Don't miss more new-ish designs on pages TWO,
THREE and FOUR!
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Come see us in rooms 418 and 419 this weekend at Needlework Galleria!
Get entrance for just one day or stay longer. Great shopping and fun classes. Here are a few pics of our rooms. We have 2 rooms full of stitching treats for you. We arrived yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon and did all this last night and today! Show opens at 6:30 tonight (Thursday). We're ready! See more details on our Events page.
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Autumn Leaves... Our September 2023 Secret Needle Night Kit
Our leaves will be changing color soon... and they actually WILL turn all of these colors! This month's Secret Needle Night design is one we did about 20 years ago... and we still love it! Worked on 20ct Natural Linen with Velvets and Pearl Cottons, it stitches pretty quickly, so you'll be ready for the leaves outside to fall!
Our kit includes the chart, fabric, threads, embellishments and needle. Mona finished this into a hanging board. Her finishing kit is available separately in case you want to assemble yours like ours. |
Several pretty new designs from Serenita di Campagna - We're ready for Autumn, Halloween and Christmas!
- Let it Snow #220 - A darling scene of snowman and forest friends... the bitty owl on the branch, the hungry rabbit, and then the snowy cardinal! This is shown as a pin cushion - they've stitched the 'Let It Snow' panel on a different fabric - and the finishing treatment really sets that off. Coded for DMC, you could take that round greenery border around the birdhouse ornament and insert the owl or bunny instead!
- Merry Christmas #219 - Here's that same busy snowman with Santa and Rudolph... her group photo! Leave off the words if you want... it'll make it a little smaller to finish. Coded for DMC.
- Paesaggio d' Autummo #213 - Autumn Country A classic farm scene... complete with pumpkin patch. Coded for DMC, 162 x 38 is the stitch count.
- Foglie d' Autunno #212 - Autumn Leaves Love this one! Just a medley/spray arrangement of Fall leaves and berries. 86 x 26 for the smaller design, 169 x 42 for the larger - the charts are huge and in color - almost as pretty as the finished stitching! Coded for DMC.
- Melodia Autunnale #214 - Autumn Melody - Gosh, what a gorgeous fox... sitting among the gourds and pumpkins - very peaceful. Measures 187 x 136 in stitch count - so finishes about 10 x 7-1/2 on 18/36ct. Coded for DMC.
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On the Way from Dirty Annie's
A couple of cute charts are due to arrive before the end of the month... enjoy!
- Dachshund Through the Snow - Oh my gosh this is darling! Stitched on Mint Splash 32ct Lugana, this little guy is the happiest! What a fun wintertime decoration. He measures 143 x 138 - so finishes abut 9 x 9, and is stitched with a medley of Classic and Weeks hand-dyeds. So many of the sky blue hand-dyeds would work for this, as we LOVE LOVE Crossed Wing's Snow Squall Linen - it has white spots that actually do look like snowflakes. Gorgeous fabric choices in multiple counts.
- Pumpkin Patch - Here's a pretty and colorful medley of medallions, pumpkins and silly cats. Love those pumpkins - you could add beads all over on those, give your kitties opalescent white eyes, or stitch them in Simply Wool. This measures 119 x 112 - so finishes approx 7-1/2 square on 32ct. This is Dirty... but there are lots of hand-dyed gingerbreads and nutmeg fabric colors that woud be stunning with this as well.
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Poltergeist Pirates from Glendon Place
Glendon Place's Cheryl has designed a friendly pirate ship that isn't as scary as the skulls on there would like! Stitched on Crossed Wing's hand-dyed BANG! linen... chart calls for 28, we also have 32... it finishes a huge 18 x 21 on the 28ct.Charted ofr DMC floss, Cheryl has featured 6 colors of Rainbow Gallery's Silk Lame' braid in this and several Just Another Company clay button embellishments.The Lame is a silk-rayon blend with touches of opalescent metallic in it - gives a shimmer!
So, the ghosts are glow-in-the-dark, and so is the skull on the flag. The lightest blue in the waves is stitched with the Lame in frosty blue. I like the shark in the water, the dragon on the front of the ship, the ghosts clinging to the masts, but the little skeleton crow steals the show! He's got his captains hat on, and he's on guard! Offered as the chart, we have the Lame' threads, the fabric (24 x 27 cut) and button set all gathered together as a set - because you really need all the right things to capture the charm of this cute piece. Choose from 28 or 32ct. |
Did you know that little Owlvira is this TINY and this CUTE?
She belongs in the attic of her stitched haunted house... but she came out for a quick viewing!
Our model came back at the shop today. Owlvira is traveling to Galleria this weekend with us; we hope you get to see her! Her complete details are on our Nan-Page. |
Lady Dot has New Rik Rak Colors
4 dreamy new colors of Rik Rak... I THINK Lois did these to coordinate with the plastic plaid mesh pouches that Shepherd's Bush stitches on. Might be my imagination... but they match perfectly!
Pumpkin Patch is closest to DMC 922, Wisteria Lane is 153, Coraline is 760 and Olive Branch is closest to 3013. More great color options offered in 3-yard packages, to help make your finishes professional and perfect! |
The Fall 2023 Issue of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine is here!
(If you've never gotten one of these, choose this issue - everything in it this time is good!)
Really a NICE collection of designs this season... you can just tell there is great stuff hidden inside - just by the bits on the cover. 12 Punch Needle projects, 12 Cross Stitch, the 5-page finishing spread featuring spools, we cannot say enough nice things about this magazine.
Super heavy glossy paper (that smells really good!!), each project is beautifully photographed, and the corresponding directions are huge and clear - right next to the pictures. No trashy ads - just pretty one! Full sized templates and patterns... it's worth all of its $9.99! |
Announcing our Next Round of A Little Help From Our Friends Stitching Circle!
Running November 2023 through Novmber-ish of 2024
We are proud to feature designs from: Artful Offerings, October House, Satsuma Street, Pansy Patch, Scarlett House and The Drawn Thread.
Every 8 weeks (or so!) we'll be sending you a fun pin-cushion-sized design, that will be kitted with fabric and threads (occasionally trim too). Our target budget this year is around $45 per kit. We always tuck in some sort of bonus 'treasure or what-not... hopefully a functional needlework trinket or something cute that goes with our project. Our six Designers will do their best to bring you something charming, we promise! Everybody loves surprises in the mail... and these certainly fit the bill!
We open Registration for Circle for only a few weeks each year - and NOW is the time! Call or e-mail or order through our cart system... you'll be treated to a year of fun stitching!
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FLIER.
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Pumpkin Farm Petites
from Little House Needleworks
The 9th set of seasonal petites by Little House is here. Small 39 x 39 designs, Pumpkin Farm is full of oranges, teal and barn red.
Each chart in the set has 4 coordinating designs, fabrics vary, but all are the same size. Quick and seasonal... whole set is pictured all together on our Little House page. |
The Omens
from Cherry Hill Stitchery
Here's a crisp piece for the Fall season - looks like it's done with just 3 colors - but actually 7 good 'ol DMCs are in here!
Measuring just 7 x 5 on 14/28ct, it would be pretty stitched with hand-dyeds instead of the solids.
