If you want to explore the wide world of embroidery and develop your own library fo stitches, you should check out Sharon Boggon's online class "Developing a Personal Library of Stitches." The prices are super-duper reasonable (six classes for $60 - only $10 / class!) and from what I've heard from those who have signed up, it's worth every penny and then some. If you want details on what the classes cover, check out Sharon's site, inaminuteago. You can find a detailed explanation at the bottom of the post. If you're a beginning embroiderer and you really want to improve and expand, these classes look ideal. If you're not a beginner, I think you'd still get a lot of them. If you look at embroidery as a hobby or craft, this is a great investment that will give you a lifetime of pleasure. Check them out!

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Are you interested in expanding your repertoire of embroidery stitches, and taking them to "new heights"? Does embroidering with a group help motivate and inspire you? If so, the "Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge" may be just the thing for you. The challenge is proposed by Sharon of inaminuteago. The concept is this:

Each week, Sharon will propose a new stitch to work with, exploring and experimenting with the possibilities of the stitch. You can work on anything you like, with any kinds of threads, etc. The commitment is flexible, so you can pop in and out of it as you wish. Sharon will do a "weekly round-up" of photos from people involved in the challenge, so all the participants will be posting their progress each week as they work. Sharon has over 100 people currently signed up to participate from around the world!

Here are the full details. I'm pretty excited about participating in this, as it will be a great motivational and learning tool. I'm particularly pleased about the flexibility of the whole challenge as well, since life does tend to go on outside embroidery. I also like the idea of starting the year with this, since it will give a continuity to learning different aspects of embroidery as the year progresses. And, finally, I think this would be perfect for the beginner - you will have the support of other beginners and advanced embroiderers from all over the world, to motivate and inspire, and to help you with questions, etc., as I'm sure there will be plenty of involvement and communication going on.

If you're interested in joining up, let Sharon know, so she can add you to the weekly round up list! Hope to see you there!

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