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Special:

Stitcher's Cabinet from Hearthside Craftworks. Two available for $350 (reg. $400)

August Special:

Coming Soon:

Run for the Cure:

Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #6 - August 1st, 2008

We're half way through a pretty soggy summer. It has mostly come in the form of thunderstorms (and who doesn't like a nice thunderstorm from time to time), but they usually don't come this frequently! At least it isn't days of dreary dripping, so we can't complain. And if you can't go outside, you can stitch! We have been gearing up for, believe it or not, Christmas, and have new Mill Hill kits in, including Jim Shore's Santa.

The models from X's and Oh's will be leaving us soon, so please do come in to catch a glimpse of the beautifully stitches samples of these varied designs.

I have ordered some Lynne Nicoletti designs, and look forward to their arrival. She designs beautiful envelopes and montages.


"It's Stitchin' Time"

Tuesday nights from 7:30pm-9:30pm. It is an excellent way to meet others to stitch through the summer, especially if your Guild suspends meetings over the summer! We have had a few more stitchers on Tuesday nights, but there is plenty of room for more, so please do drop in. Receive 10% off all sales made on Tuesday nights from 7:30-9:30.


Two August Features!

Designer - Enchanting Lair

Laura Dickson is the exciting designer behind Enchanting Lair in North Bay. You may recognize the Cookie Dragon one of Laura's imaginative designs, but have you seen Elfstone, her newest work of art, with a custom fabric to accent it.


Receive a 10% discount for designs and fabrics for the Feature Designer of the month. Newsletter subscribers receive a 15% discount coupon for the Feature Designer of the month.


The special includes items that are already at Hedgehog Stitchery as well as special order items. So visit the shop to see what we have and make a selection from the in stock items or check out the designers web site (www.enchantinglair.com) and let me know if there is anything you would like me to order for you.


Christmas in August

It's hard to believe but we will soon be thinking and talking about Christmas. To help you ease into holiday stitching, receive a 10% discount for designs and embellishment packs for any Christmas related theme! Newsletter subscribers receive a coupon for 15% off!

Classes

Joanne from X's and Oh's will be visiting again in November. I am excited to say she will be teaching a Hardanger class. This class is timely as you will be learning Hardanger techniques that will prepare you for making your own Christmas decoration. Instruction and a kit will be provided for this class


Coming soon: A new season of Beginner and Intermediate Cross Stitch Classes. Watch for the full list on the website soon. A short newsletter will come out once the dates for September, October and November have been set.


Cloths for the Cure

I am in a team "One Degree of Separation" that runs (well, we walk) for the cure in October. Visit the Run for the Cure for a face cloth/dish cloth I have designed to raise money. If you like the designs and want to use them, download them please visit Run for the Cure and make a donation to Vickie Hartog in Toronto. Thanks!


Thanks for dropping by.


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Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #5 - July 1st, 2008

Happy CANADA DAY

Happy 141st Birthday, Canada. A great country to call home! If you ever wondered about the rules for displaying the flag, this Canadian site has everything about The National Flag of Canada!

Happy 4th of July

To our American cousins. Another great country! While I am at it, here is a pointer to everything you want to know about the US Flag. The US Flag!


"It's Stitchin' Time"

Tuesday nights from 7:30pm-9:30pm. It is an excellent way to meet others to stitch through the summer, especially if your Guild suspends meetings over the summer!


July Feature Designer - Jeannette Douglas

Receive a 10% discount for designs and embellishment packs for the Feature Designer of the month. Newsletter subscribers receive a 15% discount coupon for the Feature Designer of the month.

Not a subscriber yet? Click on the links to the side or at the bottom of this page to be added to the newsletter. A coupon will be mailed to you within 24 hours.


This month's special is for Jeannette Douglas Designs and accessory packs. The special includes items that are already at Hedgehog Stitchery as well as special order items. So visit the shop to see what we have on hand and look on line for her full line. Let us know what you would like and we can get it for you (email the newsletter or let us know at the shop.) For any item we special order you will receive the item at the price as shown on the web site, less the discount, so you will save the shipping charge as well. This is ideal for someone who not comfortable with purchasing on the web. We look after that for you. The order will be placed the first week of August and you will be contacted as soon as it arrives.


Also, Jeannette Douglas has a stitch along beginning in September for a Stitching Album (see the MSA Brochure for more details) with a new design every two months. I will be signing up participants through the shop.

