slid along the gap between your curtains and the bedroom wall, gently whispering "Freedom" into your sleepy ear.
Shop News
I'd like to thank the following shops for recently choosing to offer my charts to their stitchers... I hope they enjoy playing with them.
U.S. Shops
EVERYTHING CROSS STITCH, 2445 E River Rd., DAYTON OH 45439 Ph: (800) 800-8517 e-mail: sales@everythingcrossstitch.com
THE FINISHING TOUCH, 1257 South Hurstbourne Parkway, LOUISVILLE KY 4022 Ph: (502)429-8832 e-mail: info@finishingtouchonline.com
MARY JANE'S CROSS N' STITCH, 1147 Brook Forest Ave., #53, SHOREWOOD IL 60404 Ph: 1-800-334-6819 e-mail: email@maryjanes.com
For a list of other U.S. stockists, please click here.
Outside N. America
BABY CINNAMON, Aoshinke 2-5-14, Minoh Osaka 562-0 JAPAN Ph: 81-72-726-1675 e-mail: order@babycinnamon.com
THE CREWEL GOBELIN, 9 Marian St., Killara NSW 2071 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 2 9498 6831 e-mail: enquiries@thecrewelgobelin.com.au
For a list of other stockists outside North America, please click here.
For a list of Canadian stockists, please click here.
Stitcher Finish
For sending me a photo of her beautiful, customized stitching of the Hockey Player (shown the picture on the right). and for her patience... I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to update this page, Dale.
Dale chose to stitch her Player on 16-count Pewter Aida and made a few important changes to the original design.
She decided to make his skin colour a little lighter and then came up with a brilliant touch! The original pattern calls for the whole design to be stitched with a single strand of thread. Dale left the small black & white insert and the leaf as single strands but chose to stitch the blue and white figure with 2 strands - giving him a greater prominence in the piece.
Better Organized?
Some of us are born tidy and manage to sail through life knowing exactly where they put that's important to them. Then, there are those 'Others'. The ones who spend vast amounts of time trying to find where they put the kettle (perhaps the pantry?); the dog leash (under the pile of newspapers on the kitchen table) and their key... who knows, they could be anywhere!!!
Unfortunately, I belong to that 2nd tribe and a dog has a better chance of growing feathers than I have of ever experiencing the serene sense of well-being that must go along with being organized. Even we 'Others' make an occasional attempt to mend our ways and that's why you'll find my designs have been grouped into categories which, I hope, will make your visit a little less 'abstract'... Designs by Category.
Stitching on the Edge
The Embroiderer's Guild of Canada is holding its annual seminar in St. John's, Newfoundland this year. "Stitching on the Edge", will take place between May 15 to May 23 at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's.
While you're visiting the EAC site, don't forget to check out the latest news for young embroiderers by clicking on the "EAC Youth Site" link.
Creativ Festival
The Spring Creativ Festival is just around the corner. It's grown into an amazing extravaganza with experts onsite to guide and inspire your all your crafting adventures.
Carla Canonico will be there with some of the designers that have been, or will be, featured in her beautiful needlework magazine A Needle Pulling Thread.
This lovely magazine is available as a subscription, through your local needlework shop and at your favourite book shop.
Just a Little Reminder
In 2005, Wendy Mesley (a popular TV journalist and co-host of CBC's consumer show, 'Marketplace') was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Her diagnosis, subsequent treatment and recovery led her to investigate the rising incidence of all forms of cancer throughout North America. The end result was an informative and much-repeated television show, "Chasing the Cancer Answer" which exposed startling facts about the fight against cancer and our environment. CBC has also provided online tips about avoiding carcinogens in common household products.
Please don't forget to familiarize yourself with the signs of Ovarian Cancer and to ensure that the men in your life remember their PSA checks.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this newsletter. I hope you've enjoyed it. Til next time... take care,
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