VOLUME 3 VOLUME 3 -- ISSUE 3ISSUE 3 March 2011March 2011
The Official Digital News Magazine of The Stitchers’ VillageThe Official Digital News Magazine of The Stitchers’ Village
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IN THIS ISSUE
3 Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge 3 February Contest Winners
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3 Save the Date
4 The Latest 5 From Designers
Greetings! March is here and with it comes Springtime!! I am so looking forward to the end of the winter weather. Also this month is St’ Patrick’s Day. It’s the time of year when many display their Irish heritage or at least don the green to fit in with the crowd! If you noticed on the front - at the end of our thread rainbow is a golden needle! I hope that everyone will remember to stitch a bookmark or two for the 2011 Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge which was started by Jen from Funk & Weber designs. Also, this month, there will be a special contest format and notice will be sent when it is posted. I hope that you all enjoy the new idea and will participate. In case you have missed it - the social area has added “Groups” there are 4 at the moment “Mirabilia Stitchers”, “CEC Mitten Fans”, “Sampler Addicts”, and “Blackbird Designs”. This will allow members to narrow their focus to find others who are interested in similar stitching. Thank you for being a member of The Stitchers’ Village. Patty Hurwitz The Stitchers’ Village
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FEBRUARY CONTEST
WINNERS
Val Baker won the set of over-dyed threads in the birthday drawing.
The winners of the
Nashville market contest are:
Mary Fox Mary Jane White
Kim Ostrosky
Congratulation and thank you, everyone for participating!
The 5 favorite designers listed from members who entered the contest:
Blackbird Designs Rosewood Manor
Little House Needleworks Victoria Sampler
Lizzie Kate
Don’t forget the latest classes in the School House are: Janet Perry’s beginning needlepoint class Susan Greening Davis’ Tree Necessaire (only 3 remain)
The Stitchers’ Village Joins the 2011 Bookmark Challenge
March 17 – April 28 Celebrate reading and stitching! Join The Stitchers’ Village members and stitch a bookmark that will be donated to a library or school during Children’s Book Week to reward reading accomplishments. It’s a snap. Step 1: Stitch a bookmark (or two, or three…). Any hand-stitched bookmark counts: •any pattern (one you purchase or one you make up) •on any ground (perforated paper, aida, linen, canvas, etc.) •with any fibers (cotton, silk, metallics, beads, etc.) •using any needlework technique (cross stitch, black-work, hardanger, etc.) Step 2: Before April 1, mail your bookmark to:
Patty Hurwitz The Stitchers’ Village 5636 SW 38th Street Topeka, KS 66610
Want to do more? •Participate in Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy events at your local needlework shop and/or library. •Teach someone how to stitch a bookmark. •Start a Read-and-Stitch Club. •Spread the word about the program to your friends and family, on your blog, and in your newsletter. •Participate on the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy blog. http://stitchingforliteracy.com •Read! And tell us on the blog what you’re reading.
SAVE THE DATE
What: The Stitchers’ Village/Picture This Plus Retreat
When: November 3-6, 2011 Where: Abilene, KS
Registration will begin
the first of April!
Direct questions to [email protected]
For the latest releases and new supplies - Visit the shops of The Stitchers Village
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Homestead Needle Arts
Picture This Plus
Inspired Needle
SHOP #6
www.3stitches.com
SHOP #26
www.acornsandthreads.com
SHOP #1
www.bushmountainstitchery.com
SHOP #33
www.homesteadneedlearts.com
SHOP #12
www.inspiredneedle.com
SHOP #15
www.laurelsstitchery.com
SHOP #5
www.manididonna.it
SHOP #9
www.picturethisplus.com
SHOP #1
www.saltyyarns.com
SHOP #29
www.stitchersworkshop.com
Spirit Dancers – 119 x 119 New quilt block using Dinky-Dyes silk #174 Persian Jade and #186 Kiah (2)
DD-SC-32 - Fiesta Scissors These bright and cheerful scissors are the latest addition to the Dinky-Dyes scissor range.
New Releases Village Garden is our 2011 ‘buy the silk Pack and get the chart free’ design. Design size – 87 x 87 Seba Designs Dangling Hearts
New from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg are the Spring Bellpull (left) and Spring Quaker. Both are charted in DMC but we have Dinky-Dyes alternative for those who wish to stitch in silk
I Dream a Garden is another beautiful flower laden garden. This pretty Blackwork is stitched in 3 colors of Dinky-Dyes silk #51 Kakadu, #64 Nutwood and #182 Dusty Rose. A silk pack is available
Spring is in full bloom in Garden Fence, a lovely Blackwork design stitched in 3 colors of Dinky-Dyes silk. #118 Ironbark, #135 Dandenong and #177 Vintage Plum x 2. Size 124 x 124. A silk pack is available
NEW! NEW! NEW!From Rosewood Manor
SPRING 2011EMILY MUNROE QUILT---Q-1134I visited the of website “The Massachusetts Quilt DocumentationProject” at www.massquilts.org and was inspired to create this quiltdesign. I did take some creative license and arranged the blocks a bitdifferent, but I hope the spirit of the original quilt remains. It iscirca 1860, Made by Emily (Wiley) Munroe 1823-1895.
This 10 page chart, includes 3 pages of “BE CREATIVE!” frames orblocks in which you can insert motifs from the quilt, plus lots of ideas!
