2011 July 14 Newsletter

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THE ATTIC
2011 July 14
Issue No. 11-24
www.atticneedlework.com
The Scarlet Letter’s DOÑA DOROTHEA GAZANO y GARCIA
July’s Sampler of the Month
As our Sampler of the Month, you may save 15% by purchasing 2 of the
following during July:
• chart $26.50
• Lakeside Linen, the 40c cut w/2-inch margins is $20
• AVAS silk $94.60 or incorporating a bit of Overdyed Silk using Dinky Dyes,
Gumnuts & Gloriana’s Florimell with some of the AVAS called for, $114.40
Right, I found this blue-green skein a better match with the solid silk
used in the reproduction in the very top row and the third row. I
wasn’t happy with the color I started with, but I’m not ripping out the
Roman numerals.
And I’m pleased with the browns in the
checkerboard stag. I usually don’t enjoy stitching very long in brown,
but when it’s a stag, that is an exception! I can feel my pleasure
lessening when I’m stitching with a color that I don’t like, but give me
a red or many other colors and it’s pure pleasure! I love all of the
different motifs. I can’t wait to get over to the red barn and the redroofed building and the other building scene, a church? And the
lovely satin stitch bands ... and the floral vines ... I love it all!
The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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SPECIAL JULY PROJECT:
Needlemade Designs’ “Home of the Free Sewing Set”
The
scissors is
on back order
but we expect
them back in
stock in about
two weeks.
Thanks for
your
patience.
The perfect accompaniment for the new patriotic scissors ($12): The boxtop design, pinkeep with E Pluribis Unum on one side and the federal
eagle on the reverse, and scissors fob with the year 1776 on one side and a portion of the flag on the reverse. Designer Linda Vinson says, “Home of the free because of the brave reflects my belief that we live in one of the greatest nations that
has ever been on the face of the earth. This nation, and the freedoms it affords its people, did not come to be through inaction or apathy. Our freedoms are founded on the willingness of patriots to fight and, if necessary, to die to protect this country. I chose to use the motto E
Pluribus Unum in my design because I fear that we have forgotten the importance of being a united people working toward a common goal: a
bright future for our children and grandchildren. I chose the year 1776 to honor the sacrifice made by our founding fathers and all who
fought for this nation in the years that followed.
“To do my small part to honor our military for the sacrifices that they have made, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each chart
will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.”
The “Home of the Free Sewing Set” chart ($15) includes all charts and finishing directions with photos, a complete listing of materials
to buy and decorate the box and the paper needed to decoupage the firecracker needlecases (sizes 24, 26, and 28), and a length of twine for
the fuses. See Schedule for August 6 afternoon box painting workshop!
For those of you who would like to stitch the set but do not feel up to the task of painting your own box, the design fits perfectly into the
top of the rectangular treasure box on the right ($17).
AND during July save 15% on your purchase of the entire project: including the box of your choice ($3.50 OR $17),
chart ($15), 28c linen for this over-one project ($9), silk threads + silk ribbons ($46.50).
Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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Jackie du Plessis’s November Workshops
This week I am pleased to show you more photos for this special weekend of workshops with Jackie, renowned designer/finisher. We are
privileged to host these Jackie workshops the weekend of November 4-6 at the Hyatt Place in Mesa, located just 3 miles from the shop with
shuttle service available to and from the shop. Reservations with the hotel can be made by calling 888-492-8847 or 480-969-8200. You
must ask for the “Attic Needlework” group rate (King $94; Double Queen $104) or go online to http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/reservations/
flow6/place/propCheckAvailability.jsp?pid=PHXZM&extCorporateId=G-ATN2. These rates are available before and after the weekend
for any of you who wish to come early or stay longer. The rates include a daily continental breakfast, unlimited high-speed Internet access,
24-hour access to the StayFit@Hyatt fitness room and e-room business center, and use of the swimming pool, 9-hole executive putting
green, and shuttle service within a five-mile radius upon availability.
The weekend schedule with workshop prices is as follows:
Friday, November 4, 2 - 8 pm (with a break for a light supper at 5): Chocolat $210 (There will be pre-stitching kits
available in several weeks. The fee must be paid in full to receive your kit.) If you’ve taken this workshop previously with Jackie but haven’t
finished it yet and would like to join the workshop with your kit for a refresher course, the fee is $50. The workshop model is on its
way for display in The Attic. I can hardly wait to see the chocolate bunny pincushion ... and all of it!