The chart is presented with a nice color cover pic of the finished piece, but then she's given you the chart in both black and white and a colored version, so you can stitch off of the one you like better. Just a pretty piece. |
Teresa Kogut has a Few New Designs
- Pernice Manor - Presented as a single chart (vs in a larger book), this was originally presented at a Retreat last fall. Teresa wanted a sampler style design with worn, faded colors. She started with her border, built the house, and then that bird - she LOVES her bird! Pernice is Italian for partridge - this little guy claims artistic license! Manor meaning a large country home with lands. This pernice roosts every morning on the roof of his favorite manor to greet his friends who frolic around the grounds. This measures 221 x 156 - so finishes approx 11 x 8 on 40ct, and is stitched with a combo of Weeks hand-dyed and DMC flosses.
- Harvest Friendship - A book featuring three designs... 'Friendship grows from the seeds planted. The harvest is a kindred spirit.' You get the main sampler, and then a biscornu shaped cushion as well as a standing drum piece. Pretty Autumnal colors of DMC, there is just one Weeks thread in here - Indian Summer color. Look at those three friends - gotta love those body-types!
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Animals on Parade Chart Set from Stitchy Squirrel
Wow, this is a darling set of designs! By Stitchy Squirrel, it is a set of three forest animals surrounded by their favorite fall foliage. Each measures about 80 x 80 in stitch count - so about 4-1.2 inches on 18/36ct. Coded for DMC and a combo of Weeks and Classic hand-dyed flosses, they are really good looking. You get a mouse, a fox and little gray squirrel.
The charts are BEAUTIFULLY presented... you get the card stock cover with clear pics on the front and back, and then EACH animal has its own separate card, with a picture on one side, with colored chart on the reverse. Darling! |
Stacy Nash has a few new releases that we really like!
- Big Chicken Little Chicken Pinkeep - What a cool two-sided pin mattress! (well actually 6-sided!) Stitching with Weeks hand-dyed flosses on 40ct Old Stationery Linen by Seraphim (or your choice of something perfect from your stash) this cushion features the mama hen in her basket on the front and sampler motifs on the reverse side. A wandering floral vine travels around the 4-edges, and really adds charm! This cushion measures only 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches high... cute as can be.
- Chicken Thread Board - Stacy has been cutting down trees on her farm! A beautiful chicken has been etched into a 3-1/2 x 6-ish inch thread board. Five holes in there and a strong magnet on the back of the handle to help this cling somewhere, it just a fun thing to have and use. The wood has indeed come from Stacy's farm!
- Velvet Carrot Needle Book - Love this design! A charming bunny is stitched on 40ct inside, and finished into a carrot! Stitched with Weeks hand-dyed flosses, we HAVE that Velvet - it's the Tangerine color you see on Stacy's pages and on the Supplies page. Choose a coordinating calico finishing fabric after you have your velvet and stitching fabric - this is so simple but super cute!
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Two Designs just for fun from New York Dreamer
- Laundry... Again? - Something cute to stitch for your laundry area! Might give you a reason to smile when you're all bent over pulling stuff out of the washer and realizing that someone left a Kleenex in a pocket and you have white flakes stuck on everything! Presented as a chart, stitched with DMC, it finishes about 5-1/2 x 7 on 16/32ct.
- Home is Where the Fabric and Floss Are - Might be cute to hang in your stitching room! I like this pinch tray finishing idea - makes it a fun piece to store your scissors and project threads while you're working. Stitched with Weeks and DMC, it measures 154 x 76. You might want an extra inch or two of fabric around your edges to ensure you have enough for tray finishing.
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New Arrivals from Erica Michaels - Due into the shop September 22nd!
Linda has some cute seasonal things...
- Come Back at Midnight - This is a fun play on the alphabet with lots of spooky bits appearing in that little graveyard. She's finished the piece into a little pinch-corner tray - so I guess it really COULD BE your needle, threader, and scissor graveyard! The companion pin cushion strawberry spells Halloween to coordinate. Mostly black DMC, dress it up with some colorful buttons from your stash if you want!
- Hark! The Bells - This features a classic holiday color palette with a verse from a vintage Christmas card. Berry sports border bands that run vertically on the finished piece. Chart comes with some hand-dyed button embellishments.
- Letting Go - Another smaller 4 x 5 design with coordinating berry - sporting those vertical bands, this chart includes a few hand-dyed buttons and a small charm (which I cannot find in the pic, but I'm sure its there!)
- Quilting A Bee Cs Part 4 - This is a very striking project! Part 4 of 5, you can see the first 4 rows of the 5 in the pic. Linda has paired a quilt block with inspiring and encouraging words, mixed up the orientation in each square, but joined all of it into a patchwork-inspired piece. Each part's chart so far has had numerous different ways to take-out the smaller blocks and make them into individual projects - you don't HAVE to do this as one big piece! I personally like individual cushions or little stand-up stacking blocks, but she has lots of other cute ideas for these. So, Part 4 is here - you can buy any of the other parts as you like - part 5 (still to come - you can still join the auto-ship) will finish the set.
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New from Jeannette Douglas
- Chubby Fox - He's a little pattern for a darling little guy! He finishes about 3 x 3 and is worked in Weeks hand-dyed cottons - DMC conversions included. Presented in a small single chart.
- Budding Bouquet #1 Autumn - The first of 4 (at least) medium-sized floral bouquets. Jeannette has teeny ones, and her 6 large Blooming Bouquets - but this series will measure a nice medium 4 x 4 on 36ct. Just the right in-between size! Coded for Weeks or DMC. It's presented in a small chart format... and we're doing an auto-ship for the other three seasons as they release - so join that and you'll be all set! First design ships September of 2023. Second, Winter Budding Bouquet, releases in October.
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Just a Nudge...Here's our Upcoming Retreat Sneak Peek by
Samplers Not Forgotten
Kimberly has sent our project and some models... I'm sending out a sneak peek because we love it!
Kimberly is here in our She Shed October 20th and 21st... maybe you can still join us for the upcoming retreat? Details are on our Events Page. |
Perfect match, Everyone Needs an Owl, Cats and the Sea, 10 Rainbow Bookmarks from Artmishka Cross Stitch
We have 18 new Charts in the Shop by Artmishka Designs of Italy! I couldn't put them all here... so how about 4 as a preview? Visit our interior Artmiska Page for the rest! All are presented as charts with a big, clear colorful pic on the chart front, and very clear multiple pages of the charts inside. All coded for DMC.
- Perfect Match - Isn't this little guy the cutest? He knows he fits right in! Approx 11 x 7 on 14/28, coded for DMC. You could even leave off the words and you'd know what it 'says!'
- Cats and a Sea - Love that water of hearts! A pair of kitties reflecting on life and love... this measures approx 8-1/2 inches square (round!) on 16/32 ct. DMC.
- Everyone Needs an Owl - What a darling collection of little birds! Someone for everyone! Each owl measures about 40 x 50 in stitch count - so only about 2-1/2 x 3 on 16/32ct. Perfect for individual stand-up blocks or little individual cushions... you can even arrange these into a long row or tall skinny piece! DMC, choose your favorites or stitch them all!
- 10 Rainbow Bookmarks - Don't stitch these to hide in a book... forget the bookmark idea and make these into larger pieces - make pillows, or basket bandings, or little cushions... anything! Do 20ct over 2 with metallics... do 28ct over one. What I like about it is the fact that you get 10 super-colorful repeating patterns to stitch over and over again to make anything! DMC.
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A Ghostly Music Box from Mani di Donna
Well, this is pretty cute! This is a set of needlecase, scissor sheath, and pin cushion drum that doubles as a music box! That stitched music box's topper rotates as it plays the theme song from The Addams Family!