FABRIC: Zweigart, 32 ct Belfast, Cream linenDESIGN SIZE: 183 X 183 stitchesFLOSS: DMC or ANCBOX: Sudberry House, Mini Box, Black Finish #99047
KEYS TOTHE KINGDOM
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FRONT COVER--
Black KeysBACK COVER--
Metallic Keys
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM---S-1015
140 X 140 stitches
This sampler of keys was inspired while I was looking through the newspaper ads one day. I love all the differentshapes of keys in jewelry and thought it would be a fun sampler.
This 10 page chart, is charted in red, black and gray for ease of identifying the metallic fibers and beads used inthe Metallic Keys piece. It includes 9 BONUS CHARTS and loads of “BE CREATIVE!” Ideas.
FABRIC: Zweigart, 28ct. Cashel linen, CreamFIBERS USED: DMC LIGHT EFFECTS--#E168, #E677, #E436, #E415
DMC #414 & DMC #729 & KREINIK very fine braid #150VBEADS USED: MILL HILL #62031, #02010, #42028
FABRIC: Weeks Dye Works, 30ct. linen, ParchmentTHREAD USED: DMC 310BEADS USED: MILL HILL #02022
DESIGN SIZE:
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM--Metallic Keys
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM--Black Keys
CRABAPPLE TREE---S-1245There was an amazing Crabapple Tree in the front of our house inMaryland. Each season of the year brought something beautifulfrom that tree; spring blossoms, summer greens, autumn's yellowleaves and then winter's red berries in abundance. The birdsloved the tree as a home for their nest and the fruit of theberries during winter.
This 10- page chart includes 4 BONUS CHARTS and la lot of “BECREATIVE!” ideas.
DESIGN SIZE: 187 x 187 stitches
FABRIC: Picture This Plus--32ct. Belfast linen, Rosewood
NOTE: This PICTURE THIS PLUS fabric is sold as a "fat quarter".
You will have some fabric left at the bottom. There is enough to stitchthe LITTLE BIRDY'S BELLPULL on page 8.
PAST & PRESENT---S-1250I was inspired to create this sampler while doing research onantique samplers. I took the idea of using specialty stitches--Hardanger, Blackwork and regular cross stitch--to create asampler similar to antique school girl's samplers, and then toincorporate them with today's over-dyed threads, and silks tocreate a sampler.
This 22 page booklet includes detailed instructions for themany speciality stitches used in the sampler, an alphabet forpersonalizing the sampler, 6 BONUS CHARTS and a myriad of“BE CREATIVE!” ideas.
DESIGN SIZE:
FABRIC:
THREADS:
278 x 279 stitchesZweigart 28ct. Cashel, Cream linen
***DMC (1 skein each) 221, 223, 224, 225, 310, 632, 645, 646, 647, 648, 676, 677, 680, 729, 730, 731, 924,926, 927, 928, 950, 3041, 3042, 3064, 3721, 3722, 3740, 3768, 3772, 3828,Ecru and (2 skeins each) DMC 732 & 733***Weeks Dye Works (2 Skeins) #1302 Pelican Gray***DMC #12 Perle Cotton, Ecru and #8 Perle Cotton #712***Dinky Dyes Silk, #145 Cherry Ripe
Mill Hill #03016
SPECIALITY STITCHES: Algerian Eyelet, Diamond Eyelet Variation, Rhodes Variation, Leaf Variation, 4-sidedStitch, Darning Stitches, Lazy Daisy, French Knots and Couching Stitch; plus in the Hardanger section, DoubleRunning Stitch, Long Arm Cross, Algerian Eyelet Variation with Bead, Diamond Eyelet, Kloster, Triple Rice Stitch,Large Triple Leviathan, Alternating Mosaic, Satin Stitches, and Hardanger Weaving.
BEADS:
Get an early start for Christmas 2011! �����
CELTIC CHRISTMAS---X-1112The birth of my third grandson, Jake Patrick, wasthe inspiration for this Christmas stocking. Thename reminded me of the years we spent living inIreland, where I learned to love everything Irish.
This large fold out chart includes an alphabet forpersonalizing, several Celtic look ornaments andlots of “BE CREATIVE!” ideas.
DESIGN SIZE:170 x 250 stitches
FINISHED SIZE OF STOCKING:Approximately: 12" X 18 ½”
FABRIC: Zweigart 28ct. Lugana, Antique WhiteFLOSS: DMCBEADS: Mill Hill, #02077
SPRING IS IN THE AIR!
YOU WILL NEED FAST FUN GIFT IDEAS!
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Don’t forget about:**1ST DAY OF SPRING--March 20th**MOTHERING DAY (UK)--April 3rd**EASTER--April 24th**ARBOR DAY--April 29th**MAY DAY--May 1st**MOTHER’S DAY (USA) May 8th**CINCO de MAYO--May 5th**VICTORIA DAY(Canada)--May 23**MEMORIAL DAY--May 30
Ask about
matching ear
rings!
How about
one of the
many
necklaces!
New from Glendon Place
Mini Memories are a series of charts designed with the Sudberry House 3”x3: Mini Wooden Boxes. The charts are being introduced by category and each chart contains four different designs specific to that category. Mini Memories of Everyday, Mini Memories of Love, Mini Memories of Patriotism
These are just in time for Easter - Easter Delivery, What a Quack up, Peep Show, and Dust Bunnies