Saturday, November 5, 9 - 4 pm (with a lunch break at 12:00): Lily of the Valley $160
Saturday night, 5-??, Wine & Food Reception at the shop open to all workshop participants
Sunday, November 6, 9 - 4 pm (with lunch at 12:00) ~ Pinks for Pearls $150 (Pre-stitching kits for this one also
available soon.)
Jackie is having Marcy scrims designed as extras for these projects, and she is also bringing some special Jackie things for sale at her
workshops.
Please note: Pre-stitching kits will be available very soon for 2 workshops, “Chocolat” as well as “Pinks for Pearls.”
From left to right, “Chocolat” ~ “Lily of the Valley” ~ “Pinks for Pearls”
THE ATTIC!
As a member of our Attic Addicts Club,
during July you may save 15% on your purchase
of the following items:
All Scarlet Letter charts
All Au Ver A’Soie & Florimell silks
All Patriotic Charts
July
UFO Exchange + Stitch-In, Saturday, July 16, 10:30-???. Here’s your
chance to rid your stash of one (or more) of your UFO’s that you know you will
never finish/start! Wrap it up, bring it with you, and it will find a needleworker
who will finish it! Your UFO must be fully kitted and may or may not be started.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please call/e-mail to register. Fee $10.
Sampler Sunday, July 17, 1-4 PM. Join us for an afternoon of sampler
stitching and sharing under the fans in our cool classroom. It will be hot outside,
but quietly sitting and stitching is a great way to beat the heat. Please call to
register. Refreshments served. $10
Saturday, July 30, 1 - 4 pm Peyote beading is
just one of the many mediums that Alice’s
needles are comfortable with. Plan to join her for
a very fun afternoon of beading to create these
sweet panels that will make charming tree
ornaments, fan pulls, or ???
The $35 fee
includes all supplies along with Alice’s
expertise.
August
Saturday, August 6, 10:30-12:30,
Beginning Linen with Linda’s Tulip
needlebook design as the class project.
The $30 fee includes Linda’s expert
instruction as well as the chart + materials
for this very useful learning project.
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Semi-Annual Framing Frenzy
Saturday, July 23, Our Semi-Annual Framing Frenzy
Held each year in February and July, it is time once again for
your opportunity to save 20% on your custom framing
order, including frame, mat, and fillets, when you let Sandy
use her expertise in selecting the perfect frame to enhance
your needlework.
Many of you have come to know why I so respect
Sandy’s ability to choose the mouldings for all of our shop
models as well as my own personal pieces. She knows her
very large moulding inventory and what will do the best for
your finished piece, whether a sampler, a landscape, or even
an antique piece. Her framed pieces are shipped all over the
country to needleworkers who have come to appreciate her
eye for just the right finish for your precious treasures as well
as the precision she uses to mount it and the archival
practices she follows with each piece, as if it were her own.
Give her your budget and your likes and dislikes (“I
don’t like gilded, but I love primitive”) and she will do the
rest. This discount does not apply to the framing labor
charge nor to readymade frames. All orders will be
processed in the order received, and orders with deadlines
are ineligible for the FF discount.
November
November 4 - 6 Three exciting workshops with Jackie du
Plessis. Details and photos on pages 2 & 3.
Home of the Free Paint the Box, Saturday, Aug 6,
1:30- 4. Join us for a fun afternoon of playing in the paint
pots for this charming new design from Needlemade
Designs. All you have to do now is stitch the pieces! Fee $18
includes the box, paints, and all other supplies needed to
paint the box.
We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.
Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast
cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes
for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or
more) with fabulous time-tested recipes as well as
complimentary designs from 11 designers.
November 19, 6-8 PM, Our 14th Annual BCRF Benefit,
with all proceeds benefitting breast cancer research.
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An Attic Exclusive, Ann Wheatley’s 1829 Sampler from the Private Collection of NeedleWorkPress!
