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June 13th, 2006

Cross-Stitch & Needlework

Yesterday I spent hours re-organizing our shelves of books, and in the process unearthed a few needlework gems I’d forgotten about. One of these is the March 2006 issue of Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine (formerly Stitcher’s World).

This issue has several smallish motifs to stitch, as well as some Springy pieces. There are Faberge-style […]

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June 5th, 2006

Shepherd’s Retreat - A Spooky Weekend

I have been meaning to visit the Shepherd’s Bush website for some time now, and this morning I finally did it. The first thing I noticed was that they’re having a stitching retreat/workshop at the end of September. I can’t think of a way to justify attending it, but perhaps one of you […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

June 3rd, 2006

Cross Country Stitching update

Last month I reviewed the Cross Country Stitching magazine. I also put in a request on their site for a free issue of their magazine as well as their catalogue. Yesterday I checked my mailbox and there was a large envelope from Jeremiah Junction, Inc with my (spelled incorrectly) name on it. […]

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June 2nd, 2006

Blog of the Week - Il mondo di Ila Ricamina

I’ve decided to start a weekly feature- highlighting another needlecrafter’s blog each Friday. I thought it would be fun to wander about the internet finding other stitchers. Rather than be stingy, I’ll share them here with all of you.
This week’s blog, Il mondo di Ila Ricamina, is in Italian, which I do not […]

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May 7th, 2006

Cross Country Stitching

In my recent magazine purchasing activity, I bought the June 2006 issue of Cross Country Stitching. I am fond of a lot of the ‘country’ style things (though I wouldn’t want my house to be over-taken with it), and this magazine has a lot of great projects.

One thing I especially like is that pattern […]

By Deb -- 3 comments

April 26th, 2006

The Cross Stitcher’s Bible

I spied a copy of this book at my favorite local used/new/swap book store, and bought it. I think all good stashes include at least a couple of books and a few magazines. :) This book won the mental tug-of-war and made it to the checkout mostly because the physical size is […]

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April 22nd, 2006

Just CrossStitch

Just CrossStitch (Hoffman Media Inc) is a magazine I’ve been eyeing for a while now. I bought the April issue because I love the wild rose pattern highlighted on the front cover, and figured the pattern was worth the $6.99 even if the rest of the magazine sucked.

The layout of this magazine […]

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