Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah!
Invitations to our Christmas Party December 19th from 1-4pm go in the mail this week. Set the date aside and gather up a donation for the Salvation Army food pantry, then come enjoy the hot cocoa and Christmas cookies, and pick a gift from Santa’s Bag.
Online customers have the opportunity to participate as well. All customers ordering the week of December 14 will have the option of donating $2 to the Salvation Army Fund(here)to receive one of the gifts from Santa’s Bag and we’ll pay the extra shipping. More details on the website.
Our 15th Year Thank You this month is 25% off on all in-stock Punch Needle products. There are some cute Christmas pieces that could easily become a gift this year! All that we have are on the site so go to http://www.stitchersworkshop.com/punchneedle.php and make your choice. Quantities are limited so get your’s today!
We will only be accepting framing for Christmas delivery through Saturday, December 5, after that it’s too late. We already have more finishing than will be completed in time and this year Rhonda and I have decided we won’t be stitching the final stocking on the day before Christmas Eve… If you still have something that needs finishing, bring it and we’ll give you ideas about how to finish it and instructions on the techniques. Don’t worry, those of you who have things here should be seeing them in plenty of time.
I’ve found an interesting site (thanks to someone who posted on the ANG list) that I thought I’d share with you. This talented lady has created a couple of articles she titles “Taming Stashzilla” and “Taming Threadzilla” that are quite interesting. You’ll find them at http://www.beusen.net then click on Needlework Resources. These are .pdf files you can either read online or print and read. She also has some great projects posted. Hope you find some inspiration!
DMC is now on Flicker so if you use that site you might want to follow them. Just received a link to their free patterns on Flicker. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcdesigns/Â you can download any of the patterns on this page then order your materials on our website.
If you haven’t visited Stitcher’s Village in a while you might want to take a look this month. You can sign up to receive an email when they release the newsletter or you can read it online at http://www.stitchersvillage.com/ Just click on the brown building with the red roof on the right side or your screen to find the newsletter. The 12 Days of Christmas contest has some wonderful prizes donated by the industry’s greatest designers so give it a try, you have 12 opportunities to win!
There’s so much new on the website this month I don’t know where to start telling you about it. Might be best if you just visit http://www.stitchersworkshop.com
Thanks to Marguerite for a link to this page where you will find videos of a number of stitches. The instructions on the couple I watched were good and the sound is pleasant. Take a look and bookmark this page! http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html The videos are under Editor’s Floss on the right side of the screen.
From all of us here, have a safe and happy Holiday season and take a few minutes from the busy days to stitch!
See you soon,
Pat
Stitcher’s Workshop
http://www.stitchersworkshop.com
866-862-2239 toll free
546-2272 local
104 Kennedy Road
PO Box 415
Norphlet, ARÂ 71759
