WELCOME, COME ON IN...Please pardon the wool dust..
July 10th - The time has come to Pre-Order Maggie Bonanomi's new book(your c/c will not be charged until book is shipped)
Comfort Zone: More Primitive Projects for You and Your Home
18 prim projects for $26.95
Pre-Order this book under "whats new"
July - Now in stock Blackbird Designs rug hooking leaflets - These come with full size paper patterns and very clear instructions that make them perfect for the beginning Rug Hooker
Coming soon.....new patterns from Prim N Proper Stitches and more wool of course!
Ok...I'm back and have listed some of the clearence items but I still haven't fixed my camera. I will upload what I can so if you need to ask a question I will answer asap. Also, My hand dyed wool is on sale too, simply type pnp in the search box and they will come....these are great stach builders --- 4" by 13" cuts in 3 textures.
June 6 - I will be spending the day uploading some new things but they will mostly be clearence items 50-70% off...find them in what's new
June 4 - Yippee!!!!
Yes, it's my Semi-Annual Sale
June 4 to 6th at 9:00pm Mountain time
Here's the deals by catagory:
Whats New - 10% off
Woollens - 30% off
again the cart is having problems with the different cuts:
f/q = $4.55, 1/2 yd = 8.40, 1 yd = 15.40
I will adjust your invoice before processing
Wool Yarn - 50% off
Hand dyed Threads - 40% off
Patterns - 50% off (does not inc rug hooking patterns)
Needfuls - 20% off
I will continue to add & subtract products all weekend so do check back
Sales are processed on a first come first shipped bases
Just an fyi - due to the high cost of doing business I will be forced to increase prices after the sale.
May 27th - 15th Annual Festival Of Quilts
May 29th & 30th
9:30am-5:00pm
Western Canada's Largest Outdoor Quilt Show!
I will have patterns, hand dyed threads, hornbooks, snippet boxes and of course copusius amounts of wool...from 1m cuts to little bits!
In other news ... Traditional Pastimes has just received an order of hand dyed rug wool for punch rug hooking....my next project is going to be a toilet seat cover. Should be interesting.
Also, just finished this wide cut hooked rug by Maggie Bonanomi
Lots more prim projects coming up but I best get busy getting ready for this show!
Maggie Bonanomi has published her 2nd book on primitive stitching!!!
"Nature's Offerings" projects inspried by the four seasons....Once again there are some absolutly wonderful whole cloth quilts, hooked rugs, appliques and even some veggies to stitch up!
I also have her first book back in stock.
Also instock is "Autumn Gatherings" from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings.
This new book will keep you busy for years to come with 20plus patterns for quilts, table runners, punchneedle and more ... all with a fall theme
Traditional Pastimes, a quilt shop here in Calgary is now carrying my hand dyed rug yarns with a punch rug hooking workshop set for Jan 23, 2010!
Product updates:
This winter I have been working on some new products, over-dying and alot of hand stitchin'
Wool throws kits
Around the the Block - solids, textures and hand dyes
Tossed Pennies - on a wholecloth wool base with 75 pennies
French Country Floral - textures and marble wool
I've also been having fun in the dye pots with over-dying. These are 8 different textures cut at 8"x8", brilliant in colour and perfect for applique.
o/d teal & blueberry w/ turkey red
Feb 21 - I've become a stitchin' fool this winter....I've been working on my wholecloth bed cover from the "With these Hands" book also 2 hand stitched wool throws called "French Country Floral" and the classic "Around the Block" more on these in a week or so.
I'm now offering the hand dyed rug yarn in the large 80 yd skein for $13.00 I'm in the process of updating this section so if your item is not updated please email me & let me know that you want it in the skein size
Feb 1 - "Mornin' Sunshine"
rug hooking pattern is now available for sale!
Great new rug hooking pattern from the artwork of Teresa Kogut, sample was hooked by Ann Taylor I'm proud to say!
I'm putting together a little bits package of felted wool by colour...these are great for your applique projects. You will receive 16 different felt wools, assortment will vary but will always include light to dark and a selection of solids, hand dyeds and textures. I've put them under British woollens for now.
Prices are listing in U.S. dollars and are due in the Cdn equavilent, exchange is calculated by xe.com per order.
Oct 6 - I've finished my first wide cut rug, pictured below is one of Notforgotten Farms designs, hooked in #8, 9 &10 on primitive linen - finished size is 16" by 22"
I've set up the Pattern area by type and then Season & Everyday. Rug Hooking and Punchneedle are just that but Stitchery holds Samplers, Penny Rugs, Dolls...anything that needs stitches.
