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StitchNorth Registration Info

Posted on March 9, 2020 by caroline

You will be able to purchase registration on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 6pmEST The retreat will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Brampton/Toronto on Sept25-27, 2020. You are welcome to come on the Thursday night to meet with other … Continue reading →

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StitchNorth Retreat Info

Posted on March 2, 2020 by caroline

Trying to figure out the new landscape of WordPress to be able to publish details of the upcoming retreat for those not on FaceBook. Might need to get my 11 year old to help me. Ooof. More tomorrow afternoon.

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Hopes and Dreams

Posted on May 20, 2018 by caroline

Me circa 1980ish, and as others have pointed out – sporting an awesome tote bag. When we’re little and we think about what we want to be when we grow up, it seems like such a wide open world. We … Continue reading →

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Hello?

Posted on May 16, 2018 by caroline

Just checking in. I hemmed and hawed over paying to renew the hosting fees for this blog because with all of the other avenues of chatter – this one seems to get left behind. I decided to go ahead because … Continue reading →

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Learn to Knit a Hat tutorials coming soon

Posted on February 26, 2018 by caroline

This is Louise. About a month ago, she slipped on some ice and broke her kneecap in half. This was her first night out of the house since the accident, and it was to attend knit night at our local … Continue reading →

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Let’s Teach Gerald How to Knit

Posted on February 6, 2018 by caroline

Through making flosstube videos, I’ve made some lovely new friends. One such friend – Ginger Gerald Stitcher wants to learn how to knit. So, I decided that I would teach him how through a series of video tutorials on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Temari!

Posted on December 21, 2017 by caroline

temari learner ball – part 1 Go to the above to get started! The links to follow through on the subsequent tutorial posts should be fairly clear. If not, I’ll link again 🙂 If you look at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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The Met photos and a link for washing projects

Posted on November 28, 2017 by caroline

Tips for washing cross stitch projects!! – see the link here: Needlework tips and techniques Photos from the my favourite exhibit at MOMA What a gift, to see these treasures!!

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Cross Stitch Abbreviations…..

Posted on October 30, 2017 by caroline

I’ve had a couple of requests to de-mystify those little acronyms that crafters now come across on the internet. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I’m going to link to a very wonderfully detailed list (from a fantastic website) Cloudsfactory. That … Continue reading →

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New flosstube episode

Posted on September 19, 2017 by caroline

I’ve recorded and am uploading episode 7 of From the Stash Pile. This Alessandra Adelaide piece was my show and tell, and I said that I would post an up close photo here as the glare was so bad on … Continue reading →

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