february 2, 2012 enewsletter - attic needlework · in my mindÕs eye, the prominent rose spray says...

Where Samplers Rule

The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com

February’s Co-Samplers of the Month from NeedleWorkPress and The Scarlett Letter

THE ATTIC Issue No. 12-3

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As our SOM, save 15% by purchasing 2 of the 3

parts during February (prices below are before the discount):

• chart $22• Lakeside Linen (SH is needed ~ 40c $56; 36c $52)• Silk ~ 3 options this time:

• AVAS (beautiful 7-ply French silk, Au Ver A’Soie) $146.20

• AVAS + 13 Florimell (Gloriana’s overdyed silk using AVAS as its base) $181.30

• our Silk Combo using Belle Soie, Dinky Dyes, Florimell, Gloriana Silk Floss, Gumnuts, and Thread Gatherer $218.75

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As our Sampler of the Month, save 15% by

purchasing all of the following:* chart $8 * Lakeside Linen (40c over one 9 x 9) $7 ~ you may,

of course, stitch this over 2 and require a larger cut*Belle Soie Silks $45

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Originally stitched on perforated paper, this m i n i - s a m p l e r i m a g e a p p e a r s o n NeedleWorkPress’s Web site at http://needleworkpress.com/node/22 ~ and here is what Vickie wrote about it on July 4, 2011: Chances are the motifs in this mini-sampler were selected by its maker because of their significance in her life. In my mind’s eye, the prominent rose spray says she appreciated beauty; the small cross represents her faith; the flag signals her independence, the bird proudly stands for freedom and the potted flower is stability. Who knows the truth?How wonderful that we are free to interpret art as we please. Just wait ‘til you see our over one interpretation of this rescued treasure from bygone days. You’ll see it soon in our workroom!

NeedleWorkPress’s “Roses in July”

Below: 3 photographs I took of Marsha’s model on our June visit to The Scarlet Letter that I hope give you an idea of the glorious floral border ~ but no progress photos this week; only finished leaves but will get to more flowers this week. It is my goal to reach the bottom of the right-side border by the end of February :-) We’ll see!

Maegan’s beautiful

interpretation over one on Lakeside’s 40c V. Fawn w/Belle Soie silk ~ I

LOVE roses and flags and birds!

The Scarlet Letter’s “Tablet Sampler”



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As a member of our Attic Addicts Club, during February you can save 15% on the following items:

Lakeside Linens (special cuts) ~ All Sampler Charts/Kits ~ All Cotton Overdyed Threads

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.

Sunday, February 19, 1-4 PM, Sampler Sunday. Join a lovely group of needlewomen (men are also invited, though) who come together once a month to share their love of sampler-making. Reservations are necessary

because we have limited space. Please call/email to

We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.Thursday, March 8 - Sunday, March 11, Junipine Retreat This annual Attic event is always sold out, with previous year’s attendees given priority, limited by the size of the facilities. Waiting list available. $300 fee includes 2-bedroom creekhouse (shared with 3 others) for 3 nights + opening reception + door prizes.

Saturday, February 11, 10:30-12:30, Beginning Linen This class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and those who would like to refine their skills. This informative class features Linda’s Tulip needlebook design as the class project. The $30 fee includes expert instruction + all project materials.

Sunday, February 5, Super Bowl Sale, 11 - 3 PM We need your help! Help us clear the racks and shelves to make room for the new Nashville Market merchandise. The classroom tables will be overflowing with HUGE bargains. Don’t miss out on this SSED (Super Stash Enhancement Day)! Be there or be square!

February

Saturday, February 18 - Semi-annual Framing Frenzy This is 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. 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.

Saturday, March 3, Nashville Market Day This is our biggest event of the year, and some of you travel from neighboring states to be with us as we “take off the wraps” on all of the best that’s new in our needlework world. Doors open at 9 AM for our Attic Addict members and 10 AM for the general public. Don’t miss it!

Nashville Market, February 25-26, shopping, shopping, shopping, for the latest and greatest in needlework just for you!

March

Merry Cox Workshop weekend, Thursday-Sunday, November 8-11. We look forward to welcoming you to a special 4-day weekend of workshops with Merry Cox, when she will teach Le Nouveau Palais Royal twice, Sweet Little Blossoms,, and So Dear to Thy Heart (the 2011 Williamsburg piece). Merry has returned from her recent teaching trip and will begin kit-making very soon; all projects may be pre-stitched if you wish. Negotiations for the best room rates are ongoing with Mesa’s Hyatt Place, and complete class descriptions will be published in the near future. In the meantime, registration is officially open and we are accepting deposits for the following classes. (Payment in full required before pre-stitching kits will be issued.)