The entire set is stitched on Weeks 32ct Tin Roof Linen with Weeks hand-dyed flosses. You'll need to choose wool and trim for the topping, but maybe get your other 'ingredients' first to see what you like best. Simona has a video of the assembly of the box system, and we are offering her finishing pack of all the precut skirtex box pieces, so that shouldn't be the scary part of this. I think it's just delightful! SO unique, what a fun decoration to play with every year you bring it back out! This is a RESERVATION for a late September delivery. |
The Spooksters are Here from Satsuma Street
Satsuma Street's 2023 Halloween ornaments have arrived - super-cute as usual! All are presented as complete kits of 14ct perforated paper with all their necessary sequins or tiny smattering of beads.
Too hard to choose just one, get 'em all... once the stitching is done, back them with sticky felt or pretty scrapbook paper, and then cut them out. They make cute magnets, pumpkin pokes or hanging ornaments! |
Autumn Bag
from Shepherd's Bush
Tina and Teri's latest plastic mesh pouch design, Autumn, is done on the new 'pumpkin' colored bag.
#5 Perle Cottons, big stitches, big needle, great roomy project pouch when you are finished... this whole series of these are colorful and cheerful. Offered as the chart with pouches, threads and button set available separately. |
Pretty New Offerings by JBW Designs!
Another Round, some bitty stockings and a charming Bluebird Sampler. All the stockings are presented in Judy's small booklet format.
- A-Round Britain - Another of Judy's 4-inch circular designs, she says she has more than 19 British-themed motifs in here. Great gift for a traveling friend... and you know, you can pull out recognizeable motifs to stitch just by themselves ofr smaller cushions or ornaments.
- Bluebird of Happiness - This is a lovely sampler presented in a full-sized leaflet format. Stitched on any creme or neutral linen, the motifs, rows and birds are so pretty... lots of options for cushions and sewing cases from this one!
- Hannah's Bluebird Sampler - More birds to companion Judy's larger sampler, I love the signature and date area long the bottom.
- A Bristol Stocking - Small Bristol-Styled sampler stitched in red.
- A Danish Stocking - Scandinavian influences in this one... you can see the stitched color reverse in the pic - white on red fabric.
- A Sampler Stocking - Third tiny stocking ornament this time around - house on the hill, alphabets, floral basket.. all 'samplery!'
- A Stitcher's Stocking - Filled with scissors, bobbins, sewing birds, needles, a hoop or two... this one would make a neat stitching friend gift.
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The Countryman #10 from Cottage Garden Samplings
Here's the next installment of the snowman series!
Jury is out on whether or not the cow is sitting on a hay bale! |
A few Fun Charts from Carriage House Samplings
- Sampler of the Sea - I like this one! Finishing about 6-1/2 x 5 on 36ct - choose a 'seashore color' of fabric for this - and stitch with DMC or silks. The alphabet is bold and simple - but Marty has tucked cute seaside motifs all over in here - the S is a seahorse! Love the crab and coral, the lighthouse, octopus and whale. Now I just need a beach house to go with it!
- Skating Santa Stocking - Another of the charming super-duper-long-and-skinny (like 24 inches!) stockings by the Barrick girls. Kind of a challenge for Santa to actually fill! This one is delightful - and in my mind companions those three sledding scenes - Christmas Time, Bringing Christmas and Christmas Joy Ride. Same colors, same personality for this cute set of designs. Santa is skating, kids are playing, rabbits and deer are jumping, there's even a train going by! Finishes to an endearing size and shape - definitely a decorative stocking rather than a functional one - a darling Christmas decoration!
- Twisted Pumpkin - Oh... you need that fun orange fabric for this to highlight all that striking black stitching. What a fun knarley tree, and that fat pumpkin, just kind of an intense looking little piece!
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Halloween Spooktacular Ornaments from The Tiny Modernist
This is a three-leaflet set of 12 small 4 x 4 inch designs. Cuter than cute, it's a fantastic set of coordinating 'personalities' that I find charming. Worked on a darker background, all with the same 7 shades of DMC - Cheryl has these coded for Weeks hand-dyeds as well.
Very vintage in feel, she also includes a digital pic of the entire set stitched together. |
The Night Before Christmas
from The Tiny Modernist
OK... a new series of 4 small designs - just like the Spooktacular Halloween set... a new chart releases each month.
Stitch the border or not... whole thing will finish approx 10 x 10 on 16/32ct. No other info... just promises to be cute! We'll begin an auto-ship on this one. |
Autumn Traditions Sampler and Halloween Terrarium from The Tiny Modernist
- Autumn Traditions Sampler - This looks like it'd be a fun jigsaw puzzle to put together! A delightful neighborhood - it kind of looks Halloween but really isn't. The smoke plumes coming from the chimneys are not ghosts! The pumpkins aren't carved... and I did look - there are no trick-or-treaters! BUTTT colors are great, and it looks to be a fun stitch. Finishes approx 7-1/2 x 11 on32ct. Coded for DMC the chart is huge and colorful - easy to read.
- Halloween Terrarium - A cute little FLORAL Halloween scene! I like everything about this, especially the dead relative buried in the yard! Cute an colorful - stitch it and see if anyone notices that in here! Finishes about 4 x 6 on 18/36ct - coded for DMC.
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Six New Books by UB Design
Oh, we love Ulrika's design style, and her publications! We have quite a page full of them, but here are 6 new ones! She publishes groupings of designs in 30 to 70 page books, thick glossy pages, gorgeous photographs and beautiful, huge colorful charts in each. She's pretty good at taking smaller elements out of her main designs and showing you different ways to finish and present them.
She has a lovely contemporary style, but some of them are old fashioned and charming too. In the Hallo Fruhling book, there is a lovely wild flower bouquet, along with polka dot and floral bunnies! Enjoy your browse! |
They're Here! Autumn Designs from With Thy Needle's Brenda Gervais
- When Pumpkins Glow - A sweet pair of pumpkin-headed dolls are the stars of this design, along with the old-time verse, There's magic in the night when pumpkins glow with candle light. Measuring about 10 x 4 on 40ct (12 x 4-1/2 on 36), this is stitched with a medley of DMC and hand-dyed flosses.
- When Witches Go Riding - This is a trio of pin cushions that together, spell out the saying, When witches go riding & black cats are seen, the moon laughs & whispers tis near Halloween. Part of the verse is on each design. Each measures 70 x 61 - so about 3-1/2 x 4 on 36 to 40ct. They are stitched with a medley of DMC and hand-dyeds, are are just the cutest! All three designs are in the chart pack.
- Autumn Splendor - Brenda describes this little 4 x 4 design as having stitched rows to resemble timeless ticking fabric along with a central motif that hints at Quaker. Just a very pretty Autumnal design - not Halloween, just classic. Stitched on 36ct using Weeks hand-dyed flosses.
- Coming to America - The Women of the Mayflower - This is a reprint of the chart Brenda released in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing to America. Stitched on your choice count of Country Vintage Mocha fabric - it's charming! The names of the women who sailed are stitched on here... it's much shorter if you leave those off... so many fun finishing variations from this! Presented as a chart.
- Celebrate Harvest - This is a reprint of the smaller bonus design that came with the original Women of the Mayflower Limited Edition kit. Available as a chart now, it's just a sweet pilgrim scene remembering the blessings of their recent harvest. Again, stitched on your choice count of Country Vintage Mocha fabric.
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Just Announced from Just Nan!
Presenting Owlvira's Frightful House
The Ghosts and Goblins at Scream House have new neighbors! Owlvira has moved in next door!
