January 1, 2014
Happy New Year!
Just a quick note to wish you and yours a Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2014! I’m so glad we’re all here together, chipping our way steadily into this third millennium!
December 31, 2013
2013: Almost Over, but Not Quite Finished!
Time to look back at 2013 on Needle ‘n Thread!
So grab a cup of coffee and come join me on my journey as Inveterate, Ever-Positive, Slightly Unrealistic, Goal-Breaker Extraordinaire!
December 30, 2013
The Art of Chinese Embroidery – Give-Away Winners Announced!
Today, on this second-to-the-last day of 2013, just a brief announcement of the winners of my Merry Christmas Give-Away!
The two winners will each receive a signed copy of Margaret Lee’s new book, The Art of Chinese Embroidery and an embroidery kit for one of the projects in the book.
December 27, 2013
Janon Company Fine Hand Embroidery: Monograms – Free Online Resource
Over at Internet Archive, there’s a lovely old catalog that fans of monograms will want to download and enjoy!
December 26, 2013
This is Not an Embroidery Book … Or is It?
One of my favorite gifts for giving this year and for receiving (I received two copies of it myself, both of which I’ll put to good use) is not an embroidery book.
Or is it?
It depends on how you look at it.
December 24, 2013
A Happy Christmas to All!
Merry Christmas Eve!
You might recognize the design below that I used for my Christmas card this year.
I developed it last year here on Needle ‘n Thread when we worked through a series on the development of an embroidery design using monograms. The result was Holly & Joy:
December 23, 2013
Merry Christmas Give-Away! Embroidery Books & Kits for 2014
Good morning, Friends! Today’s the eve of Christmas Eve, and it’s Monday, and it’s just a little over a week before we ring in 2014.
And all of those together make it a great day for a very special give-away!
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Margaret Lee’s beautiful and instructive new book, The Art of Chinese Embroidery.