Le Nouveau Palais Royal, what some consider Merry’s pièce de rés is tance, will be taught Thursday AND Sunday. Please state your preference when registering. Kit includes beautiful box & sweet scissors.Workshop Fee: $275

Sweet Little Blossoms includes a lovely round Shaker box.Workshop Fee: $200

So Dear to Thy Heart was M e r r y ’ s 2 0 1 1 Williamsburg project a n d i n c l u d e s t h e beautiful box shown. Workshop fee: $240

Merry Cox November 2012



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Above left: “Posies from the Cottage” $16 includes 2 framable designs (left), or make it into a two-sided purse as Maegan has, with a zippered closure ~ the antique, both front and back, are shown, top right.Above right, “Funky A & E” $16, what NeedleWorkPress refers to as “adaptations” rather than “reproductions” because of subtle liberties taken with motifs, colors, and materials. The original, right, was stitched in wool on canvas, with the maker’s initials (g a) flanking the tree ~ the “1882” date is also included. There are two “adaptation” colorways from which to choose, the brighter colors or the muted colors.

Also New from NeedleWorkPress



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40%

Discount ...

Select Bags, Totes, Scissors,

R e a d y - M a d e Frames, and Many

O t h e r I r r e s i s t i b l e

Needlework Accessories.

2012 Super Bowl Sale40% Discount on Charts/Embellishment Packs/Kits/

Threadpacks that include the Following Designers: (EXCEPT anything received in 2012)

• Bent Creek + Heart in Hand + The Trilogy•Blue Ribbon Designs•Country Cottage Needleworks THREADPACKS•Autumn/Fall/Halloween Designs/Christmas•European Designs including Dessins, Jan Houtman, Long Dog, Marie Suarez and Others•Fern Ridge Collections•Just*Nan•Little House Needleworks THREADPACKS•Select Magazines•Milady’s Needle•Punchneedle Designs/Kits•Quaker Charts•Rosewood Manor•Sampler charts from Brenda Keyes, Queenstown

Samplers, Samplers Revisited, With My Needle•The Sweetheart Tree•The Victoria Sampler•OthersDiscount-eligible merchandise will be covering the classroom tables (with a few exceptions)

AND THEN, after helping us clear out overstocked inventory, you are entitled to purchase regular merchandise (“No Discount” items excepted) at the following discounts: Buy *$ of 40% discounted merchandise and receive **% discount on regular merchandise:

*$100 ...**10% *$150 ...**15% *$200 ... **20% *$250 ... **25%

A l l

d i s c o u n t s a r e limited to stock on hand

a n d o n l y a p p l i c a bl e o n Sunday, February 5 AND on

Monday, February 6 to our Away

Customers, when we will be taking your phone calls at our

Toll-Free number, below, and reading and responding to

your e-mail orders.

Our

V e r y P o p u l a r

Tre a s u re Bags Will Also Be Available ...

P u r c h a s e $ 1 0 0 o f

merchandise for $20 ... an 80% Discount! Hence, the name “Attic

Tr e a s u r e Bag”!

Prices

o n t h i s merchandise return to

nor mal on Tuesday, February 7. Don’t miss this opportunity for SSE

( s u p e r s t a s h enhancement) at a

bargain!



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I am thrilled to show you these w o n d e r f u l n e w a l p h a b e t necklaces, handmade by Carol and her husband, Scott, images of beautiful initials that were stitched with a lovely red or blue silk on linen, photographed, and images enclosed in a silver-plated 1-inch pendant that is covered with raised glass and hung on a 30-inch chain. At $11.50 you can have one of each color for yourself ~ and they’re perfect for gift-giving to your family and friends. Pre-order now, for release at the Nashville market.

