Hugs from Helen

Guest bloggers this month are the team at Aurifil

The wonderful team at Aurifil this month have jotted their thoughts on why stitching is their therapy!

Erin, creative director, Karen, master educator, Kate – Chicago office and Hilary, social media coordinator- have all spoken about their quilting journey and what it brings to their lives…

Pop on over to their blog and read it all here

As I partnered with Aurifil to create and provide a specialised thread collection for our Stitch Therapy 365 program they were an obvious choice to share the blog journey with.

With the beautiful 12 weight threads on offer, the weight of this 12 wt thread being just perfect to cover my printed stitchery lines on the fabric panels.

And be sure to follow them on Instagram and there may just be a giveaway coming up.

Yes a Stitch therapy thread collection

AND

a Stitch therapy 365 panel and program to be won…

If you want to know more about our beautiful mindfulness project click on the picture below.

If you’re already enjoying the journey we have just a few of our daily therapy mouse mats left. A great reminder to take a break from the computer and have 5 minutes of ‘you’ time with a needle and thread..

Hope you get your therapy in today..

hugs from Helen

New year, new offerings….

2012 is going to be big!  I am almost tired now just thinking about it but we have lots of exciting things happening and a lot of travelling. I am excited that I can meet so many of you but I do hope my girls forgive me for leaving home quite so many times…. leaving them behind..

Our first project for the year I need to tell you about is the new Thread of the month Club. Many of you would have seen me stitching with the Presencia Finca Perle #16  threads. These are the only size 16 threads available commercially – and are equivalent to 1 1/2 strands of a stranded cotton – which is the perfect size to cover your transfer lines for stitchery and embroidery. Can you tell I love them? – there is no splitting and tangling of strands, just roll it off the reel and start stitching. a lovely sheen, no tangles, strong and even useable in your machine…

They are available in two sizes – a 5g ball and a 10g ball. We have the 5g balls available on the website now singly which you can order at anytime when you need a particular colour but if you would like to have something like this  

and who wouldn't…..? then you can join up one of four different monthly options… pop over to the website and check them out.

Finca Perlé is the most robust perlé cotton line in the world with 123 solid colours and 33 variegated colours. All colours are bleachfast except five: 1163, 1166, 3802, 3810, & 3822. These colours are colourfast and runfast.

our first mailing will be in February, but you can join in at anytime..

hugs for today, more to tell you soon

Helen