Above, Part 2 of the “Ann Wheatley 1829 Sampler,” being
stitched by Margaret, our Stitch-Along leader for this summer
project. Here’s what she writes about this installment as her
stitching notes to all of you: Part 2 of Ann Wheatley is quite
straightforward. Be forewarned: It does involve a whole lot of words. As
far as those words go, just remember that the “s” is taller than the other
letters, so work them accordingly. Don't do what I did and make the top
of the “p” be at the same height as the “s” and thus make the rest of
your row be one stitch higher than it should be! Otherwise, the words are
pretty straightforward. The bottom acorn border is the same as the top
one, except for how it ends on the right. So just watch out for that and
you'll be good to go. Enjoy! So that's it for July. —Margaret
P.S. Just wanted to provide an advance heads up that if using NPI,
completing Ann’s entire sampler requires a complete skein each of greens
156 and 664. So, if you aren’t a thrifty thread user, you may want to
have two skeins on hand.
Above, images of the Surprise included within Part 2: chart and
instructions for creating the charming needlecase, front and back,
using motifs from the sampler, Eve on the front and the flower motif
(modified a bit) on the reverse side, with charts and finishing
instructions included. Note the vintage perforated paper needlecase
pictured in the upper left. Vickie’s “Notes for Ann Wheatley - Part 2”
suggest that this little needlecase could have been stitched by Ann’s
daughter about 1850 or so, the peak time for enthusiasm for
perforated paper.
Remember, if you are
participating at the top level,
that is, with the purchase of
chart, linen, and silk, you
w i l l re c e i ve t h e l i t t l e
notebook of your choice as
a gift.
Please make sure
you’ve given us your
preference. Additionally, you
may purchase more notebooks at $5
each.
The notebooks will be included with a later
installment as we are still gathering your preferences.
Choose, from left to right, #1, #2, or #3.
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Right, the last of this wonderful project, Part 3 of Country
Stitches/With Thy Needle & Thread’s Mystery Sampler,
“Birds of a Feather,” earlier this week was revealed with the
publication of this image.
And for some of you who needed to see the whole of the
sampler before making your decision, we have extra copies of
the 3 chart parts as well as extra supplies, Weeks or
Lakeside linens in several counts, hand-dyed floss in either
cotton or silk, so that you can get started now.
Also new and coming this week from Country
Stitches/With Thy Needle & Thread:
Left, “Sampler of the Season - Autumn” $10 begins a new
seasonal series; the “Winter” will be available on the first day of
Autumn.
Below, “Berries & Blooms” $14, which includes patterns for 4
sewing companions: a bird pinkeep mounted on an antique sewing
spool, complete with strawberry emery dangling from its beak; a late
19th century antique reproduction sewing caddy; a cross-stitched
pincushion with hand-dyed rick-rack ruching; and, lastly, a pin/
scissor/needle keep sweetly housed in a tiny 3” embroidery hoop.
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It’s Here ... and it’s $85.
Left, The Micheál and Elizabeth Feller Collection
Volume 1 from Needleprint has arrived! We
received our order late yesterday and will
process and ship yours just as quickly as we
can. The good news: Volume II is coming in
2012 (always nice to have things to look
forward to) and when you see the quality of this
Needleprint publication, you will want both as
part of your library.
Right, the stunning Dorothy Ward sampler,
the chart for which you will find inside the
jacket of the Feller book. The sampler uses the
Montenegrin stitch, found often on early 17th
century band samplers. It can, of course, be
worked in cross stitch - but more authentically
in Montenegrin.
Below, a most useful book that clearly
illustrates with easy-to-read diagrams how to
execute this complex stitch when recreating
historical samplers.
Some years ago Amy Mitten published a detailed guide on
working the Montenegrin stitch, now out of print, but the good
news: now Amy has republished it. Here’s what she says about
it: This compact coil-bound notebook includes over 100 stitch diagrams to
help you work this complicated stitch. Whether you are working the stitch
horizontally, vertically, diagonally or around corners, this book has a detailed
stitch diagram to assist you! The Montenegrin Stitch is a reversible stitch
and this new revised (Exhumed) version has instructions for the traditional
method, reversible to four-sided-stitch method and a double-sided method. Coil-bound, 124 sturdy pages with color photos, stitch diagrams and a mini
sampler chart, all in a compact 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” format.
We’re ordered these as well and they should be here very
soon. The price: $36
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In Honor of Bastille Day . . .
. . . we have gathered charts from
these French designers: Anagram
diffusion, Au Fil des R`eves,
Blue de Chine, Dessins DHC,
Papillon Creations, Reflets de
Soie & Rouge du Rhin, wrapped
them in lovely French toille, each
with a minimum of $100 of charts
inside ~ ready for your stitching
baskets for only $30! A savings of at
least 70%. But they are very limited.
