A friend asked the other night how long it takes to write a stitchguide. I answered her question honestly as one business person to another and I got to thinking that this was something you may be interested in knowing too. Everyone’s process is different, but here’s my process for writing a guide that I […]
Archives for October 2019
Holiday Mystery Class
Inquiring minds wanted to know what our Holiday Mystery would be this year. I’m a little late in posting. I hope you love it as much as I do. Lulu mypinkturtle canvases are sweet and happy canvases and a joy to stitch. This will be perfect for stitching through the holidays. Join us for the […]
Patterns in Stripes
Here we go! Lesson three of the Witch Shoe Collage is about to be unveiled. Before I show you what we did, please allow me to delight you with this unboxing video of the threads in the kit from Christine. She is always so excited to see what I send and does a great job […]
Another Finish
I’ve been on a roll posting finishing that has just arrived, so let’s keep it going! Here’s the ZECCA Tall Bird on a Rock finished in all its crazy glory. Is it a bird in a mask for Halloween or is it a bird in a mask just because? He’ll never tell. I always say, […]
It’s a Finish!
What is more fun than finishing landing on your doorstep? Not much right? Here’s our girl Fleur all dressed for the biggest party of the year. Pearls on her crown, pearls in the border. She likes to make a statement. Fleur is a painted canvas designed by Kimberly Santini and was a mystery class last […]
Thanksgiving
It is a yearly tradition that we host a class each Thanksgiving weekend. Friends who have become family join us for class and merriment. It’s always a fun time. This year we have chosen the Ewe and Eye cardinals as our class piece. I will have a complete stitch guide ready for you and we […]
One fun day of Beading!
We are so excited to be hosting Carla Martins in November as she debuts her newest design. Don’t delay, sign up quick. This is certain to be a fun class. Snap and Flip Bracelet – November 16, 11-5 pm Carla’s beadwork at first glance is elegant and classic. But look again, it is so much […]
That was quick!
It seems like just yesterday that Mary Legallet was here for embellishment class. She wrote the most amazing guide for the Tapestry Fair/Timothy Chapman Tribal Mask Giraffe. Sue started it in class and poof! It’s finished. It took no time and it’s amazing! So many fun stitches and great threads. We had to share! Here’s […]
Stripes!
It’s all about the stripes! Lesson two of the Witch Shoe Collage is in the books. We tackled stripes, stripes and more stripes. Nothing wrong with stripes. If you can’t have dots, stripes are the next best thing. The green stripes are fun three step stitch with Soie d’Alger and Soie Perlee. Yummy. There’s […]
