A Stitcher’s Christmas #9: Blackwork – a New Book & a Materials Kit!

 

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One more week until Christmas – and things are winding down for the year here in my wee studio. What a year, eh?

Before we get entirely into today’s edition of A Stitcher’s Christmas, some brief news: I’ve restocked some holiday towel sets in my shop, as well as Alison Cole’s Goldwork and Stumpwork Masterclass books – and one stray Mini Stocking Kit. You’ll find them all here. If you’ve been waiting for any of the above, they’re available now, and I will ship priority this afternoon (for any purchases made before noon today) and again on Monday for any purchases made through noon Monday, and then … I’m done! I’ll be taking a short hiatus for Christmas, so Monday will be the last shipping day for a short bit.

Ok, now, onto the fun stuff! Today’s give-away focuses on blackwork embroidery – specifically, the beautiful blackwork of Jen Goodwin, who has recently written an extensive and thoroughly instructive book on the subject.

I’ll give you the details about the give-away – and a little information about the book, since I haven’t yet had a chance to review it thoroughly – and I’ll also announce the winner of Wednesday’s give-away below. So … read on!

A Stitcher's Christmas: Blackwork book and materials kit from Jen Goodwin
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A Stitcher’s Christmas #8: Threads, Tools & Accessories!

 

Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the 8th installments of A Stitcher’s Christmas for this unforgettable year of 2020!

Today’s give-away is courtesy of Needle in a Haystack, where Cathe Ray has been busily producing needlework tools and accessories! This give-away includes a nice sampling of them.

I’ll also announce the winners of Monday’s gifts at the end of today’s articles, so read on!

Stitcher's Christmas: Needle in a Haystack
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A Stitcher’s Christmas #7: Stitch Palettes for Color Selection!

 

Happy Monday! Hard to believe it’s less than two weeks until Christmas and we are over half-way through with this year’s Stitcher’s Christmas series.

There have been some fabulous gifts in this year’s series, don’t you think? And there are more to come! A huge thank you to all the small businesses who have participated! Remember: your support of small needlework businesses is crucial to keeping needlework alive. These businesses rely on you to stay open. So please support them when you need needlework goods!

For today’s give-away, we’re going to look at a tool that will help you with the color-selection process for embroidery. Then I’ll announce the winners of last Friday’s give-away and share some news with you – so read on to the end!

Stitch Palettes for color selection in embroidery
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A Stitcher’s Christmas #6: Metallics Galore… & a Little More!

 

Bonjour, my friends!

This morning, for the 6th installment of this year’s Stitcher’s Christmas series, we’re heading over to The French Needle!

Today’s give-away is pretty exciting, especially for those of you who might be a wee bit like me and a little bit infatuated with sparkly things! Or if you just love thread…

First, we’ll talk about today’s Christmas gifts, and then I’ll announce the winners of this past Wednesday’s give-away. So read on, s’il vous plaĆ®t!

Stitcher's Christmas: Au Ver a Soie Metallics & More
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A Stitcher’s Christmas: Monograms & More!

 

Today, a little lull in the excitement of new and thrilling give-aways, and instead, something quite and subtle … but fun!

You see, much of today’s give-away will be a mystery. Why? Because I’m either very busy, very lazy, unprepared, or some, or all, of the above. You choose!

I’ll tell you what it’s all about, and then I’ll announce the winners of Monday’s give-away from Inspirations Studios.

Monograms & More!
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A Stitcher’s Christmas #4: The Gift of Inspiration… and a Turtle!

 

Happy Monday! And welcome to the fourth installment of A Stitcher’s Christmas, 2020!

It’s hard to believe we’re already into the second week of Advent, which means that Christmas is not too far away!

I think one of the best gifts we can ever receive at any time is the gift of inspiration – that stimulation to do something particularly creative, thoughtful, or even brilliant; that flash of an idea that’s perfectly timed, that’s profound or eye-opening. It’s somewhat difficult to nail down exactly what inspiration is, the way we use the term today, but I think I’d say it’s an awakening of the soul that moves us to do or think above our normal level of doing or thinking.

Keeping that in mind, I think that Inspirations Magazine is aptly named, because for embroiderers, it does just that. Don’t you reckon?

Anyway… enough profundity. Let’s get on with it!

Today, I’m going to introduce a fantastic give-away, courtesy of Inspirations Studio, that makes me a wee bit jealous that I can’t participate in this one! I’ll admit that there’s a little bit of twitterpation on my part going on here. And I think you’re going to love it, too!

At the end of today’s article, I’ll announce the winners of Friday’s give-away, too. So read on through!

Stitcher's Christmas: Passion for Needlework & Jewel of the Sea kit
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Stitcher’s Christmas #3: Italian Delights from Giuliana Ricama

 

Good morning, my friends, and welcome to A Stitcher’s Christmas, 2020, installment #3!

Today, it’s straight out of Italy – specifically, two beautiful gifts from the publishers of the embroidery magazine Giuliana Ricama, which is available in both an Italian and an English edition. I wrote about the magazine a while back, if you’d like to learn more about it.

I’m also going to announce the winner of installment #2 at the end of today’s article, so please venture on to the very end to see if you get to enjoy one of Di van Niekerk’s gifts this Christmas!

2020 Stitcher's Christmas #3: Guilana Ricamo magazine and a kit
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