Hello and
welcome to our
November newsletter.
We know many of you will be celebrating Halloween this weekend and we talked about it last month so we'll not say anything more!
In this month's issue we have new kit offerings from
Luca-S, Bothy Threads, Heritage Crafts, Lanarte and
Maia and in patterns the latest design from
Mirabilia/Nora Corbett. The
Kreinik metallic thread saga continues with little sign of any improvement.
There's more below so please read on ...
Kits
Anchor have re-released
Christmas themed designs on 28 count sparkly evenweave and
Autumn 2021 Collection - having previously released their Christmas Collection! This time there are a few Christmas cards by Wrendale, more Wrendale kits, some lovely cushions with an Arts and Crafts influence (not by Wrendale), Fashion through the Decades and more. We have chosen a few kits to start and you can see the
Stella sits on a bar stool and sips a cocktail - she's a companion to Paula who was introduced recently. Also new from Heritage Crafts,
four lovely kits with flowers and insects by Lanarte, all new. They are all available in either 27 count evenweave or 14 count Aida.
Patterns
Like clockwork on the 15th of each month, Mirabilia release a new design from Nora Corbett. October was no exception and
a conversion chart for Kreinik to Diamant.
We've expanded our range of Glissengloss Rainbow Blending Filament and now have 57 shades (there are 105 in the Kreinik range). We've checked the colours and yes, there's now
a conversion chart from Kreinik to Rainbow Blending Filament.
We know that this comes up in most of our newsletters but to re-interate, we only received one of the Krenik #4 braids out of the 20 we ordered last time. Caron Waterlilies is also becoming more difficult to obtain only 60 % of out last order and only one third of the previous order (
sounds like a near 100% improvement! ed).
Barginaceous
Classic Embroidery retired a few years ago and some of their excellent products are still available. For the month of November we have their remaining kits and charts in the Bargain Basement at half previous low price.
And Finally
This month's title is from a poem by
Emily Bronte (English write and poet, 1818-1848)
«Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.»
Emily Bronte's celebration of the turning of the seasons is one we might all emulate. Like the cycle of life, it's a process to be embraced and not feared. Who cannot be happy to be out and about on a misty day in the company of autumnal trees and with the prospect of a warm homecoming and the embrace of a loved one!
Until next month, enjoy your Halloween celebrations and your stitching!