I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
Contact Mary
I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
Contact Mary
December 24, 2024
My best wishes to you and yours for a very Happy Christmas season, full of all kinds of blessings straight into – and through – the New Year!
Today, besides wishing you the joy of the season, I want to wrap up our final “Here Comes Christmas” Give-Away, and hey ho! provide you with a little game to add to your Christmas cheer!
December 20, 2024
Happy Friday, my friends! Welcome to Give-Away #4 in our Here Comes Christmas series of give-aways for 2024!
First, I’ll announce the randomly drawn winners of Wednesday’s give-away (the RSN Essential Stitch Guide for Crewelwork), and then I’ll tell you about today’s books and give you some give-away guidelines to follow.
December 18, 2024
We’re getting close! It’s hard to believe that a week from today is Christmas!
Here at the studio, we’re tying up last minute shipping. From Friday, December 20th through Thursday, January 2nd, the studio will be closed. You can still order from the shop, but we won’t ship again until January 2nd. In fact, we planned on today being our last shipping day, but I’ll pop in on Friday to tie up any orders that might still be lingering.
We have a couple more give-aways in our Here Comes Christmas series, though. Today, I’ll announce the winners from Monday’s give-away and start up a new give-away for two beautiful books from Search Press North America.
On Friday, we will have another give-away, too, because we can, and it’s fun, so why not?
And next week – making a return appearance on Needle ‘n Thread after a slight hiatus – we’ll have an Eye-Spy puzzle for you for Christmas. So still a few fun things to look forward to before we say ta-ta to 2024!
December 16, 2024
Good morning, and welcome to my second Here Comes Christmas give-away of 2024!
Today, I’ll announce the winner of last week’s embroidery kit, and introduce to today’s give-away for two winners.
December 13, 2024
Good morning, my friends! Over the next week, I’ll be giving away a few lovely gifts here on Needle ‘n Thread to put us all in the holiday mood!
Today, we’re going to start with a kit! Read on, and I’ll tell you about the give-away and how to enter.
December 11, 2024
It’s not too often that I run sales in my online shop here on Needle ‘n Thread, but this year, to celebrate our First Ever Open House – which was loads of fun! – and to give everyone a little break on their holiday budget, I figured it’s a fabulous time to run a pre-Christmas sale.
During the sale, I have a couple new products I want to introduce to you. This will be a kind of “launch special” for those.
And one other good reason – we desperately need some space! With the new year right around the corner and plans percolating for upcoming project kits, we need shelf room. In January, we also have some new books coming in – including Jenny Adin-Christie’s magnificent Enchanted Embroidery – which will require Many Shelves.
So why not? Let’s have a sale! Now’s the time to stock up on anything currently in the shop that’s been on your wish list, because our entire current stock is all on sale.
December 9, 2024
My goodness, I apologize for showing up here in the evening. I got side-walloped this morning and had to take care of a little furnace problem. Brrrrr.
In any case, with Christmas a mere two weeks from Wednesday, and with other Wonderful Things to address here on Needle ‘n Thread in that short time, we need to push ahead on the Christmas Mitten so that we finish on time. I didn’t want to delay this post another day, or we’d collide with Wednesday!
Brace yourselves! This is a long one. Tons of photos, lots to read – we’re finishing the Christmas Mitten today, so there’s a lot to cover!
Ok, let’s get on with it!
