Category: Stitcher Showcase

In the Stitcher’s Showcase this week, our friend and frequent Retreat attendee, Ann Hotson, from New Zealand sent me this photo and says, “Just thought you might like to see my Monkey blanket I have just about finished for my new great grandson that will be born early March. I just have the backing to […]

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness”, John Keats wrote. The love and care this trunk has had through the generations certainly bears this out. In April, 1863, an unknown craftsman in Christiansund, Norway, created this trunk for my great-grandmother, Anna Haagensdatter Furseth. Painted in […]

Dear Roz, I have been stitching for over 12 years. I live near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I love your company and newsletters. This picture shows my proudest accomplishment. Its single stitched on 32 count linen and is Autumn Splendor from Ginger & Spice. Best wishes, Cynthia Pryer

Lynnette Hanzal writes, “I wanted to send you a picture of my finished project, I purchased the patterns and fabric from Nordic Needle. I’m from Minneapolis, but was in Fargo in May 2010 for a college track meet, and Nordic Needle was my first stop when we got into town. I’ve ordered from you before, […]

Hi! I am Mila Ollenburg. I too, am an avid cross stitcher. Over the last 2 years I have completed nearly 15 projects, all different sizes and counts. About 7 years ago, I started working on a male and female cardinal. It was in the fall of 2005. My husband says, “You finish both of […]

This week’s Stitcher’s Showcase features a piece from Trish Heath, of St. Joseph, Missouri. Trish says, “Hi Roz, here is my most prized piece, a Lavender and Lace design. I bought a late 1800’s frame and had it placed in it just before this last Christmas, it was the show piece of all my pieces […]