Frightful House stands deep in the gloomy shadows of Haunted Hollow. When the leaves begin to fall, the house wakes up, and all the inhabitants take their places to show us how scary they can be. Owlvira Owl is the house manager. She has a room in the attic where she plans all the entertainment for each frightful night. The Stitch Guide includes behind the scene stories for each side of the house.
Fences with garlands of purple lights surround the house, and the front door has a spider knocker. Ghosts, grimacing pumpkins, frogs, bats, spiders, skeletons, monsters and one menacing mummy appear on the 4 sides of the house, and you will find more creatures on the roof and in the creepy crawl space below. Owlvira's attic room features a spider web rug and black felt walls for needles and pins (and a little frog charm).
Using DMC (B5200, 209, 310, 581, 646, 648, 740, 741, 900, 937, 947, 972, 3032, 3787, 3837, 3819) and 4 shades of Weeks Floss ( London Fog, Bark, Autumn Leaves and Onyx), stitch the house as one piece on one large piece of linen. The 4 roof sectionsare stitched on another, and Owlvira on a third piece of fabric. Linen choices are Weeks 32 CT Tin Roof Linen. Finished size for the bungalow is approx. 51/2" X 21/4." We are offering fat quarter cuts for fabric, to ensure you have enough for proper piece placement.
Owlvira is stitched as one piece, then folded in half. Black and purple beads sparkle on her chest and her eyes are hypnotic orange sequins. A bat flies across a harvest moon on her back. Black hairpin wires are included for her "feet" and a bronze bead and purple flower sequin for her hat. Owl is not available separately. Materials included: Color cover, 12-page Stitch Guide, Linen Layout page, 24" of ribbon, black felt, 1 piece of cardboard, beads, owl eye sequins, 2 hairpin wires, spider charm, verdigris frog charm, bronze bead and purple flower. Your linen and threads are offered separately.
Just the cutest EVER... you may remember our Scream House Exclusive Nan did for us years and years ago. Sold out for all this time, Owlvira's Frightful House has come to 'save the day' or 'scare away the rest of the neighborhood!' She is VERY LIMITED and will NOT last till Halloween!
Autumn Mix
Another little "Mix" of seasonal florals by Nan, joining Wintery, Jasmine, & Pansy Mixes... it's time for Pumpkins and all the pretty colors! Leaves, grapes, pumpkins, acorns, apples, purple asters along with a chrysanthemum are all 'Mixed" in here! Stitched on 32ct Raw Belfast with DMC and Peach Cobbler Week hand-dyed floss, this finishes petite 3-ish inches - just like its seasonal companions. Presented as a chart with embellishments included. |
Winter Stash
from Scattered Seed Samplers
This is a neat little design - it's stitched in only two colors of regular DMC - 611 and 3799! Shown on Country Vintage Mocha - this particular color of fabric comes in several different counts of aida and linens, so you have lots of options.
I love those little squirrels up there in the branches! Measures 160 x 100 - so finishes about 10 x 6 on 16/32ct. |
S is for... from Finally a Farmgirl
This is a cute little design reminiscent of postage stamps I think! Measuring only 132 x 57, this finishes approx 8 x 3-1/2 on 16/32ct fabric. Coded for DMC.
It'd make a charming 4-sided cube - stitch Santa and Snowman on opposite sides and flakes on the opposing sides! It is presented as a small chart. |
Something New for Autumn and Thanksgiving from Samplers and Primitives
A new company for us to carry, these 4 designs - available as charts - will be arriving in the shop the last days of August.
- Rose Band Sampler - Well, I lied... this one is for all year long - not necessarily Thanksgiving! LOVE the vintage-inspired rose medley medallion as well the the 4 delicate rows beside it. You could do a large 'mattress' cushion and stitch the 4 bands as the sides... or even do parts of those as smaller cushions. Lovely, and very classic.
- The Autumn Quakers - Choose a white or creme for these, pretty acorn shadings with a hint of Quaker borders tossed in! Smaller one is close to 4 x 4, larger is closer to 6 x 6.
- The Autumn Alphabet - Companions the cushions, right at about the same size... same motifs, colors... all three of these would be pretty together in a woven basket with acorns and dried leaves!
- 1869 Thanksgiving Pin Cushion - Celebrating the year the US made Thanksgiving a National Holiday! Love the little shade pumpkins and vine... I might re-arrange those numerals on the date a little - but that's a personal thing. Yuck this in with the Autumn Quaker and Alphabet pillows.
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Several New Designs Coming From New Designer - Counting Puddles!
- Santa's Moonlight Ride - Grab some darker navy fabric - something you can see on - to create your night sky. There is a lot of stitching on here... but it's Santa, so he's worth it! Measuring 154 x 186 - on 14/28ct this will be 11 x 13. The larger fabric is fine to work this on - it's definitely going to be an annual family favorite - so if your eyes need Aida - GO FOR IT! Coded for DMC, we think it's delightful!
- Spooktacular Party - Another fun Holiday piece n a dark background... gunmetal is called for - much easier to see than black! Lots of bright DMC color, lots of geometric patterns in everything - this measures 10 x 13 on 28/14.
- Squirrel's and Rabbit's Bright White Winter Night Ornaments - Two different charts, these are done on Blue Spruce linen with DMC. On 28ct - 4 x 4, on 32 a bit smaller. They're pretty cute in their matching sweaters!
- Sweet Summertime - Changing seasons to NOW, this looks cool, refreshing and delicious! LOVE all the patterns imbeded in the cantelope, lemonade and watermelon. What a a pretty way to give them depth and add lots of charm and happiness to this piece! Measuring 112 x 137, stitched with DMC this will finish approx 7 x 8-1/2 if you use 32ct. LOTS of stitches in here, but I love the colors!
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Several New Designs from The Artzy Housewife Coming Our Way!
- Golden Delicious - All these glorious Autumnal colors... the apples are nestled quietly on their tree while the borders burst with all the excitement of Fall and the promises of eating all those delicious apples! This measures 7 x 11 on 36ct, and is coded for hand-dyeds or DMC. Gigi chose a neutral creme fabric.
- Pink Barn - Charted for DMC and stitched on Lambswool linen, I love the lavish border and that curious cow! Not sure I want a pink-ish barn, but it actually goes with the rest of the picture!
- Pear Hill - More pretty fruits dripping from the trees, this one features a penny rug inspired border and pinwheel flowers in the garden. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 on 18/36.
- Oona Owl - Isn't the a fun design? That sweet little owl against that charming and whimsical background - she measures just 6 x 6-1/2 on 18/36 and is done with all the hand-dyeds
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Really Cute New Pins and Patterns from PuntiniPuntini's Paola!
All of these are charts. Paola creates matching/coordinating pins to go with all her clay buttons - everything is fine and super detailed. We are including all the pin sets with the charts this season.
- Autumn Friends with Pin set - HOW CUTE is this? A forest scene of life around the log ... check out the little hedgehog button right in the center! The mushroom house has a chimney, and the forest friends down below include a fox and snail. Stitch count is 91 x 75 - 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 on 32ct. A pin cushion size, we are including Paola's handmade Autumn Friends Pin Set that she features on her model. The pins include a squirrel, snail and another hedgehog - all handmade polymer clay. Exquisite!
- Moonlight Owl - This little guy measures the same 4-1.2 x 5-12 on 32ct, and features a single owl button. Paola's matching Moonlight Owl pin set has another owl, a leaf, and HOOT - which could kind of be the moon! We ae including the pin set with the chart - since they coordinate!
