Hello Everyone
Lovin’stitchin’
Jan
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MIMI’S ATTIC
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IN THE WORLD OF STITCHING
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IN THE WORLD OF STITCHING
The ONLINE NEEDLEWORK SHOW IS IN PROGRESS.
Check it out at WWW.NEEDLEWORKSHOW.COM It started on April 16th at 2 pm and runs through April 21st at midnight. You will be able to browse through all of the 120 vendors to see if there are some great new designs that you just can not live without. If you see anything that you think you must have just drop me an email and I will order it for you.
Honor Thy Needle Finishing Class
Class is on May 17, 2008 from 10 am to 4 pm. Our instructor will be Mary Harrington. As many of you know Mary hits the ground running when class begins so try to be here by 9:45 am to get settled in and ready to start. If you have not registered and would like to join us let me know soon. If you don’t have this design or do not have it finished you can come and purchase materials for a fabric etui and just learn the finishing. Class fee is $35.00 and includes lunch.
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Milady’s Weekend
November 6-9, 2008
November 6-9, 2008
I think I can speak for most women when I say I love a Love Story. And this year we will be stitching several things created from the imaginations of our teachers after reading the Legend of Lover’s Leap. The tale is one of a Lenape Native American princess and her friend Hendrick Van Allen a member of the Dutch army assigned to duty in the new world in the area which now includes Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
Our Teachers
Lauren Sauer of Forget-Me-Nots in Stitches is offering us Hendrick’s token from his mother to the “Queen of the Forest” - Hendrick's mama embroidered a special envelope pocket for him to present to his friend, the beautiful and spirited Princess Winona, of the Leni Lenape tribe (later to be called the Delaware Indians). Mrs. Van Allen created her colorful 'token' for Hendrick's "Queen of the Forest", using the finest linen, and silk and cotton threads in the vibrant colors of the tulips, newly arrived from the mountains in distant Turkey, and causing a sensation in Amsterdam - red, purple, and yellow/orange, tamed and tempered with shades of Winona's favorite color - green.Sadly, a search party of braves found it lying among the moss-covered rocks at the top of the mountain where Winona and Hendrick had spent the last moments of their lives together, expressing their affection for one another...
The kit includes 32-count 'Antique White" Belfast linen, Soie Cristale, 'Waterlilies' and Sampler Threads, ribbon, fusible interfacing, needles, clear and easy-to-follow charts, 'thread by thread, stitch by stitch' diagrams, text, plus all finishing/assembly instructions.
Space is provided on the inside pocket for personalization, and on the back panel for dating purposes. All the motifs used are inspired by those found on Dutch samplers from the 17th- and 18th-centuries.
Ann Pettit of Brightneedle has created a small reticule. Mountain Flowers is a small, lined reticule worked on hand-dyed Glenshee linen using Weeks, Gentle Art and Crescent Colors cotton floss. Specialty stitches include Jessica, Herringbone Variation, Sprat's Head Triangle, Ray Variation, Long and Pocono Fern Stitch. It is sized to hold a companion needlebook, your scissors and an oval cherry floss palette made by Miller Carpentry (included). It is worked in an overall-design style, using colors and specialty stitches that evoke the feel of the river and mountains. It is interestingly constructed with a stitched gusset and beaded side tabs and is fully lined. The needlebook is elegantly finished and held closed by a stitched strap, buttoned in place. Betsy Stinner of Earth Threads Designs has a lovely sampler for us. "Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination" is the phrase on the sampler. Betsy said she thinks it is a great phrase for us stitchers also. The piece is done on 30 count off white linen and the threads used are Needlepoint Silk, Gloriana Silk, and Pearl Cotton. There are several pulled threads sections. And I am sure Betsy will have quite a tale to tell us as we work our stitches.
Milady's Weekend Rates for Rooms Still Available
King Suites (2) with Double pull out sleeper sofa
$930.00 Single
$710.00 Double
$190.00 Non Stitcher in Room
Loft King Rooms(2) $950.00 Single
$730.00 Double
$190.00 Non Stitcher in Room
The above rates are for the total weekend. This includes your room for Thursday through Sunday, classes with all three teachers, Class kits, Reception buffet on Thursday evening, Breakfast Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Lunch on Friday and the English Tea on Saturday. Dinner is on your own, but many in the group enjoy at least one night of dinner together.
Many of our rooms are already filled and the rates above are for the rooms still available. To insure your place you must call soon. A $300.00 deposit per person is require when you reserve your room and the balance will be due August 1, 2008. All reservations must be made through Mimi’s Attic. Call 1-866-619-8620 or email mimisattic@yahoo.com, you will also be able to go to the website under classes and reserve and choose your room.
Sit ‘n Stitch
June 21, 2008 – We are hoping to have a Stitchaway – more info to come.
June 21, 2008 – We are hoping to have a Stitchaway – more info to come.
Please call to reserve your spot if you plan to come to a sit ‘n stitch. The new shoppe is cozy so we must limit the number. You can also sign up at www.meetup.com to learn of future sit 'n stitch dates and Tea Parties.