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Mary Corbet

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I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more

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Coming Soon on Needle ‘n Thread!

 

Amazon Books

Well, there’s a lot coming soon on Needle ‘n Thread – a lot of embroidery content, tips, techniques, tutorials, projects, supplies, books, resources, and more. Everything you expect on the website… with a few new twists and surprises for 2025. Like hand embroidery, the Development of Things here is a slow process, but you’ll see the fruits of our labor as 2025 unfolds.

Right now, it seems that the biggest “coming soon” is that we will be coming (back) soon. We’ll be back to the full swing of work on Monday. I’m counting on the upcoming above-freezing weather to do its job and clear up our roads this weekend.

In the meantime, I’m still working from home. As we speak, I’m looking out at the steepest and longest hill street in our town (believe it or not, this part of Kansas is not flat!), which happens to be the street bordering the west side of my home. It is still compacted with snow and ice and barricaded. My driveway, halfway up that hill, is inaccessible. Needless to say, the street has become the premier destination of every kid with a sled. It’s fun to watch!

Enchanted Embroidery by Jenny Adin-Christie
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Happy New Year, 2025 – What a Start!

 

Wooohoooo!!! It’s 2025!

I remember as a kid thinking of future years and giving them dates. 2025 sticks out in my mind as a year that I perceived as the most futuristic, sci-fi-ish sort of date ever.

I have no idea what I thought 2025 would be like in my kid imagination.

But I’m pretty sure I didn’t picture it like it is right now.

Right now, 2025 is really snowy.

Happy New Year, Epiphany, 2025
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Here Comes Christmas Give-Away 4: Stitch Dictionaries!

 

Happy Friday, my friends! Welcome to Give-Away #4 in our Here Comes Christmas series of give-aways for 2024!

First, I’ll announce the randomly drawn winners of Wednesday’s give-away (the RSN Essential Stitch Guide for Crewelwork), and then I’ll tell you about today’s books and give you some give-away guidelines to follow.

Christmas Give-Away - Stitch Dictionaries
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Here Comes Christmas Give-Away 3: Two Crewel!

 

We’re getting close! It’s hard to believe that a week from today is Christmas!

Shipping from the Studio

Here at the studio, we’re tying up last minute shipping. From Friday, December 20th through Thursday, January 2nd, the studio will be closed. You can still order from the shop, but we won’t ship again until January 2nd. In fact, we planned on today being our last shipping day, but I’ll pop in on Friday to tie up any orders that might still be lingering.

What’s Coming Up

We have a couple more give-aways in our Here Comes Christmas series, though. Today, I’ll announce the winners from Monday’s give-away and start up a new give-away for two beautiful books from Search Press North America.

On Friday, we will have another give-away, too, because we can, and it’s fun, so why not?

And next week – making a return appearance on Needle ‘n Thread after a slight hiatus – we’ll have an Eye-Spy puzzle for you for Christmas. So still a few fun things to look forward to before we say ta-ta to 2024!

Here Comes Christmas Give-Away: Crewel Books
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