Loose Thread Stitchers

LTS 2008 Retreat Information

Good evening All!  Just a quick note to announce our 2008 LTS retreat is in the final stages of organization.  We are looking at the end of March beginning of April.  Our retreat will be in the West Chester / Chadds Ford area.  Unfortunately, our location only allows us to accommodate 50 stitchers. 

If you are interested, please e-mail us at Leader@LooseThreadStitchers.com.  We will add you to our list and contact you FIRST with all the details.  We are taking reservations on a first come first served basis.  Once we hit 50 we are FULL.  We will put all other LTS members on a wait list incase someone who is on the list cannot make it.

Remember if you have a group of LTS members in your area and you would like us to hold a retreat in your area, please contact us!  We will work to bring a LTS retreat to your area - EVERY stitcher deserves a needlework weekend and at LTS we want to make that happen for all our members!

Again, we are excited about our next Retreat and look forward to seeing all our returning LTS members as well as NEW members!

In Stitches,
Colleen

Online Needlework Show Entering Last Day

Did you know that there is a Online Needlework Show ending tomorrow night?  And if not WHY NOT?  The Online Needlework show is THE ONLY show that allows stitchers to view products from all their favorite designers and send their wish list to their LNS to order.  How great is that?

Every LNS cannot possibly carry every designer, every design, every gadget, it is just not possible.  They make decisions on their store "stash" based on customer past purchases and what they think will actually sell. 

The online show opens your world to a new designers, fibers, fabrics, gadgets...the list is endless!  Go check it out - www.needleshow.com.

LTS website featuring Rosewood Manor in November

We are thrilled to announce that we will have the privilege of interviewing Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor ( www.rosewoodxstitch.bigstep.com) for our first LTS Designer interview in November.  Karen is a talented and creative designer who is always finding new ways to create stunning masterpieces and capture our hearts! 

She has a wonderful story to tell about how she became a designer as well as share a few hints, tips and tricks with the LTS family.  How great is that?

If you would like to ask Karen a question, please feel free to e-mail me.  Karen will answer a few last minute questions from stitcher's - how great is she?

We look forward to displaying her work on our site and getting to know Karen better.
Until next time ......

Colleen

Announcing our LTS Recipe for the TheArmchairChef. com

We are thrilled to be involved with TheArmChairChef.com website.  It is a fabulous publication via the internet that showcases our culinary ideas and dishes.  We have provided the site with a few of our best recipes....well maybe not MY recipes, but recipes I was given by family members who KNOW I have issues in the kitchen.  All the recipes are FABULOUS and if I can create them, so can YOU!

Not only can you check out a variety of dishes for the fall / autumn season, but most dishes are provided by Needlework designers.  Please take a moment to view their websites where they introduce new designs, trunk shows, and all other info...well at least till LTS launches.

LTS will allow you to find all this info in one place, remember we are launching in November so don't forget to join our Yahoo Group and find out more about what LTS has to offer.

In Stitches,

Colleen

Yahoo Group - LooseThreadStitchersCrossStitch
www.LooseThreadStitchers.net (.com)

Shop Listings added to the LTS Website

We just sent our shop information to the web designers of those who are listed with Loose Thread Stitchers.  We have almost 3000 shops!  Isn't that amazing?  The shops listed are from all over the US and around the world.  They specialize in Counted Thread, Needlepoint, Cross Stitch, Blackwork, Punch Needle, Embroidery, Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Quilting, Is there anything I missed?   

This listing group has been over 2 years in the making.  We have made every effort to make sure that the information is correct.  The best part of our site is that if a shop moves/changes phone numbers, etc.  The information will be updated in a timely manner.  No more dealing with out of date website information.   

So back to the shops....What I love is that some shops actually raise their own sheep for wool, this way when they sheer the sheep they will use that and create beautiful threads, yarns and other fibers.  Stitchers are then able to create their masterpieces with these unique one of a kind fibers.  Now that is just amazing to me!~ Especially since I have a hard time making sure our Hermit Crab (Crabfeller, I know very original but my son picked it out when he was only 2 so...) has a clean cage.  I can not imagine the work that must be involved in that process.  We will be interviewing a shop in the coming months, on our site, that actually raises sheep.  I cannot wait to share the pictures and the amazing transformation process from start to finish.

We are also finalizing our other listing information including: Designers, Magazines, Retail Shows, Assorted (thread, Yarn, Fabric, etc.) Manufacturers, Distributors, etc.  If you have any information you would like to share please feel free to shoot an e-mail to Leader@LooseThreadStitchers.com

Until next time may you use all your LoOsE tHrEaDs to let your creativity shine!

In Stitches,
Colleen
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www.LooseThreadStitchers.net (.com)
Stitcher's Yahoo Group - LooseThreadStitchersCrossStitch
Industry Group- LTSNeedleworkIndustry

Welcome to Loose Thread Stitchers

Good Afternoon All!  Welcome to the OFFICIAL Loose Thread Stitchers blog page.  Here you will find everything you will need to know about LTS and how you can become a part of this great on-line needlework community.  Our website will launch in November  (www.LooseThreadStitchers.net / .com) but here you will have a sneak peak of what we are all about!  You may also choose to join our Yahoo Group ~ LooseThreadStitchersCrossStitch to receive your first month on our site FREE!

So why start LTS?  Being an avid stitcher and one who LOVES my night of stitching with my friends I quickly found that the needlework community did not have a centralized location for all the "NEED TO KNOW" information.  My stitching buddies (we call ourselves "Loose Thread Stitchers") were spending a lot of time on the Internet searching for the newest designs, a LNS sale, a retreat, etc. 

It suddenly hit me, why not have everything on one site?  Why not have all LNS from around the world post their classes, retreats, trunk shows sales, stitch in's, shop hops, charity events, etc. All on one site.  What if ALL designers were able to post their new releases, trunk shows, teaching schedual, charity pieces, etc.? 

Let's think bigger than that--- What if we could also have all fabric, thread & yarn manufacturers, button manufacturers, gadget manufacturers, magazines, needlework shows, etc.  Basically everyone in the entire industry  - EVERYONE under one roof?  Wouldn't that be GREAT?  Being able to go to one site and find all the needlework information you need and stop the craziness of going from site, to site and still not finding what you need.

Let's think EVEN bigger than that....What if we also were able (as stitchers) ask OUR most important questions of  favorite designers, shops, finishers, etc?   Each month on the LTS website we will be interviewing those in the industry.  Stitchers can submit their questions and the interviewees will answer.  They will also be offering freebie charts, prizes or sales that are exclusive to the LTS community.  So you want more????

The Loose Thread Stitchers will be able to voice their opinions directly to the niche in the needlework industry that is most important to them (I.E. - Counted Thread, Blackwork, Knitting, Crochet, Quilting, Punch Needle - Basically anything created with your hands and a needle, it is here!)  how often as stitchers we have ideas of types of designs we would like to see in the marketplace, types of finishing, classes we would be interested in, you name it, we want to know and your requests are sent directly to our Industry members (Designers, shops, etc.)

So what are you waiting for?  Join our Yahoo group and we will notify you as soon as our site launches.  If you have any questions/thoughts?  Feel free to post and we will answer ASAP.  If you are an industry member and would like information pertaining to the Industry side of LTS please join our Yahoo Group ~ LTSNeedleworkIndustry.  You will learn how LTS is the most effective way for you to advertise your company!

We look forward to meeting all our new LoOsE ThReAds......(:

Colleen
www.LooseThreadStitchers.net (.com)
Stitcher Yahoo Group - LooseThreadStitchersCrossStitch
Industry Yahoo Group - LTSNeedleworkIndustry