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. . . "June Morning" from "The Goode Huswife's Book of Designs, Volume I" ~ charted for 37 DMC colors on 32c black Belfast linen. Mymodel is being stitched on Lakeside Linen's double-dyed 40c Green Slate with 15 colors of Belle Soie .

During June save 15% on the materials: Book of Designs, Volume I ($80) ~ the 13 + 2-yard cuts of BelleSoie with the conversion ($87.10) + the linen (price varies with the count) ~ on 40c with 2-inch margins thespecial cut of linen is $14.

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JULY 4TH ~ CLOSED ~ TO HONOR AMERICA!

Beginning LinenInstructor: Linda One 2-Hr. ClassSaturday, July 5, 10:30-12:30 Fee: $30 (includes all materials)I know, it's a holiday weekend, but in case you're saving on gas and staying in town, It's the first Saturday of the month and that meansthere's another opportunity for you to perfect your needlework skills in this class with Linda. The beautiful geranium bookmark is theclass project, with the classic book "Linen Stitches" as the text. You will learn basic techniques and a wonderful edge finishing stitch,the nun's stitch, as well as stitching with overdyed threads and many tips and techniques from Linda's vast needlework experience

Semi-Annual Framing Frenzy Saturday, July 19, 10 - 5 p.m.It's time once again for this twice-yearly opportunity for you to save 20% on the custom-frame costs for framing your needleworkheirlooms. Bring in your stitched piece(s), give Sandy your budget parameters and a brief idea of your likes and dislikes, and Sandy willdo the rest. A $20 deposit (plus tax) is required. Many of you have come to know Sandy's eye for selecting exactly the right frame foryour needlework piece. This 20% discount applies to custom frames only, as opposed to ready-mades, and includes the frame andany mats or fillets. It does not include the labor charge, which is never discounted, nor ready-made frames. No orders will beaccepted with a deadline. Depending on the number of orders taken and the materials selected, turn-around time can be several months. It should also be noted that any non-promotional framing orders written at our regular framing rates will take precedence over the FForders. This very special semi-annual event is open to away customers as well. Send your finished piece in and include theabove information.

July's Sunday Sampler Instructor: Jean Sunday, July 20, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Fee: $10I don't know the topic yet, but I do know that we will be gathering this day, the third Sunday of the month, to share our love ofsamplermaking. Bring your sampler in progress and others for show and tell ~ and spend your Sunday afternoon with a group of samplerlovers. Please call to register.

Betsy's Retirement BashSunday, July 20, 4:00 p.m. till ???? Please plan to join us for this very special Attic event. After over 18 years as an integral part of The Attic's staff, Betsy is retiring~and we know that many of you will want to be here for this recognition reception to honor Betsy and her many years as an Attic staffer. She will be here for many Attic events down the road so you're not saying good-bye, but we know you join us in saying THANK YOU,BETSY for your cheerful and most able assistance with so many projects over the years. We will have FOOD, so bring your appetiteswith you! Please call to register so that we can plan.

Friday night thru Sunday, November 14, 15, & 16 The Dobson Ranch Inn here in Mesa will again be our event hotel, in the circular windowed Pagoda Room, when The Attic will be pleasedto welcome Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs ~ and a number of other surprises. More details next week. A room block is available atthe Dobson Ranch Inn for our out-of-town guests.

Saturday night, November 22, 6 ~ 8 p.m. Our 11th Annual Silent Auction for Breast Cancer Research is only a few months away! Alice has already donated dozens of herbeautifully handmade ornaments, wall hangings, and her own "Care Bear" ~ photos coming of all of the donations already received. Putthis date on your calendar and please plan to join us for this very worthwhile event, always held the Saturday evening beforeThanksgiving.

New in the Shop New in the Shop

Arriving today from Just*Nan ,a stunning design stitched on 28c Flax Cashel linen with Au Ver A’Soie silk (shown above on the right) andusing Gilt Sylke Twist, a gorgeous thread made by wrapping the thinnest of gold wires around a silk base, recreated to resemble silk usedduring the Elizabethan era. Shown above are scans of the front, back, and open scissors purse. The leaflet is accompanied by theembellishments, overdyed wool, silk braid, a snap, interfacing, and complete finishing instructions. The limited edition leaflet is $40 ~the silk kit is $68. The linen needed to complete this scissors purse is available for $5 with the purchase of the silk thread kit.