- Fall Trio - Another set of charts with coordinating pins. Fall trio has all three stitched designs, and that pin set is EXQUISITE! (We do have a few extra pin sets.) You get two striped gourds, an acorn, leaf, pumpkin and mushroom pin in that set. Her details in the clay layers is lovely - so much shading.
- Christmas Trio - Peppermints, ornaments and Santa all adorn these little cushion pillows. The matching pin set includes a striped gift, candy cane, evergreen, holly leaf, and peppermint... just a pretty frosty set. Everything about this one is cute... charts and pins.
- Sparkle and Shine - Here's a fun old fashioned tree all decked out for the season. Very classic in personality, the coordinating pin set includes a tiny evergreen tree, star and candy cane.
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Primrose Cottage Stitches is in a Fall Mood! Several new Arrivals:
- Leaves of Autumn - A full-sized leaflet, this finishes approx 10-1/2 x 7 on 32ct. It is coded for Color & Cotton hand-dyed floss, but if you have others in your stash, Google Color & Cotton conversions to DMC. (gives you a color benchmark.) Then, Google DMC to the other thread companies you want to use. It's quite an eye opening experience because across all the conversions, you really do see lots of color differences. Getting that DMC # makes all the difference in choosing alternative colors.
- Autumn on the Farm - Another full-sized leaflet, this design measures a whopping 11 x 6 on 32ct Country Vintage Mocha linen. Very colorful, you'll need 4 skeins of Cherry Cobbler hand-dyed floss for this (There is a lot of solid stitching in this.)
- Autumn Quaker - A pretty little pin cushion, it measures 81 x 79 - so finishes about 6 x 6 on 28ct Lugana. Choose an Autumnal hand-dyed floss color you like... even two or three might be cool.
- Honeybee Quaker - Same idea as the Autumn Quaker - finishes 6 x 6 on 32ct, this one uses 8 different DMC shades as opposed to the Autumn's one. It coordinates with PC's whole Honeybee series of designs.
- Autumn Alphabet - Smaller than the Quaker cushions, this finishes approx 4 x 4-1/2... coded for Classic Colorworks hand-dyeds, cute alphabet font.
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Autumn and Christmas Designs - HERE from Stitches by Ethel
Ethel K has two cute new designs that both finish about 3 x 5 on 18/36ct fabric.
- Vintage Bird has deep browns and soft greens to accent that big orange pumpkin. She's coded this for DMC and handyeds.
- Wintergreen has that same pot - but the lush evergreen with visiting cardinals. Very pretty, balanced and organized, I think there are a few stitches of gold metallic in the flakes and a bead in the tree topper. Hard to see but she's added a Just Another Button Company holly leaf button on the tree. We thought petite seed beads on those skinny candy canes would be fun too!
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Silver Creek's Diane has been busy! Lots of New Arrivals!
- Autumn's Wardrobe - 'As the trees undress the cool winds throw their garments to the earth below.' Gee - kind of reminds me of how kids undress... clothes thrown to the wind all over the floor! Pretty colors, love that whole colorful yard!
- Don't Quit your Daydream - Charted for a guy or gal... bringing a little uplifting message to either! (But tell them not to quit their day job either!)
- You Are My Greatest Catch - I love this one! Stitch it for your fishing buddy! Good colors, fun sentiment.
- Home with You - This is a 'Family Established' thing. Might be really fun for your new house r even a wedding gift.
- Spruce it Up - A cute little Christmas decoration - make it into a cube stand-up. OR do just the tree on the sled for a smaller ornament!
- Vincent Vein Gogh - 'To all a good bite!' This is DARLING! We have lots of 'intense' blue fabric that would be good for this, and I think metallics in the bats, moons, stars and candle flames wuld be stunning.
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Pumpkins Coming September 1st from October House
- Pumpkin Faire is one of October House's newest releases. It is the 3rd in a set of similar designs - Strawberry and Honey so far. The glorious fruit full of stitches that make it look geometrically textured... very eye catching! Measuring about 4 x 6, you CAN pull of the actual fruit and stitch a bowl of those!
- Pumpkin Row - This is another Skinny Mini design - about or 9 inches long and only an inch high, these make delightful cushions! Check out Snip Snip, Tomato Row, Deck the Halls - they are all like this one. Fun little geometrics in the pumpkins - not much to this so a very quick and fun stitch.
- Coffee & Pumpkin Pie - Breakfast of Champions! Any time of year! Measures 76 x 106 - so 4 x 6 on 36ct.
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New for Fall from Val's Stuff
Here are a few fun things to bring us out of the heat and into the cool pumpkin season!
- Fall is Best, Fraidy Cat and Turkey Time
These are mini pumpkin poke kits! Small 3 x 3 designs stitched on the newer 18ct perforated paper with DMC, stitch them in jiff. Back them with the felt cuts, adding the black poke stick, and you're finished. No sewing - just stitching!
Val's little kits contain the design, paper, felts and stick. You supply the bits of DMC from your stash. Poke these into plants, craft pumpkins, real pumpkins, a bowl of candy, a cake, even your pencil cup at work! Nice bright colors to add a splash of FALL.
- Fall is Best of All and I Just Can't Wait for Halloween Night!
Two new charts to stitch on some wild Halloween-y colored fabric you might have in your stash. Cute verses, fun colors, Val doesn't call for any specific Just Another Button Company Buttons, but there are a million pumpkins, leaves, spiders, birds, and bats that would look really good on these.
Presented as leaflets, coded for Weeks and DMC, these linens are by Weeks, but there are so many fun colors out there now, you have lots of options! Both finish approx 5 x 7 on 28ct... or smaller on smaller counts.
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New Releases from Liz Matthews
- Boo - Cute little pin cushion to tuck among your pumpkins, stitched on 32ct with Weeks or DMC flosses.
- Homespun Hearts - We were looking for the hearts in these! Three different colorways offered, the plaids are lovely!
- Ninth Day of Christmas Sampler and Tree - This set is charming - smaller in finished size than you think - the stitched tree is about 8 inches tall before its wooden trunk.
- The Pumpkin House - Darling! Choose two fabrics - have to be the same count - the house part is on a yummy dark blue and pumpkins below on something else neutral. Really a cool piece!
- The Sampler Tree - Here's one of Liz's cute trees but a SAMPLER MOTIF design. On 36ct, it measures 99 x 126 - so really only about 5-1/2 x 7 in total size - but when you assemble it'll be smaller!
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Three New Halloween Treats from Kathy Barrick
- Tis Near Halloween - Who doesn't LOVE this little kitty? Kathy found the verse on an old postcard and gave it a new home on little black kitty. Cool penny rug border, that busy sky - choose a fabric medium in color so you don't lose the bats in the background, metallic for the moon would be fun, wool for the cat would be awesome! Measures 131 x 145, 'When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers tis near Halloween.'
- Come on In! - 'Take off your skin and dance around in your bones!' Measures 129 x 178 - would be 7 x 10 on 36ct... and we have AWESOME fabric choices for this one! Lots of deep angry blues to look like night sky!
- Haunted - You get BOTH of these design arrangements in this book! Haunted is super fun... more and more motifs keep showing up - I love all the zig zags and geometrics in here. Check out the skeleton bats. All the cute jacks underneath the house, that awesome tree... all of this! Lots of design options on this one, just have fun with all the pieces and parts!