Don’t miss out on this special
opportunity to collect designs from
some of the most collectable French
designers, several who are no longer
designing but still highly sought after.
July’s Band in the very beautiful “Spanish Mystery Sampler” Stitch-Along
Oh, how I wish that I were stitching this beauty! Each time Paula sends me her progress photo it gets even more enticing.
Here’s what Paula says about this month’s band: “Happy July – we’re halfway through this gorgeous sampler! The row for this month
involves quite a bit of stitching – there is both the winding vine and then all the pinwheels to stitch. You’ll notice on the original image of the chart, that the
last pinwheel and part of the next one to the left of it are in a bright pink colour. I didn’t really want to use the bright pink; however, I didn’t want to stitch
these in the brown, so I chose the wine colour, which to me is in between both choices and I feel it gives a subtle punch of colour. I love Jean’s suggestion of
making changes to reproduction samplers that suit each person’s choice.
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New from Barb & Alma
Below, Just CrossStitch is publishing a
special-edition soft-cover book with 100 pages
of full-color Halloween projects with over 50
exclusive NEW Halloween designs $16.95,
shipping to us 9/1 ~ Reserve yours today.
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Left and below, the first of Blackbird’s
new Loose Feathers Series,
“Summer” $12, will be here Friday
and, in addition to the main chart, it
includes two bonus charts. The main
design, when combined with the
other 2 coming in the series, will be
222w x 137h when stitched together;
the framed “Woodland Berries” is on
Lakeside’s 32c V. Lt. Examplar, and
the “Partridge Sewing Box” is on
Lakeside’s 32c V. Pear.
If you would like fabrics included
with your chart(s), please tell us the
count and, for the main chart,
whether you want a large enough cut
to include all 3 on one piece of linen
(222w x 137h).
New from By the Bay
Needleart, this “Stitch an
Inch” is Summer Pack I ($12),
which means there’s more to
come ~ and that’s great news!
They’re stitched over one on
28c linen, and there are more
planned for all seasons and for
the Holidays as well. These
are 6 nautically themed
designs, which can be stitched
together to make one long
scene or stitched separately.
There’s also included a bonus
chart of a mermaid, included
as a mirror image as well so
the mermaid can be used in
several places. I can’t wait to
stitch a few of these on the
28c over one.
Everything
small is so adorable!
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More From The Sweetheart Tree
Clockwise from above left: 3 all-inclusive kits ready to take with you on your
vacation or stay-cation, whatever is in your plans this summer, each $21,
“Spook-tacular Halloween” on 28c Cashel ~ “Sunflowers & Bumblebees
Welcome” on 32c Lambswool, a seasonal “Welcome” that’s part of a fourpart series ~ “Autumn Pumpkins Welcome” also on 32c Lambswool ~ AND
if you like this shape for finishing, custom-cut mounting boards are now
available, a package of 2 for $6!!! ~ and for your do-ahead Christmas
stitching, “Snowman & Santa” $9.50 w/embellishments ~ and “Rudolph &
Mrs. Claus” $9.50 w/embellishments
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New from Bent Creek
Clockwise from above:
“Spooky Halloween
Mantle - House of Jacks” Kit, Part 1 of 3,
kitted w/18c natural linen, fibers, 3 star
buttons ~ “The Haunted House - the Petrified
Party” $14 Snappers chart w/embellishments,
Part 1 of 3 ~ “The Haunted Guest House Secret Lair” $7.50 w/snappers.
Below, “Sadie’s Needle Book” . . .
. . . is part of “Sadie Stuart’s I
Pledge Allegiance Sampler”
chart. See information about this
chart on page 12!
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Here’s What Else is New in Our Attic
Clockwise above: 2 new silkpacks, each $14 from Crescent Colours, one with Shakespeare’s Peddler, new in the Miss Maggie Bean series,
this one about “Patience” (Maggie, Jenny Bean’s little sister, is learning about virtues while practicing her needlework) ~ and with Little
House Needleworks, “Autumn” is the third in the Seasons Series, this one packaged with yummy Cinnamon Stick Belle Soie, one of my
very favorite colors ~ SamSarah’s “Fresh Kiwi” $13 w/buttons in their Farmer’s Market Series
Below from the left, 2 from Homespun Elegance, a wonderful reproduction sampler, “Mary Lamin’s Lord’s Prayer” $16 and “Blessed
Freedom” (and it is truly blessed, isn’t it?) $11 w/button ~ and from SamSarah, “Sadie Stuart’s I Pledge Allegiance Sampler” $11.