"Sizzle," second in this series from Just*Nan is also expected today. These are onlyavailable to those on our reservations list .

Here's a wonderful summer project, "Little House Neighborhood" ($14) ~ using elements from some well-known Little HouseNeedleworks designs, Diane has given us "A little house, a little tree, A neighborhood for you and me." It looks so welcoming, doesn't it? Charted for DMC, here's a silk conversion scanned onto 40c Vintage Strawflower, measuring 9 x 11.6 on 40c.

Two more new ones, each $8, from LHN are "Yesteryear" evoking images from a time when life was slowerand sweeter and "Thread Gathering," a reissue in chart form of a limited-edition kit. I've shown you thisbefore but forgot to tell you that Rhonda's version is stitched on 40c over 1 (with the continental stitch)

From Sandra Sullivan/Homespun Elegance, another have-to-have that she has appropriately named "Stitching Necessaire" ($12w/button) ~ and "Joyful Autumn" ($8 w/charm), stitched in two colors (Mudpie and Moss) of Belle Soie, completes her Quaker Year.

Reproductionist Linda Danielson/Samplers Remembered, reproduced Nicola's 1818 sampler in the manner in which she imagined thatNicola did, using the threads she had on hand. Nicola's antique sampler uses drab colors of gold, blue, green, and brown, but Lindadecided to use some of the beautiful threads she had in her collection in a "riot of color" and it reminded her of a fiesta ~ thus its name,"Fiesta." The chartpack ($12) lists the colors Linda used, but she urges you to sift through your stash of threads and stitch with thethreads you have at hand, creating your own unique piece from this antique pattern reproduction.

Many wonderful new knotted designs from Teresa Layman Designs. These "kits" include the chart + one preprinted cloth, two #10crewel needles, stitch diagrams, instructions and color key. All are $18 except for the pendants, which also include the pendanthardware ~ those are $24. Starting at the top, Row 1, "English Garden" + "Cat Nap" ~ Row 2: ""Welcome Snow!" + "Cheery Cherries" ~ Row 3: "Gather Ye Roses" + "EEEK!" ~ Row 4: "Jacob Bean Tree" (don't you just love the play on words!) + "Pumpkin Patch" ~ Row 5: "Baby Carrots" + "Rose Bowl" + "Dragonfly" + "Pumpkin Buttons" One of the highlights of the Columbus needlework market was seeingTeresa's sweet Gingerbread Kitchen, a very charming miniature building created by Teresa that is now housed in its new home, theKathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville, Kentucky, where it will bedisplayed seasonally. I encourage you to go to Teresa's Web site to catch a glimpse of this amazing work of art athttp://www.teresalayman.com/

From France, from Sajou, a name synonymous with embroidery for several centuries, a number of beautiful items now being reproducedfor today's embroiderer.

What the Maison Sajou calls "a re-edition of a 19th century model," these extremely fine embroidery scissors with very pointedblades have golden handles that are comprised of a floral motif with delicate pearls placed on the "eyes" ~ they have namedthese scissors "Langres," for a French town that was one of the centers of scissors-making in France. $120

Another exquisitely fine embroidery scissors that were often described in the manufacturers'catalogues as the "heart model," they were extremely popular with young gentlemen who offeredthem to their betrothed. The handles and the heart motif are plated with gold up to the hinge, andthe blades are chrome-plated. $120

A re-edition of a small 19th-century box "to tidy away your pins on one side and your needles on the other" Made of cherry-stained or dark wood, each side has a "ribbon handle" to lift its cover. This petite box measures approximately 4.6 inches x 2.3inches x 1.3 inches high, excluding the handle. Each wooden cover is a 2-inch square. $44

Re-edition of a small vintage-style cherry or black painted wooden tape measure. The tape unwinds by pulling on the ring and isrewound by turning on the small knob on the end of the tape measure. The actual tape was specifically woven for Sajou and is incentimeters. The body of the tape measure is in the form of a small barrel. The base is approximately 1 inch, and it measuresapproximately 1.5 inches high. $20

