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HM Queen Elizabeth II`s Diamond Jubilee, London landmarks and sport

Celebrate this summer in Cross Stitch - London landmarks, pageantry and sport!

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Oxford Street - cross-stitch kit by Bothy Threads

Oxford Street

London - cross-stitch kit by Thea Gouverneur

London

William and Catherine - cross-stitch kit by John Clayton

William and Catherine

Tower Bridge - cross-stitch kit by John Clayton

Tower Bridge

River Thames - cross-stitch kit by Sue Ryder

River Thames

2012 - cross-stitch kit by Malcolm Greensmith

2012

Heroes - cross-stitch kit by Bothy Threads

Heroes

Queen Elizabeth II - cross-stitch kit by John Clayton

Queen Elizabeth II

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"What amazing service! I received the chart of ballet shoes from you this morning -less than 24 hours after ordering. Thank you SO much. I'll definitely be back and recommend your service to others. I need the design for a twenty first birthday in less than 3 weeks - sure I'll make the deadline thanks to you. Thanks again." - KC, United Kingdom

"Hello. Gosh I am amazed I only ordered my kit yesterday afternoon and it has just arrived! Thank you so much for such quick service, I certainly know where to go when I want my next one. Kind Regards" - PW, IOM, United Kingdom

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"I just wanted to thank you all for the prompt and excellent service and customer service I have received from you all. The items arrived yesterday. It is very rare to receive such good service and I will not hesitate to recommend you to others. Thanks again." - LG, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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The Month that May be Named

Did you remember to wash your face in the morning dew on 1st May? Thought not. The prospect of being able to see fairies or the face of your next husband seems somehow less appealing than it used to. At least here in southern Scotland we have been able to see the face of the sun - which is nearly as remarkable as seeing fairies.
Medieval Castle, Tapestry/Needlepoint Kit by Glorafilia
Glorafilia traditional needlepoint tapestries make wonderful decorative touches and we now have a few small pictures - all 'Medieval' - for those who enjoy the style but would rather not tackle a large project.

The delicate art of hardanger is becoming increasingly popular and we are always on the lookout for new designs and kits. Emie Bishop of Cross 'N' Patch specialises in traditional band samplers usually with sprays of roses. She has a new design booklet - Pieces of my Heart - which is a tribute to vintage lace and comes with a tutorial sampler. This would be a suitable introduction for intermediate to advanced stitchers who don't have a great deal of experience of hardanger.

We now have all (well almost all) of the Weeks Dye Works floss. New shades are being added all the time and older ones removed from the range. These feature in many of our pattern booklets, usually only one or two per design to be used as highlights.

Finally, there's lots to look forward to this summer in the UK - an extra holiday and celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Oh, and there's also an international sporting event which few are allowed to name as it's trademarked. Let's just call it the sporting-event-that-must-not-be-named. This month we are featuring some kits related to these special events.

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Art and Craft Events

Miss Heart of the USA (Craft Fairs) - Florida, United States

Register today to represent your state at the Miss Heart of the USA National!

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South Carolina's Miss Heart of the USA (Craft Fairs) - Columbia, United States

Join the Miss Heart of the USA Pageant for the very 1st annual South Carolina's Miss Heart of the USA Pageant!

This is a pageant you don't want to miss!

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So much choice ... You have hundreds of cross stitch designers and suppliers to choose from, so here is a little more detailed information on some of them, their products and our opinions ...

Permin of Copenhagen

Permin of Copenhagen were established in 1854 by Christian Permin and each year they produce a huge range of elegant cross stitch, hardanger, needlepoint/tapestry and embroidery kits which are exported to 70 countries throughout the world.

They have a large catalogue of traditional designs, including a collection of samplers which includes authentic patterns from previous centuries. Permin kits come with black and white charts and instructions in several languages, including English of course! Kits include DMC Mouliné yarn, fabric, needle, colour chart and graph/pattern.

Floral design is well represented with dozens of patterns in a variety of styles and media.

There is a wide range of table linen, some in cutwork and hardanger, some with stamped cotton and some in cross-stitch and embroidery.

In fact, Permin have one of the best selections of Christmas items of all -Christmas cards, stockings, advent calendars, tree skirts, towels and table linen, and also some junior cross stitch kits.

maia

maia is an exclusive range of beautiful and artistic embroidery kits designed to inspire you down to the very last stitch.

Maia is the goddess of spring, growth, life, rebirth and love – all fitting qualities for you and your stitching.

Produced by Coats Crafts, maia kits include carefully sorted Anchor thread, quality fabric and easy to follow charts and instructions. The designs are all inspired by the artwork of various artists - Karl Bang, Thomas Kinkade, Keith Mallett, Erte, Nel and Kawase Hasui.

Quality cross stitch kits, inspirational design.

Rico Design

RICO DESIGN embroidery products are very popular in most major European countries. Their range is characterised by contemporary design, high quality and low cost.

They make and supply needlework fabrics, laces and aida linen bands, ready made and part made tablecloths and table runners, terry cloths, embroidery and cross stitch ideas booklets, cross stitch kits, tapestry and embroidery kits. And of course, a vast collection of supplies and accessories.

The home textile collection contains a range of embroidered tablecloths and wall hangings either as finished articles or as kits. The designs are worked in a range of embroidery styles - free, cross stitch and shadow embroidery.

RICO DESIGN GMBH & CO. KG was founded in Brakel/Westphalia (Germany) in 1974 by Franz Jacoby under the name Tap-Service as a service company for textile manufacture and framing of Gobelin pictures and is definitely the leading manufacturer of products in the embroidery field.

Lanarte

Lanarte
The Dutch company Lanarte have produced many and varied designs. They produce quality large scale charts in black and white with detailed instructions in several languages.

In 1934, Augustinus (Guus) Vergnes opened a shop in Leeuwarden selling yarn and knitting wool. The range was gradually extended to include other needlecrafts, such as simple cross-stitch kits. Over the years, Guus managed to open numerous shops throughout the country under the name Naaldkunst (Needlecraft). As the range of needlecraft kits was not very broad at that time, Guus felt the need to design his own.

Lanarte, now grown into a family business was set up in 1973 and new business premises were built on the newly developed Schenkenschans industrial area in Leeuwarden, Holland.

Lanarte's collections consist of :-

  • Art Nouveau - Stylish images from the golden age of art
  • Home and Garden - beautiful flower pictures, individually, in bouquets and vases or in garden setting;
  • Romance - delicate colours and subtle shades in pictures of beautiful women, children and flowers;
  • Marjolein Bastin - designs of flowers, birds and samplers from the well known Dutch illustrator;
  • Classic - from paintings, posters and Dutch tiles;
  • Animals - styled, realistic and cartoons;
  • Culture - Egyptian collages, oriental ladies, dark African beauties are all in this group;
  • Holiday - lighthouses and seaside views and the country with fields of flowers;
  • Just for Kids - cute teddies, toys and contemporary birth samplers;
  • Maria van Scharrenburg - beautiful fantasy figures, romantic baby pictures and a cute nursery range.

Rose Swalwell

Rose Swalwell is the founder of Derwentwater Designs, named after the lake in the beautiful English Lake District where she lives and where her business is situated.

The company has been designing and manufacturing embroidery kits since the mid 1980s and Rose still designs most of the kits although there is also a team of designers each specialising in a different range.

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