The summer is just flying by!

Where did June go? I can't believe that tomorrow is already July 1st. This summer really is flying by. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and maybe able to take some time off. My family and I will be on vacation next week. We are taking the kids to DC. They have never been and we are all looking forward to it (despite the heat). Needless to say, I will not be blogging next week. I will have some catching up to do when I blog again on July 14th.

I might not have my clothes packed yet but I do have a cross stitch project ready to take. My vacation project this year is "Sweet Land of Liberty" from Heartstring Samplery. Hopefully, I will be able to get it finished while on vacation.

Need some new project ideas? Take a look to see some new designs that will be arriving in the shop soon.

COMING SOON

From Silver Creek Samplers 

I really like all 3 of these designs. My favorite is "Seeds of Freedom". 

Garden Bliss

Shadow of Your Wings

Seeds of Freedom

From Shakespeare's Peddler

What a beautiful sampler!

Sweet Temper Sampler

From Mirabilia

Another beautiful lady from Nora.

Queen Mariposa

From Cross Winged Collection

Simply beautiful.

Sweet Summer Days

From The Victoria Sampler

Mystic Christmas

Button Up for Christmas #4

Gingerbread Cupcakes

From The Sweetheart Tree

Seven new designs! I love the 3 "Teenie Tiny Halloween" designs. Stitched all together, I think they would make a really nice bell pull. 

Itty Bitty Kitty - At the Beach     Teenie Tiny Halloween I  

Teenie Tiny Halloween II       Teenie Tiny Halloween III

USA Square (kit)

Wishes For You - Happiness         Wishes For You - Love

    (kit)                                                     (kit)     

"Happiness" and "Love" are the 1st and 2nd in the new Wishes

For You series. There will be a total of 8 designs in the series.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER

The 2014 Special Christmas Issue

from Just Cross Stitch 

Taking pre-orders!

RESERVE YOUR COPY NOW!!


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STITCHING TIPS

 AND 

TECHNIQUES

Needles - which ones do you need?

Tapestry Needles work best for cross stitch. They are a blunt tipped needle with a long eye designed to hold multiple strands of floss. The blunt tip also helps to prevent splitting fabric threads. They are sized with larger numbers for thinner needles. Size 26 and 28 needles are thinner than size 22 and 24. 

A size 24 needle would be the right size for 14ct. Aida and a size 26 or 28 would be a good choice for 28ct. or even smaller count fabrics. 
 

Always make sure that the needle you are using is straight and the tip is undamaged. A needle should slide effortlessly through the fabric, not pull at it or tear it. They do wear out so replace them as needed.

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 The Stitch and Frame Shop will be CLOSED

Friday July 4th!

Have a fun and safe holiday!