NEW, NEW, NEW!!!! Pre-Order Now

You’ve all met dear Carol through the pages of this newsletter ~ she’s been a friend, and friend of The Attic, for 20+ years. All who know her also know her heart of gold and her wonderful sense of humor ~ be prepared to laugh when she enters the room. There’s a palpable hole in the group when Carol is absent from a stitching get-together. “Fun” is her middle name. Whether it’s a Royal Wedding party or a Halloween get-together, the photos tell the story: Carol and her Pepsi are party animals! So it is very special for me to introduce you to Carol and husband Scott’s new venture, The Bees Knees and all that too, taking advantage of both of their special interests, Carol and her needlework and Scott and his graphic and photographic artistry.



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Debbie Booth, the designer behind MBT and the lovely accessory items she creates, also won a TNNA scholarship to exhibit at her first convention tradeshow, and it was wonderful to meet her in person. Here are her newest designs. Clockwise from above: “The Way, the Truth, the Life” $8 ~ “Great is Thy Faithfulness” $8 ~ “It’s All Good” $6 ~ “Not One Thing” $6

New from My Big Toe



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Clockwise from above: From Raise the Roof, “February’s Angel” $6 begins a new monthly series featuring Just Another Button Company buttonpack + Just Pins ~ from Filigram, “Strawberry Plant” $10 starring a cute spring robin, using silk ribbon to create the dimensional petals ~ and speaking of 3-dmensional, here’s the next SamSarah Farmer’s Market “Fresh Pepper” $10.50 w/buttons (we’ve shown you the 3-D version as well as the framed piece of all the vegetables) ~ and also from SamSarah, as part of the Daily Life Series, here’s “Drink Good Wine!” $6 w/buttons

More New in the Shop



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It’s 2012 (February already, yikes!) and time to launch a new series of pincushion projects from JABCO. Make a simple gathered pincushion from a pattern and "make-do" with a container you already have. Or display the pincushion on its own. This simple design has lots of options, so give us your preference; we will reserve some for you. Clockwise from above: “Bee Mine,” a great Valentine gift with oodles of possibilities: the make-do pincushion kit, $49; the instruction pack (which includes everything but the material/wool), $22 ~ the Pin-It Ornament Kit, $22 ~ and the JustPins set, $14.50. “Snowball,” another make-do pincushion kit, $45 ~ or the instruction pack, if you want to use your own wool, $24.50 ~ or the Pin-It Ornament Kit, $23 ~ or the JustPins “S is for Snow,” $14.50

On the Way from Just Another Button Company

And 2012 at Just Another Button Company brings another new series: Button Buddies, little pincushions with big personality! Aren’t they adorable? A wool felt ball becomes a sheep, a penguin, a red bird, or a lovebug with the addition of a couple of JABC buttons and a bit of wool. Add a button base and finish with a couple of Just Pins. The pincushion stands 1.25" tall. Available as a complete kit. “Sherry Sheep” & “Penny Penguin” $17 ~ “Tommie Tweet-Heart” & “Lola Lovebug” $19



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New from The Prairie Schooler

Books 176 - 179, each $9 ~ Clockwise from above: “August” ~ “3 Billy Goats” ~ “Bunnies” ~ “January” ~ all are charted with DMC ~ we’re doing a conversion of several of them to Belle Soie on 40c Lakeside for Karen in New Jersey, and we are happy to do the same for you.



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Miscellaneous New In the Shop

Clockwise from above: 2 from Tempting Tangles, “Tree Top Birth Sampler”

$15 and “Red Finch’s Winter Song” $9 ~ 3 in Nora Corbett’s Spring

Garden Party, each $12, each with a $12 embellishment pack, “Evening

Primrose” AND ON THE WAY, “Lady Slipper” and “Water Lily”



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Clockwise from above: “Snowglobe Mantle” $20 Kit on 18c linen, Part 3 ~ “Blue + White” $7.50 w/button ~ “Red + White” $7.50 w/beads ~ and “Happy Trails to Ewe” $22 kit w/25c linen + hand-dyed floss. With the 25c linen, you can choose to stitch it over 2 OR over 1 (Sandy says these are simply adorable over one ~ maybe she’ll show us sometime :-)

New from Bent Creek



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A New Conversion

Featured in Sampler & Antique Needlework’s Issue #66 as its cover sampler, “Margaret Woodleigh” will be presented in 4 parts. Denise asked us to do a silk conversion, and here it is! We’ve selected 1 Au Ver A’Soie, 9 Dinky Dyes, and 13 Belle Soie (silk pack $140.05) + a gorgeous 40c Lakeside linen ($32). Of course, you already know this is my philosophy: Spending months creating a beautiful heirloom should be spent using the finest materials available, for the best result and the most enjoyment with your needle.

