New Designs for Spring!

 I think spring might be here to stay this time!  After having snowflakes in the air on Mother’s Day, we were beginning to wonder! It is wonderful to have a few more minutes of daylight every day.  Many people like stitching in natural daylight the best.

Once again, our What’s New page at www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm has many new designs to encourage your stitching habit!  We have a new gnome chart from Jardin Prive, two designs from Hands On, a new Trio chart from Waxing Moon and two new ones from Fox and Rabbit Designs. Also newly arrived is the fifth in the Sunday Stitches series from Heartstring Samplery.

The pandemic has caused many people to re-evaluate their work and priorities. If you have been doing that and have always wanted to own a needlework shop, come and talk with me! Cross stitch is on an upswing since so many people have discovered it for the first time or rediscovered it. We all know how relaxing and calming it can be. You can help people find the joy of stitching!

 We look forward to seeing you soon, in person or on the web. Your continued support is appreciated!

Time to Bloom!

We have a double dose of new cross stitch designs for you! I did not get a newsletter sent for the April 26 update so there are two lists of new designs for your viewing pleasure! There are new charts from many of your favorite designers: Little House Needleworks, Just Nan, With Thy Needle and Thread, Sue Hillis, Imaginating, Heart in Hand and Lindy Stitches to name just a few.  See the latest here: www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm.

We are not going to be doing any extra curricular things this year. I won’t bore you with the list of reasons. BUT! The shop will continue to be open on our regular schedule. And we will do our best to get you the supplies that you need for your projects. It has been a challenging year with sporadic delivery of our orders but some supplies are starting to arrive more reliably.  And we will still be sending out mail orders every day that the Post Office is open.

Spring seems to finally be here to stay!   Flowers and trees are blooming. (And allergies are booming!) It is inspiring many of you to finish projects that were started long ago.  We continue to be amazed at the finished pieces that are coming in to be framed. The new chart from Annie Beez has a good reminder. It says, “It’s your time to bloom!”