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Amy Bruecken has 5 new designs! Halloween, and Just Plain Fun
- Trick or Treat - The model is stitched on natural linen with white dots. You could use most any bright yellow or green fabric you have as well... this is tiny at 63 x 50 - you could even split these up and do pumpkin pokes.
- Good Morning - Might be good for the Coffee Nook of your favorite crabby person... measures a generous 191 x 80 so it can be a large reminder!
- Stitchcraft - Super cute, and full of AB Personality, this is on the Splashed Lugana. All bright DMCs it measures 144 x 170 - about 9 x 10-1/2 on 32.
- Friend Love - Oh, something for wintertime! You could do this as a two-sided pin cushion... that would make a gift that is easier on the finishing, and your friend could take it with her where ever she goes!
- Be The Good - Good Advice for Life! Amy originally introduced this as a kit with a fun wooden bowl, but now it is just the chart. 101 x 34, it'll be a petite 6 x 2 on 32ct!
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The Seafarer's Journey and Haunted Chateau from Twin Peak Primitives
We're starting to get in Autumn patterns and school has started here, but this chart finally floated in via USPS today... and it's a reminder that is really still IS Summer!
- The Seafarer's Journey by Twin Peak is just a fun piece. Coded for 14 shades of regular DMC, this measures just 111 x 108 in stitch count - so an enchanting 6 x 6 on 18/36ct! Ice blue is the suggested fabric color - it's showing through in the side and bottom panels. The flag across the top is solid stitching, as is the clipper ship in the center. Absolutely delightful, you could get 5 separate cushions out of this, finish the houses and flag bands into tiny drums, make a small stand-alone cube from the clipper ship section, even back the clipper ship block with the two side panels. Very eye catching... we like it!
- Haunted Chateau - Quite the heavily guarded castle - it looks scary even before we bring Halloween into the mix! Knights and shields, that wrought iron fence -y border, then the wonderful haunted house, you could leave off the Halloween word and the alphabet and add a "welcome to our home' and you name! Measuring almost 275 stitches square this will finish approx 16 x 17 on 32ct - too big to miss! Coded for DMC, it's charming in a creepy way!
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Lori from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery is bursting with pretty new designs! Everything is offered in charts.
Here we go!
- Autumn Garden at Cranberry Manor - This is a companion to Summer at Cranberry Manor - which was released this last March. I imagine we'll get all four seasons with this, just don't know for sure and when. Delicate quilt motifs scattered everywhere, Lori likes pinks and reds, and it's fun to see them in an Autumnal design. Measures about 6-1/2 inches on 36ct, stitched with Classic and Gentle Art hand-dyeds.
- Betsy's Halloween Basket - Super unexpected to see a floral basket of yellows, oranges and purples, there's a little jack-o-lantern hiding in that bouquet. Really fun, it's stitched on Murky by Picture this Plus, and notice that some of the flowers are drooping out of the basket... so it's just charming! Measures 103 in stitch count - so 5 x 5 on 18ct. This is the first in a new set of Holiday Baskets, and they promise to be CUTE! Betsy's Christmas Basket is next - due to release late this Fall. We're beginning a new Auto-ship for this!
- Wisteria House - Chart #1 of a new 9-part series of the Houses on Wisteria Lane! Our auto-ship begins with this first chart... each one is 97 x 87 - about 4 x 5 in size. You can make individual cushions for a bowl, or stitch them all together for a larger picture, or put them into a quilted wall hanging. Worked with a medley of hand-dyed flosses from Weeks, Classic and Gentle Art, Lori does have DMC conversions for these. This whole 'village' goes with houses of Peppermint Lane and Houses of Pumpkin Lane - just as charming!
- Peacock Manor - Another pretty red house surrounded with delicate quilt and sampler motifs, this one measures just 77 x 100 - 4 x 5 - on 36ct.
- Red Bunny Sampler - Oh this is cute! It measures 10 x 10 on 36ct, and is done with any red hand-dyed you want - although you could choose lots of other colors and DO this in color. I like the idea that it 'looks' Quaker, but really isn't - it's full of quilt motifs instead. Look at all those little individual pin cushion designs you could do! Charming and old-fashioned in personality.
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4 New Designs from Blueberry Ridge
Pansy Patch's Daughter, Emily, is the artist behind these charming new designs. Just releasing, these are her first 4 designs! All quilt-inspired, each is presented in chart pack format. They are stitched on various hand-dyed fabrics with the medley of Classic, Gentle Art and Weeks hand-dyed flosses.
- Birds and Blossoms Sampler - Measures 118 x 100 - so 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 on 36ct.
- House on Blueberry Hill - Features a cute border of those berries... this finishes about 5 x 7 on 36.
- House on Strawberry Hill - A companion for Blueberry, the little berry row would be cute as a tiny drum!
- Sampler Seasons - Autumn - I think this is probably going to be the first of the seasons. It measures 183 x 124 - so about 10 x 7. One color of hand-dyed throughout.
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Tanya from The Scarlett House's has been busy - here are her 8 newest releases!
- A Sampler For All Seasons - This is charming - it's a story about stitching! The main sampler features the fun verse and a set of 4 houses in different seasons of the year. Each of those could be done as a little stand- alone pin cushion as well. You can see the bonus small cushion in the pic - Tanya has designed that with an alphabet on the back, but you could stitch one of the houses instead! Pretty colors from Classic Colorworks will work on lots of neutral fabrics - choose one you like to work on. The main sampler measures 343 x 145 - so will be approx 17 x 7 on 40ct!
- Canine Quotes - Tanya is a dog-lover and no doubt designed this with pups in her lap! She says this is the first in a new series (don't know the series yet) but she does already have a fun design for cats or dogs discussing hair on your stitching! This chart includes all three designs - all done with Classic Colorworks on neutral fabrics. They make you smile...
- Ghosts & Goblins - A whimsical Halloween piece... it finishes 5 x 5 on 40ct... quite a wild costume on that little Jack guy!
- Sarah Barnes - An Adaptation from an antique, this one features a few lavish urns and a classic little house. It's smaller - 191 x 82, so will be just 9-1/2 x 4.
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- Alistair - Tanya found a handsome dog from an antique sampler and featured him on his own pin pillow! Measures 109 x 77, Alistair is worked with Classic Colorworks hand-dyed cottons.
- Ann Chilton 1847 - A reproduction, this one is simple and organized. 144 x 136 - It will measure about 8 inches square on 36ct.
- Betsy Jewitt - Another reproduction piece, it's hard to make out from the pic, but there is a white dog that is running against a greenery background on here. Very, very pretty with the meandering twigs and leaves, it finishes a petite 7 inches on 36ct. Stitched with a mixture of Weeks and Classics.
- Scarlet Berries - An adaptation of an antique, much more traditional in shape with the alphabets at the top. Lots of Algerian Eyes on there! It finishes a generous 8 x 13 on 36ct.
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New Releases from Hands On Design -
Due in the Shop August 21st! All are offered as single full color charts.
- Autumn Calls - Cathy says this is 'fresh, clean and classic' - a whole fresh new palette for the season. Worked on Charcoal linen with DMC, it measures a mere 49 x 55 in stitch count.
- A Classic Haunt - 'A fool moon, flying bats and a helpful ghost hanging up the decor.' A 4 x 4 round worked on 32ct Orchid linen, its worked with Weeks or DMC floss.
- Blueberry - The second design in Cathy's Berry Bowl series, this is done on 32ct natural with DMC.
