Hi Roz–thanks so much for a wonderful newsletter week after week. Definitely a highlight of my Monday! Here I am holding the Long Dog Sampler “Plight of Fancy” I completed in 2007. I changed out the alphabets at the top and bottom for other sayings…the top one reads “Blessed are the flexible for they shall […]
Month: May 2011
Chocolate Raspberry Bars
Chocolate Raspberry Bars Alyssa Layer 1: 1 cup softened butter 2 c. flour 1/2 c. powdered sugar Combine with fork until crumbly. Press into a 9” x 13” pan and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Cool. Layer 2: 2 C. white chocolate chips 8 oz. cream cheese – room temp. 5-6 T milk Melt […]
Feather Stitch
Feather Stitch This stitch reminds me of an open chain stitch. This stitch reminds me of an open chain stitch. You bring your needle up at 1 and down at 2 and back up at 3. The thread remains behind the needle, which is how it secures the first stitch. Come up at 4 and […]
Chain Stitch
Chain Stitch This stitch is like doing the lazy daisy stitch in a continuous row. Come up at 1 and back down just next to where you came out of the fabric. Bring your needle up at 2 and instead of making a stitch to secure that loop take your needle back down at 2 […]
Meet the Staff: Megan R.
Megan is our person of the week. She’s been with NN since 2007, beginning as a part-time clerk in the store. Now she does order entry in the office plus teaches several classes at retreat and in the store. Currently her favorite techniques are surface embroidery and Temari. When asked what her favorite product was […]
Stitcher Showcase: Faith Trainer
My name is Faith Trainer, I am 44 years old. I live in Salem, Oregon. I started doing embroidery probably 35 years ago. A friend of the family got me started. I still have the first piece I did…Boy, have I come a long ways! Then I probably started counted cross stitch back in the […]