Enameled pocket folding knives in the spirit of the fashionable models found in France at the turn of the 20th century. Ultrathin (~ .25 inches thick), it is extremely feminine and will easily find its place in an embroiderer's handbag. It contains anexcellent pair of scissors and a knife. Enameled knives are a traditional Swedish production, Swedish steelwork reputed to bethe best in the world, and so Sajou entrusted the production of these knives to a Swedish company. From top to bottom on theleft, the knives are the Cornflower, the Marguerite (Daisy), and the Floral Mauve. $94 each

Here's a book/catalogue that belongs in any antique needlework tool collector's library. Thephotography in this soft-cover small-format (6 x 8.5 inches) book is magnificent. The many photosand vintage catalogue pages cover a wide variety of objects, including scissors, thimbles, threads,ribbons, laces, and all things found in haberdasheries of yesteryear. There are about 400 photos,with the text in French. Shown above are the cover and several images from the inside. $54

A variety of thread-card sets that are charming collector's items today, from an era before homeswere equipped with sewing machines and cotton threads were often presented on thread cards. Wehave several sets($14) from which to choose, each set presented in the box on the right,. From leftto right:

A series of engravings in sepia tones represent characters in regional costumes carrying outdifferent jobs.A series depicting tiny floral motifs inspired by vintage wallpapers.Reproductions of famous thimbles evoking Jean de la Fontaines' fables: The Crow and the Fox,the Hare and the Tortoise, The Wolf and the Stork, The Fox and the Stork, The Two Pigeons,The Milkmaid and the Urn.

This delightful kit enables you to reproduce in cross stitch the covers of the famous vintage Sajousmall albums. Once your needlework is finished, it is simple to cover this notepad containing prettyblue paper. The front cover of the binder has reinforced corners, The kit contains the linen, thread,and pattern to stitch the cover, along with a piece of stiff mounting board The size of the notepadis 7.25 x 9 inches, and the 40 pages of blue paper are the same size. We have the blue one in stock,and the red is on back order. $60 each.

These boxes to embroider, this one with a crown of roses, are in the style of the small treasure boxes of yesteryear. The"miniature" effect is obtained by embroidering with two threads over one thread of fabric with the continental stitch. The boxheight is approximately 1.5 inches and the diameter about 3 inches. In addition to the box and its cover, the kit includes a pieceof sky blue linen and a needle, a grey cardboard disc, pattern chart, plus mounting instructions, written in French but with greatstep-by-step color photographs. $24

This delightful pin box is covered on the perimeter by a beautiful paper, imitating what is known in French as "galluchat," atechnique used in the making of leather goods using shark or ray skin. It was perfected in the 17th century by the master corsetmaker, Jean-Claude Galluchat, and was used extensively for making scissor boxes and sewing baskets. The box contains about 80glass-headed pins in assorted colors. Metal lid and base. To avoid the boxes opening during transport, the lid is fairly stiff onthe first opening. This small inconvenience disappears rapidly after a couple of openings. $24

Because of the 4th of July holiday next Friday, and because it's soon July 1, our next eNewsletter is expected to be sent early nextweek, with many more wonderful things for our stitching pleasure. Here's a snapshot view of what everyone was stitching at the shop last night:Rhonda's, "Kindred Spirits" over 1 on 40c ~Sheila's AMAP threadkeeper case over 2 on 40c ~ Sherie's "Christmas Alphabet" over 1 on29c Glenshee

Carol's "Heart of America" over 2 on 40c ~ Amy's AMAP ?? (she told me the name and I forgot)

Angelica's "Stitched With Love" on 40c ~ and Jayne's beautifully completed Madeira tin project from the Jane Timmers Workshop.

A few more snapshot views of the fun day that many were fortunate to spend with Jane Timmers learning some wonderful finishing tips,tricks, and techniques ~ and Amy's completely lined tin, finished within the day.

Happy Friday!Jean LeaAttic Attic Needlework & CollectiblesNeedlework & Collectibles106 East McKellips Road, Suite 111Mesa, Arizona 85201480.898.1838 ~ FAX: 480.898.0332Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTICwww.atticneedlework.com/