- Pick Your Pumpkin Patchwork - A 65 x 65 quilt-inspired design for Autumn... stitched with regular DMC!* Cast a Spell - 'Spells go awry when a frog catches a fly, take cover when the potion gets knocked over!' A little 4 x 4 design in the Plaid All Year series, this is done on 32 Slate with DMC floss. Quick and colorful!
- Cast a Spell - 'Spells go awry when a frog catches a fly, take cover when the potion gets knocked over!' A little 4 x 4 design in the Plaid All Year series, this is done on 32 Slate with DMC floss. Quick and colorful!
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Handy 3-Inch Corner Gauges
Something fun to stuff into your stitching tote, these handy wooden boards measure three inches in size. Align it with the corner of your fabric, and it will show you your starting place three inches in and three inches down.
We chose some vintage dry goods shop artwork for ours... I like the color variation from the lazer etching on the wood. Makes a great stitcher-friend gift! |
Three New Releases Coming our Way from Heart in Hand Due in the shop August 16th!
- Harvest Tiny Town - 'Piles of pumpkins both orange and white, apples overflowing red and yellow bright.Hues of amber, crimson and tangerine abound in the quaint little harvest Tiny Town.' Just as cute as all the rest of these in Cecilia's series, LOVE the colors and all the cute houses. Makes a cute drum cushion, or fun window sill trimmer... presented in chart format like it's companions.
- Harvest Frill - The little bonus add-on design for HTT... it's sized correctly to insert anywhere into your town that you want, or you can make it a stand-alone piece. Cecilia tells us 'A trio of Dahlias towers over the harvest field... cornucopia of color explodes!' Presented as a smaller chart.
- Wee Santa 2023 - Cecilia's annual small Santa design... this year she writes, Peering through the poinsettia patch, this dapper gent certainly has no match. His socks, tho' striped, are such a delight! He enjoys the Holiday season without a gripe. (Of course, he's Santa!)
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Halloween is Coming! Pagine di Halloween
from Cuore e Batticuore
Check out this cute collection of Tall and Skinny Halloween People! Choose some assorted gray fabrics, these are coded for DMC, and stitch them up.
Might be fun finished like they are, but attach them onto sticks to poke into fake pumpkins, so they'll stand up above your display. Each measures 30 x 110 in size, and all are in this chartpack. |
Home Town Holiday #24 - Ice Cream Shop
from Little House Needleworks
Look what has floated into the shop! The 24th little business in Diane's Christmas Village of stand-ups. You might be collecting this whole occasional set.. or maybe not, but all are still available and pictured on our Little House Page.
Same colors as the rest, same fabric... just another cute addition to the set! |
Look at Mill Hill's 2023 Gnomes!
By artist Jim Shore, these companion last year's red and green gnomes. This year, we have a little more white going on... which will make them really show up well on your tree!
Full kits stitched on 14ct specially painted perforated paper, you get all the beads, flosses and needles necessary to stitch these little guys, who all finish about 3 x 5. Choose from Rabbit, Evergreen, Owl, Acorn, Pinecone or Mushroom Gnome! Or choose them all! |
Summer Story
from Pickle Barrel Designs
Summer only looks this good if you have a place on the water! I can only dream! anyway, by Pickle Barrel Designs, I thought this would be really fun mounted on the front of the guest book or photo album at your summer place.
Cute and colorful, it measures about 7 x 10 on 14 white. Coded for DMC, make it glisten with some metallics and beads... it's just a fun summer-y design! |
#2 Surf Shop is Here!
from Country Cottage Needleworks
This series is enchanting - and we only have 2 parts so far! Fabric came... we are still a bit short on threads... but it's coming together!
Introducing Beach Boardwalk, the new 7 part series, releasing monthly beginning June, 2023. This series has been inspired by the whimsical feel of a vintage seaside boardwalk.
Nikki has used 32ct Star Sapphire linen and Classic Colorworks overdyes with a bit of DMC for good measure. Each design has a stitch count of 59w x 71h.
The models can be stitched and finished individually, or you can finish all of the charts together to look like one long boardwalk. This is a really pretty one... just perfect for an auto-ship!
Individually, designs are expected to cost $7 each.
The series, in order:
- June 2023 - Boardwalk Ice Cream Shop
- July 2023 - Boardwalk Surf Shop
- August 2023 - Boardwalk Bike Shop
- September 2023 - Boardwalk Sign
- October 2023 - Boardwalk Souvenir Shop
- November 2023 - Boardwalk Salt Water Taffy Shop
- December 2023 - Boardwalk Snack Shop
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Presenting The Pink Tulips Sampler
from The Drawn Thread
Cynthia was here last weekend as one of the guest designers at our Grand Summer Stitch Retreat - and she brought US a treat! Exclusively available at The Silver Needle, this charming little piece was inspired by the two guys who live next door to her - they brought her Pink Tulips on Valentine's Day this year!
Stitched on 32ct, it's just 64 stitches in size - so about 4 inches in size. Coded for silks, she has conversions on her site for DMC. Then, if you want, you can Google conversions to just about anything else you want. Just a pretty piece, it pops against the darkish fabric background! |
Presenting the Just Cross Stitch Magazine's 2023 Annual Christmas Ornament Issue
They're here! Due to hit the news stands early October - we get our copies early - so you can have them early! This year's Ornament Issue promises to be really good! From the cover pic, I think the 2023 is CHARMING! I love the nighttime Santa scene just below it... the snowglobe with reindeer is darling, and the snowman close to the bottom right corner is super-cute! Not necessarily designers we all know... but 70 projects in here, with finishing instructions, recipes, fun family memories and stories by those designers... it's always fun to peruse and plan your next ornament projects!
Departments include: Bling in the Season, Child at Heart, Deck the Halls, Ho Ho Ho, Homespun Holiday, Merry & Bright, Snow Much fun, Tidings of Joy and Winter Wonderland. Christmas will be here before we know it! Reserve your copy now; we'll charge and ship to you the day they arrive to us! |
The 2023 Annual Just Cross Stitch Halloween Issue is here!
50+ Projects to stitch, this year's collection is pretty good! The last two pages of the magazine offer a directory of everything - small pics with the page number, which is really helpful. A couple of my favorites are the 3-dimensional witch hat pin cushion, the sugar-skull-kitty, and the cute little spells, potions and cross stitch chart cushion. Lots of variety, a good bang-for-your-buck this year! |
Red, White Bloom; House Trio, Witch's Brew and Farm Fresh Trees from Shannon Christine
Just a few seasonal designs by Shannon Christine... All are offered as charts, everything is coded to DMC. Choose any neutral fabric colors or counts from your stash... sometimes that determines how you'll finish it. Larger 7 and 10 counts lend themselves to pillows, 18/36 looks great made into tiny pin cushions, and brick stand-ups.
We've hit all the seasons with these 4 designs, and as I look at them, I see a tiny 'tea-bag tag' for that Witch's Brew. It's only 58 x 67, so if you stitch it over one on 28 Lugana, you could make a 2 x 2 tag-on-a-string - what a cute Halloween decoration peeking from something!
- Red White Bloom - 123 x 50 - So 7-1/2 x 3 on 32.
- House Trio - 143 x 85 - so 9 x 5 on 32.
- Witch's Brew - Only 58 x 67 - Make that tea Bag Tag at 2 x 2 on 28, or a 3-1-2 inch pincushion on 18/36.
- Farm Fresh Trees - 70 x 70 - Will make a 4-inch ornament stitched on 18ct perforated paper.
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Presenting the Mill Hill 2023 Annual Santas - This Year from Down Under!