From Pineberry Lane, “Token of Love” $10 has been a favorite of mine since I first laid eyes on it. I started stitching it (on 40c Lakeside with a red Belle Soie) last year around this time but didn’t get it finished until late in the year, another time of year when I love stitching with red. And then Karen finished it into a lovely cushion with buttons! It’s not really as “white” as it looks in the photo but not as dark as the chart model. I love it!

And a New Shop Model ... a Valentine Cushion



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Left, “Valentine Postcard,” $10, is a sweet little sampler that’s the size of a postcard and can actually be sent to your Valentine. The chart model is attached to a piece of matboard to write your Valentine greeting on the back and pop it in the mail. It’s a quick stitch just in time for this Heart celebration.Above, “To My Sweet Pinkeep” $10 was a design done last year for Stacy’s Girls Club, and I’ve loved it ever since seeing it so I’m so happy she’s released it for everyone! I can’t wait to stitch this. I love monochromatic, especially in red!

Coming from Stacy Nash

A Few Points About our Attic Addicts ClubMembership benefits inure to the benefit of the member only (and not to your friends or your sister or your daughter) and include:

• 15% discount on preselected item(s) every month. Club members may purchase item(s) any time during the month.

• 25% discount in your birth month (This is a one-time shopping spree that includes special-order items but excludes on-hold merchandise, previously ordered merchandise, or no-discount items. Your birthday shopping spree is no longer valid at our twice-yearly Market Days. The opportunity to purchase brand-new merchandise at 25% off shouldn’t discriminate against members who don’t happen to be born in a Market Day month.

• Early admittance to Market Day shopping.

The annual membership fee, currently at a very reasonable $25, can be recouped very easily when you take advantage of the Club benefits. If you have any questions about our AA Club, please e-mail me. Originally begun years ago to encourage members to shop at The Attic, it continues to this day, having undergone several name changes. Thank you for respecting the few Club rules.

Just the perfect

scissors for this time of year ~

white, covered w i t h t i n y r e d hearts! $12



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Our Customers ShareLeft, Nancy’s beautiful “Betsy Davis” sampler reproduction by The Scarlet Letter is stitched on 25c unbleached linen with Au Ver A’Soie silk. Nancy said she needed an extra skein of several colors, the black, the ivory, and the 2 blues. It is simply stunning, and Nancy has very appropriately hung it in her sewing room where she can enjoy it daily!

Below, Nancy’s beautiful “Chocolat” set, Jackie du Plessis’ beautiful design of needlework accessories with our favorite “theme”! Nancy’s pieces look good enough to eat!



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This came to me in an e-mail earlier this week, and when I read it, I couldn’t help but think about how very applicable Vitamin F is for needleworker friends.

Vitamin F (Friends) Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How can I get along with them all? I think that each one helps to bring out a "different" part of me. With one of them I am polite. I joke with another friend. I sit down and talk about serious matters with one. With another I laugh a lot. I listen to one friend's problems. Then I listen to another one's advice for me. My friends are all like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When completed, they form a treasure box. A treasure of friends! They are my friends, who understand me better than myself, who support me through good days and bad days. We all pray together and for each other. Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health. Dr. Oz calls them Vitamins F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being. Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes. If you enjoy Vitamins F constantly, you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age. The warmth of friendship stops stress and, even in your most intense moments, it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%. I'm so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F! In summary, we should value our friends and keep in touch with them. We should try to see the funny side of things and laugh together, and pray for each other in the tough moments. Thank you for being one of my Vitamins!

Welcome, Nancy!I am pleased to introduce you to our newest staff member. Consummate artist Nancy Mills brings not only her love of needlework but her appreciation of many art forms to The Attic as the newest member of our staff. Nancy is an artist and teacher in her own right, melding painting, collage, and fiber art into unique one-of-a-kind creations. Her gift for art, meticulous cross-stitch skills, and love of helping people make her a welcome addition to our enthusiastic staff. Nancy's primary passion is her busy Tempe, AZ, family that encourages her creativity and keeps her hopping pretty much 24/7. She's learning the nuances of the counted-thread world, not even skipping a beat when challenged by my fun-loving spouse, John, who enjoys putting new staff members through the paces when he calls and asks for plaid floss or Mother’s Day Specials in January.

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