Sadie is a companion and friend of Jenny Bean, and her sampler features the pledge she would have learned in 1892, the original verse
written by Francis Bellamy. This wonderful chart publication is a must-have for several reasons, not the least of which is the historical
perspective that every American should know about the original pledge and its journey to the current wording. The lovely sampler, on
Weeks Havana, features a number of well-charted specialty stitches, and also included is the chart for Sadie’s Needle Book (see page 11).
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More New in Our Attic
Clockwise from above: From Just Another Button Company, another fabulous
pincushion in their Fifteen & Fabulous Series, “Rustic Rooster Pincushion Kit” $50
includes the buttons, Just Pins, Weeks wool, fabric, roving, spool, beads, and
instructions ~ from The Stitching Parlor, “1776 Sewing Caddy” $10, using an
Ikea cutlery tray, making a wonderfully patriotic place to store your precious tools,
stitched on 28c linen ~ 2 from Nikyscreations, “Floral Garden” $8 and “Four
Pincushions” $8.
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More New Goodies!
Clockwise from above: “Fall” $16 in this Spanish Style Seasons Series from AuryTM ~ “Lazy
Hare Scissor Holder” is #7 in this great series from Island Cottage NeedleArts
includes the backing fabrics, all for $9.50.
AND coming next week: From Kelmscott Designs, Happy Hare Needleminder
$9.50 and Daisy Scissors 3.75” $11.50 ~ the next in the Colonial Coverlet Series from
Carolina House $10 ~ and from Lady K NeedleArts, “Flutterby Garden Pocket”
$8, an amazing piece that’s created completely from counted threadwork, all of it, and
then embellished in a crazy-quilt style.
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More Coming Next Week
Clockwise from above: From Wendy KC Designs, “Thursday’s Challenge” $14, both
charts included with either hardanger in the red and the blue for non-hardanger
stitchers ~ “Stitches, Threads and My Needle” $10 from Citrouille’s Designs
stitched in beautiful Belle Soie ~ 3 from The Primitive Jewel, each $10,
“Shepherd’s Heart,” “Teal Cat” and “A Patriot” ~ “Believe Christ” $6 from Carolina
House ~ and from Acorn House Designs, “Whoopsy Daisy,” $12, a lovely sewing
set stitched on Lakeside’s 36c Sienna Night with bright colors from Gloriana.
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“Christmas Blues” from Rosewood Manor
This wonderful
compendium of
ornament designs $16
is charted for the DMC
colors shown below.
We, of course, would
love to stitch them in
overdyed silks ~ and on
an opalescent white
linen in any count will
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An Heirloom Piece from Customer Kelly . . .
be beautiful ~ and a great way to
think “cool” in this hot summertime.
. . . really needs to be seen in
person to appreciate ~ It’s from
The Cricket Collection and
comes in 3 leaflets, each $6,
“The First Story,” “The Second
Story” and “The Final Story”
~ a remarkable piece finished
as a bellpull.
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Last Saturday was a special day at The Attic
Long-time friend, DeAnne, was in town
and spent the morning with us. We so
miss her since she moved away 4 years
ago. Some things change through the
years, but it’s wonderful when others
don’t. DeAnne’s wonderful spirit is still
there, despite battling some serious
health challenges. We hope she decides
to join us in November to celebrate a
milestone birthday! She continues to
belie her age.
She and Betsy had fun reminiscing
about the Merry Cox cruise.we took
together.
And Here’s Some of What Was
Being Stitched on Saturday!
Left, Loretta’s beautiful “Birds of a
Feather” and, right, Amy’s gorgeous
“Quaker Virtues” ~ but she may
not recognize the photo.
For
whatever reason, the beautiful green
linen and silk she is using were
completely changed by the camera’s
eye. I wish I had time to take a
photography class. In my next life!
Sunday afternoon Tucker and
Mya definitely had the right idea.
An afternoon nap was the order of
the day for them. Unfortunately,
the sound of my camera awoke
them, but not enough to move
much more than to look at me.
What a great idea they had!

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