Sunday, August 3, 2014

Summer Shop Tour

It's summer, which means summer vacation. For stitchers, that means a chance to check out new shops. Luckily, some tourists have blogs and report back to their fellow stitchers.   Kathy visited the new location for Stitchville USA, which is in Minnetonka, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis.  She took lots of photographs of the interior and threads.  As a threadaholic, I was thrilled!
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2014/07/24/new-stitchville-usa/

Here is the shop website, in case you spotted a Must Have item in Kathy's photos.
http://www.needleartworks.com/SHOPS/STITCHVILLE/SVHome.htm

In a related posting, Louise's Needlework showed off the stitching of the ladies who work there. It's a good introduction to the shop and the staff who look like a talented bunch.
http://louisesneedlwork.blogspot.com/2014/07/louises-ladies-stitching.html

http://louisesneedlwork.blogspot.com/2014/07/louises-ladies-stitching_25.html

Louise's Needlework is in Powell, Ohio, which I've actually visited.  It's full of historic homes, antique shops and good eating.  Louise's wasn't there when I last visited, though.  It's been quite a while actually.  Wonder if I can work a trip to Ohio and Minnesota into my next summer vacation?
http://www.louisesneedlework.com

Speaking of traveling and finding shops, Auntie mentioned this website on Facebook.  The last time I checked it had far more knitting and cross stitch shops listed than needlepoint, but it still might be quite useful.
http://www.needletravel.com

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Christine Spotted This Clever Idea on Facebook

Have an old coffee table without a top?  All you need is some burlap, plastic needles, a staple gun and some kids!
http://kleas.typepad.com/kleas/2012/02/something-new-at-the-preschool.html

Many thanks to Christine who spotted this Inspirations magazine idea on Facebook and let Needlepoint Nation know.

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 16, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.