If you sign up for ""My Stitching Album"" in July you will receive the Special Prices shown as follows - July Newsletter Coupon Special (JNS) / July Designer Special (JDS) / Regular price (REG):

Orders will be filled in mid-August.

You will need a binder and fabric to complete the projects.


Thanks for dropping by again this month,
Vickie &


www.hedgehogstitchery.com



Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #4 - June 6th, 2008


Time flies when you are having fun! I can hardly believe it has been four weeks since the opening!


Please join us for "It's Stitchin' Time" on Tuesday nights from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Our attendance increased this past Tuesday with two new stitchers. So, Tuesday doubled as stitching night and class night. Miss Henrietta Hedgehog took the refresher and was quite satisfied with the pace. Prickles is excited to announce that 10% discounts are available for Hedgehog Stitchery purchases during "It's Stitchin' Time". This complements the "Sit 'n Knit" discount offered for Kniterary purchases on Thursday Nights.


Specials will be offered each month starting in June. The special will be 10% for the for the designer or design studio for the month. If you receive the Newsletter you will be emailed a 15% discount coupon for the special of the month. Let your stitching friends know to sign up for the newsletter and they too will receive a 15% coupon for the month's specials. If you are reading this from the web site, click on the links to the side or at the bottom to be added to the newsletter and a coupon will be mailed to you within 24 hours.


This month's special is Victoria Sampler designs and accessory packs. This includes in shop stock and special order. So visit the shop to see what we have on hand and look on line for their full line. Let us know what you would like and we can get it for you (email newsletterAThedgehogstitcheryDOTcom). For any item we special order you will receive the item at the price as shown on the web site, less the discount, so you will save the shipping charge as well. This is ideal for someone who not comfortable with purchasing on the web. We look after that for you. The order will be placed the first week of July and you will be contacted as soon as it arrives.


I also want to draw your attention to Nora Corbett's reindeer anf pixie series. I have all of the available designs and embellishment kits, so come in before they are all gone. They are a must have! Look great and are a nice size.


Thanks for dropping by.


www.hedgehogstitchery.com


Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #3 - May 19, 2008


Hello Everyone,


I am pleased to introduce you Mrs. Tiggy Stitch, Miss Henrietta Hedgehog and Prickles, we have three mascots! Of course Mrs. Tiggy Stitch is the experienced one, ready to lend a hand when needed and having stitched since she was a child, she has tried many forms of stitching. Miss Henrietta Hedgehog is has just a bit of experience and is trying her hand at stitching. She is a bit tentative, but with encouragement from Mrs. Tiggy Stitch she is making great progress. Prickles is young and excitable about everything new at Hedgehog Stitchery. The trio make quite a team and are sure to have lots of fun and adventure together at Hedgehog Stitchery.


The Grand Opening was a great success as you can see by the photos below and on my blog. They will remain linked to the newsletter page, even after the home page changes.


The very first class was held at Hedgehog Stitchery Saturday, which made Prickles very excited, to be sure. As usual with classes the time passed quickly. Students left will added knowledge, and a bit of stitching. Everyone enjoyed themselves and learned some new tips and techniques. Extra help is available on a drop in basis, to get help on the new skills. Followup questions for any class are included with the class fees, which is a good thing, because we rarely get to the end of the class project. The ginger cookies from The Cookie Shoppe were declared to be delicious. Miss Henrietta Hedgehog would have said so, too, had she not been minding the shop.


The website has been updated with all of the products available in the store listed on the product pages. There are links to the sources of many of the products, so if you don't see what you are looking for, or you are interested in something else, don't hesitate to ask. I will place orders every few weeks, to manage shipping costs, but if you need something urgently, just say so and I can order more quickly. Mrs. Tiggy Stitch is glad of this, because even though she has a stash, she is always looking for new things, and knows she can find them at Hedgehog Stitchery.


You will see the current special is the beautiful Stitcher's Cabinet from Hearthside Craftworks. The first four will be sold at $350 (reg. $400). These are beautiful cabinets for the stitcher who has everything and is looking for a place to put it, and would make a cherished gift.



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And from the Opening....

THANKS!

You made the Grand Opening on May 10th a resounding success.
It was wonderful meeting all of you. You have been so receptive to a stitching shop in Whitby.
See you again soon!


Winners of the Draws are shown below.

Winners will be contacted on Monday. First name and last initial are shown below:


Donated by X's and Oh's:

Winner of Twighlight on Main street Chart (Rosanne S.)

