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Stitch-in and stash enabling
Our local guild doesn't have formal meetings in July and August, but we hold a stitch-in each month. Usually one of these is at a local museum (such as an historic home or pioneer village) or archive where there are stitching artifacts, and one is held at a member's home.
This week, we held our August stitch-in. The hostess lives in a 150 year old home where she and her husband run a B&B. Gorgeous gardens, beautiful house AND at least 60-80 pieces of stitching on the walls as well as lots of artwork. She used to stitch models for Charland, so if any of you have stitched any of Charland's early pieces (her Anne of GG, Maria, or her samplers) you've seen Carolyn's work. There are (I counted) 40 samplers lining just the hallway between the dining room and the kitchen. MLI, Shepherd's Bush, Darlene O'Steen, etc, etc - all our favourite designers. (Carolyn also paints and does stained glass and makes wonderful jams and jellies mostly from fruit she grows herself). She treated us to home made scones and four different kinds of home made jams for our morning tea and coffee. Following the stitch-in, several of us headed for the local wool shop, Rose Haven Farms. The shop is changing hands and so there is a sale on till the end of the month. She has mainly gorgeous knitting supplies, wools, angoras, silks, bamboo, etc, etc. but she also carries some embroidery and felting supplies. I came home with Treenway silks, Splendour silks, Pepper Pot silks and some Gumnut Tulip and Poppies (fine embroidery wools). Here's my problem - I have no idea (yet) what I'm going to do with some of this stuff, but I had to have it. I also volunteer at an Naval archive just four doors away. Noooooooooo! I can't buy anything more. At least the Splendour silks were colours that I didn't have - those I can sort of justify. MargW fondling the Pepper Pot silks |
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Stitch-in and stash enabling
On 8/17/13 7:02 PM, MargW wrote:
Our local guild doesn't have formal meetings in July and August, but we hold a stitch-in each month. Usually one of these is at a local museum (such as an historic home or pioneer village) or archive where there are stitching artifacts, and one is held at a member's home. This week, we held our August stitch-in. The hostess lives in a 150 year old home where she and her husband run a B&B. Gorgeous gardens, beautiful house AND at least 60-80 pieces of stitching on the walls as well as lots of artwork. She used to stitch models for Charland, so if any of you have stitched any of Charland's early pieces (her Anne of GG, Maria, or her samplers) you've seen Carolyn's work. There are (I counted) 40 samplers lining just the hallway between the dining room and the kitchen. MLI, Shepherd's Bush, Darlene O'Steen, etc, etc - all our favourite designers. (Carolyn also paints and does stained glass and makes wonderful jams and jellies mostly from fruit she grows herself). She treated us to home made scones and four different kinds of home made jams for our morning tea and coffee. Following the stitch-in, several of us headed for the local wool shop, Rose Haven Farms. The shop is changing hands and so there is a sale on till the end of the month. She has mainly gorgeous knitting supplies, wools, angoras, silks, bamboo, etc, etc. but she also carries some embroidery and felting supplies. I came home with Treenway silks, Splendour silks, Pepper Pot silks and some Gumnut Tulip and Poppies (fine embroidery wools). Here's my problem - I have no idea (yet) what I'm going to do with some of this stuff, but I had to have it. I also volunteer at an Naval archive just four doors away. Noooooooooo! I can't buy anything more. At least the Splendour silks were colours that I didn't have - those I can sort of justify. MargW fondling the Pepper Pot silks no need to justify - you were doing good work helping the shop owner. I'd love to seen the B&B - sounds lovely Cheryl |
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