I am super excited for a variety of reasons:

1. We have booked our booth for the Alexandra Palace Knitting and Stitching Show in London, UK for October 2015!  Ally Pally here we come - I have REALLY missed doing this show.
2. I have finished "10 Ways To Love" and just need to get some quality photographs so the chart can be assembled and kitted.  Sorry about the orientation, I seriously can't figure out how to orient this the right way as it is actually 'up and down' in the true image.
   
3. I just purchased Mary Corbet's "Stitch Sampler Alphabet" and am truly stunned by her talent.  The chart comes as a searchable pdf with incredible photos and detail even when the images are expanded to greater than 150%.  I really recommend taking a look: Link to Mary Corbett's Stitch Sampler Alphabet page
4. In less than a month I will be hosting Hazel Blomkamp when she arrives in Ottawa and will have the honour of taking her crewelwork class  "Dancing Threads".  This will be my first foray into crewelwork and a bit of a stretch for me, beyond the bounds of counted thread.
   

And now I am preparing two class proposals for the Embroidery Association of Canada's Seminar 2017.  With any luck, I will be able to report favorably on this in an upcoming missive.  Have a great week and take a break from your stitching to enjoy the beautiful weather.

Hugs,
Karen

Oh my goodness - I did not realize that I have not posted in over a year, I guess things just got away from me last year.  So there are two more brief notes, first I am happy to share that the new design "A Collected Decade" is ready for release as is Chris House's RSN winning design "A Whirlwind of Stitches".  Both are available in the 2015 catalog - just send me a quick note if you'd like a copy.

The Pastel Alphabet Sampler is complete! 131102

I just picked this up from Michaels (yes, I had to use a corporate framer as the thing is huge and would otherwise bankrupt me) and after $250 for framing and another $100 for an easel to display the finished work, it is ready to show.

What do you think? I've become so enamoured with the piece that I have started on another one in primary colours but using more advanced stitch combinations for each box. I have to mention my suppliers here because I could not have made it this far without their continued support:

Rainbow Gallery - most wonderful collection of needlework fibres; they are my inspiration for texture and depth.

DMC - the designer support program is excellent and I have discovered a whole new fibre: Floche....so soft, watch for it in new and upcoming designs.

Wichelt - fabric and Mill Hill bead supplier; I just finished two "freebie" designs for them; watch the Wichelt website in December / January.

Zweigart - also fabrics; nice evenweaves with good weight and endurance.

I'm now working on a couple of new design too: Sight Monochrome and Qarawiyyin.

I LOVE STITCHING. :)