Donated by The Stitcher's Habit:

Aurora Polaris(Wilma B.), Dance in the Moonlight(Sue M.),
and Star Light (Carol B.) Charts

Donated by Hedgehog Stitchery:

More Precious Than Gold Chart by X's and Oh's (Jack C.)

Winner of "Name the Hedgehog Stitchery Mascot"is Jacquie M. The prize is Mola Fish Chart from the Stitcher's Habit donated by Hedgehog Stitchery

Donated by Hedgehog Stitchery:

Grand Prize: Deluxe Scroll Bar and Knob Set

(Joy P.)

Thanks to the visiting designers for helping to celebrate the opening and welcoming all of you with such great advice:

Joanne Gatenby

Carol Scott Higeli


Congratulations to

Kniterary

on the success of their Second Anniversary celebration


Celebrate!

Photos from the opening. More photos will be available on my blog on Sunday

Carol of Stitcher's Habit visiting and drawing for prizes

Joanne of X's and Oh's visiting and drawing for prizes

Models on Display

Hedgehog Stitchery now


Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #2 - April 16, 2008


Hello Everyone,


This is a quick newsletter to let you know that we are ready for you! The store is filled with stitching supplies and you can come in any time to browse and buy.


The Grand Opening is set for May 10th and plans are coming together very nicely.


With the CreativFestival coming up next weekend, I am sure you will get lots of ideas about what to stitch next. You may see something but decide to hold off on purchasing at the show. Please come back with your wish lists in hand, because we can make it easy to get something after the show that you may have left there.


I also wanted to let you know about the Online Needlework Show (http://www.needleworkshow.com). You can look under Viewing-General...and if you find a few things you would like just click here or email newsletter@hedgehogstitchery.com to let me know what you want and I can order it into the shop. Check out the Fun Page for entry into the draw for gift certificates.


Looking forward to seeing you in the shop,



(soon to berenamed) and Vickie


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Hedgehog Stitchery - Newsletter #1 - March 23, 2008


Introduction

You will receive a Newsletter each month. In it you will find:


Our Goal

For stitchers east of Toronto there have not been a lot of choices to find high quality stitching supplies. When Kniterary arrived in Whitby two years ago it was an exciting moment for knitters. Last fall Martina and I began to talk about the broader stitching community including cross stitchers and needlepointers (now, is that a word?); and on to the more challenging skills of hardanger, blackwork and beadstitching. Those early talks lead us to expanding the Kniterary shop to add Hedgehog Stitchery. Hedgehog Stitchery's goal is to provide a variety of stitching fabrics, threads, charts, kits and accessories for you to come in, see and purchase; as well as the opportunity to view the catalogs of well known suppliers and designers so that you can easily order what we may not have in the shop.


We will be bringing in trunk shows from design shops in Canada, such as X's and Oh's in Ontario and The Victoria Sampler in British Columbia. Hedgehog Stitchery will also carry beautiful stitching stands and speciality accessories from Hearthside Craftworks in Alberta.


We will also be looking for local designers to showcase. We have been contacted by The Stitcher's Habit in Greenbank; If we could introduce a new designer to the area and to Canada that would be a great success, so we would like to hear from anyone who is considering stitching design and wants their work to be seen and shown.


It isn't that we are Canadian biased, but it is because Canadians have so much to offer to the stitching community that we can carry so many Canadian products to complement the products available from the United States and worldwide. We have even placed an order with Carol Leather from England, who designs beautiful blackwork.


We will have classes to introduce new stitcher's to the craft, and help seasoned stitchers add to your skills.


Finally, today's focus on building communities of stitchers would not be complete without getting together with like minded people, so we will be hosting "It's Stitchin' Time" on Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm. Anyone of any skill level is welcome to drop by to sit and stitch and chat.


Remember, if you don't see it, just ask. Our aim is to take the time to find all of the parts so you can spend the time stitching.


Sign up for our Newsletter at newsletter@hedgehogstitchery.com or send in a suggestion or request to info@hedgehogstitchery.com. Be sure to bookmark www.hedgehogstitchery.com and return often, we will post recent arrivals, specials, events, classes and the selection of products.


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For more frequent Hedgehog Stitch Bits,visit Hedgehog Blog or check out the Schedule, Class or Event pages on this site.


Thanks for dropping by.
(soon to berenamed)