Australia is the place to be this year. With these new annual Santas, at least we know he's visited there.. and he's an animal lover! We have Koala Santa, Kiwi Santa and Kangaroo Santa and each has an animal or two for company.This is the 25th Annual Trio. Best to reserve now, as they go fast!
Each kit comes with the chart, 14ct perforated paper, DMC floss and Mill Hill beads. This set finishes about 4-1/2 inches high.
From Left: Joy, Bird Feeder, Winter Greens, Village Physician, Amaryllis and Christmas Greetings
The Mill Hill 2023 Annual Christmas Button & Bead Kits are Here.
Complete kits to stitch the 5 x 5 designs contain the chart, beads, 14ct perforated paper, DMC flosses and the new JABCO buttons! Frames for each are available separately by order. Individual fabric cuts are also available below so you can stitch on Linen if you choose.
From Left: Sweet Sheep, Gift Trio, Holly Believe, Canada Goose, Baking Spirits Bright, Fishing Penguin.
The Mill Hill Winter Holiday Ornament Collection for 2023
Another cute set of 2 x 3 or 3 x 3 ornament and magnet-sized designs. Kits include Beads, treasures, perforated paper, magnet, floss, needles, chart and instructions. Simply cut the paper off right outside the design - and you're finished! (Don't use your delicate embroidery scissors to cut. Choose something a little more heavy duty - like our Dr Slick SN65 synthetic scissors - larger handles, they are super-duper and will even cut leather!) |
Peace, Grace, Byron and Bedelia from The Artsy Housewife
This is a four-some of charming designs by Artsy Housewife. Presented in chartpacks, each uses a medley of DMC, Weeks and Classic Flosses.
- Peace - measures approx 7 x 8. Gigi has used THREE DIFFERENT scraps of linen on this - and even mixed the counts between 30 and 32! She's joined her cuts together with an invisible ladder stitch, but informs that you can use just one color of material in one piece if you'd rather. What a great way to use up smaller bits of fabrics you have! Peace is worked on PTP 32 Oaken, 32 Seraphim Bees Knees, and 30ct Weeks Dolphin. I love the 'permission' to go wild and mix the fabrics - and you certainly don't need three inches on the sides of all your small cutsnixed fabrics!
- Grace - companions Peace, and is basically the same size. Again mixed flosses, this time she hasn't told us what the fabrics are! Probably the same as Peace, but maybe you could do the bird section on yet a different color but keep the two side panels the same? It's a really cool design concept.
- Byron Blackbird - Isn't this little guy eyecatching? Stitched on a 30ct creme linen that has been distresssed with RIT dye and coffee grounds, he measures approx 6-1/2 x 4 on 36ct. Coded for DMC, it does use Weeks Schneckley and Classic's Blackbird handdyeds. If you stain this after the stitching is done, it generally softens your colors... so you have a choice of when to stress!
- Bedelia Bunny - Is darling! She measures 96 x 94 and finishes approx 5 x 5 on 40ct Picture This Plus Veldt linen. Only 8 shades of DMC on this, you might play around with your background fabric a little to help the bunny show up better. So soft and pretty as is though.
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Presenting the New 2023 Autumn Mill Hill Button & Bead Kits and Harvest Collection
Always anticipated, always colorful and fun to stitch, Mill Hill's newest design collection is debuting! We'll have our kits by the end of this week!
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The 2023 Button & Beads: MH kits have always come with handmade ceramic button embellishments. The manufacturer is retiring, so MH and Just Another Button Company have teamed up to include JABCO's colorful hand-made polymer buttons in all of the B & B kits going forward. We have been battling kit supply issues for over a year, and this solves everything - in a awesomely fun way! Going forward, Mill Hill's ceramic buttons will no longer be available - as they sell out - and all the current and new kits in the line will include the new buttons! We are thrilled to be able to offer so many past favorite designs again!
The 2023 Autumn Series Button & Beaded Kits
New for Autumn 2023 are Spotted Cow - how grand is she?
Wanda's Clothesline is colorful and full of spider webs - so she's obviously not a regular laundress!
Hello Autumn features a medley of Autumnal motifs... and I expect this will be the first of the 4 seasons like this.
Haunted Cottage is super cute - I think it'd actually be fun to live there!
Hayride features the resident farm cats taking over the wagon of pumpkins and hay
and Into the Woods features the new Mill Hill Glow-in-the-dark beads!
Complete kits to stitch the 5 x 5 designs contain the chart, beads, 14ct perforated paper, DMC flosses and the new JABCO buttons! Frames for each are available separately and by order. |
Presenting the Mill Hill Autumn Harvest 2023 Collection
Always cute, these 3 x 3 designs work up into cute wearable pins, frig or cabinet magnets, and great holiday tree ornaments - for every seasonal tree you can think of! Complete kits, each contains the 14ct perforated paper, glass beads, DMC flosses, chart, needles, and MH glass or crystal treasure. We finish our backs with sticky felt, or you can glue fabric back there... and applying Velcro strips on the backs of these give you more display options as well. We have customers who have done these for years and years, and have literally hundreds of stitched ornaments on their Christmas Trees! We have a new white pumpkin bouquet.
There is a little ghost walking his pet spider!
Turkey Owl crosses the holiday a little... is he dressing up for Halloween, or does we want to be dinner on Thanksgiving?
Bat Cat is cute as can be...
School Mouse looks studious with his glasses on
and the Graveyard Pumpkins looks intense! Love 'm all! |
New Designs from Lila's Studio
- Summer Quakers - Love this! A charming seaside village perched beside the busy sea! There is a ship arriving, and we are treated to all the 'busy-ness' below the water's surface! Next, all is surrounded by glorious Quaker-inspired sampler motifs - making an elegant and involved border. Notice the crabs and lobster in it? Measures 267 x 216 - so it finishes approx 15 x 12 on 36ct. Hand-dyed fabric in the picture is Fibre On A Whim's Latte - which is a gret neutral color. Coded for DMC.
- The Lord's Prayer - The favorite prayer quietly stitched in DMC on a neutral background. This measures 238 x 296 - so about 13 x 16 on 36ct.
- Mary Jane's Motifs - This is a set of pin cushions done from motifs taken from a larger antique sampler. Super classic urn and floral designs... you can change colors if need be - these aren't too involved, so that isn't hard. They are just classic, simple rpetty designs that caught my eye!
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Millie Melon Eater and Peter Pumpkin Eater
from Ingleside Imaginarium
Oh my gosh, these are the CUTEST little opossoms enjoying fruits of the season! Little baby Millie has been munching on her sweet summer melon... and I bet she's nice and cool sitting right in it! Peter looks as pleased as pie... he's so lucky that he ran into an unattended pumpkin on someone's front porch! (We had something eat all our pumpkins we left outside last Fall ... I bet we made our yard critters as happy as these!)
Anyway, presented as charts, each finishes about 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 on 32ct linen, and uses both DMC and a smattering of hand-dyed flosses. I think these are charming and so unique, just love 'em! |
We now carry Chala Handbags!
'Vegan' Leather... part of the company's profits are donated to animal rescue facilities across the nation. Their leathers are 'vegan' (a fancy way to describe 'faux leather') because their whole philosophy is to be kind to and appreciate animals!
Anyway... we have quite a fun selection of their totes, cross body cell phone cases and mini-purses, darling key fobs and coin purses. You can see a little of the variety from my pics... if you're near the shop, drop in. If you aren't but are familiar with this charming line, give us a call - we can choose something for the perfect gift! |
Yes, there's even MORE!
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