«It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes
And pleasant scents the noses.
»
Nathaniel Parker Willis (US writer and poet, 1806-1867)
This Month ...
New collections from
Lanarte,
Bothy,
Vervaco and
DMC, new patterns from
Mirabilia,
Gloria and Pat ... and now
Eva Rosenstand, and kits from
Design Works and
Heritage Crafts.
Needlecraft Kits
We now have in stock
Lanarte's Spring Designs.
Among the new kits from
Design Works are
Vervaco`s second 2015 collection is now available. We have chosen some birth and wedding samplers, a pretty
Bird on a Swing hanging with two embroidery hoops joined by the swing ropes and we just couldn't resist the
Sailor Mouse Cushion for the nursery. There are many more items to view in the online catalogue and we'd be happy to order anything that takes your fancy.
two sets of four kits each.
Shappy Sheep is a collection of cartoon sheep, knitting, bathing, out in the rain and in love.
Oriental Delight has a geisha, a Japanese garden with red bridge, pagoda and bright flowers, two stylised Peacocks and there are pretty little birds with cage, flowers and butterflies in Oriental Birdcage.
Needlecraft Patterns
The latest pattern from
Mirabilia Designs is
pattern booklets in
Eva Rosenstand's catalogue and they're
full of interesting ideas. They are intended for smaller designs, mostly flowers and alphabets and all in her unique, traditional style. The designs were published some time ago and make a useful resource.
Designs by Gloria and Pat are celebrating their 35th anniversary of
Precious Moments with two
Collections of Favourites with their usual cute children and Christian mottos.
And Finally ...
The azaleas are out here at this time of year - hundreds of yellow, red and orange flowers each with a sweet fragrance that 'salutes the nose'. We hope the coming month brings you lots of new sensations and pleasures!