June 24th Meeting

We're almost to the fourth Wednesday of June. Time for All Year Square, a design by Betsy Morgan. This is a pin cube with a scissor pocket stitched on six different colored linens with 19 Glorianna silks. What is not to love here?

Bring a 3" or 4" hoop if you prefer hoops to working in hand.

Don't forget to bring items to donate to the food pantry at the church. Items that are especially needed are jelly, Hamburger Helper, Pasta-a-Roni, canned Beans (refried, lima, great northern, pinto, black), spaghetti sauce, stuffing, cake or corn muffin mix, baking goods including flour and sugar, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, and diapers (size 4,5, and 6, as well as pull-ups).

Scarlet Thread Closing

Closing June 20!
When we close the door at 5 pm, Saturday, June 20,
it will be for the last time.

Everything 30%-40% off in June.

New Hours, starting June 1:
Thursday, 12-8 pm
Friday, 10:30 am-6 pm
Saturday, 10:30 am-5 pm
Closed all other days

For Your Calendars

The 14th Annual Needleart Show at the Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, Maryland.

When: Saturday, July 18th - Sunday, July 26th from 11:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily

Contact: www.pgparks.com or 301-377-7817

Montpelier hosts the 14th annual Needleart show. See the rooms of the mansion filled with a dazzling array of stitched art, from needlepoint to ribbon work. Judges choose winners in several categories, and you the visitor are invited to vote for the “People’s Choice” award. demonstrations of various needleart techniques are given daily.

Happy June and More on Swedish Weaving

For those interested in learning a bit more on Swedish Weaving after last week's class:

I found the issue of Mary Hickmott's New Stitches on the magazine stands right now with the White Cliffs of Dover on the cover, has an article.

She's calling it Swedish Darning. Same thing. And presents a few designs not on Huck fabric, but on Lugana and Aida.

Stitch N Pitch Photos

It was a very good baseball game.

May 27th

Tomorrow is regularly scheduled May meeting.

Phyllis is teaching us Swedish weaving. Toweling and needles provided. Look in your stash for some suitable threads to use - 6-12 strands of floss, #3 or #5 perle cotton or multiple strands of #8.

The project is a dish towel and if you intend to use it your threads should be colorfast. You
will need about 3 skeins of floss using all 6 strands for the towel.

Some interesting websites with information on this technique:

The Swedish Weave Connection

Avery Hill Designs

All Fiber Arts

Nettie's Needleworks

and of course, Nordic Needle

Stitch N Pitch

I'm all set for the game tonight at Nationals Park. My stitching buddy had another commitment come up so I'll be bringing my son who will not be stitching. His job will be to give me a heads up if a foul ball is coming our way!

Dan Steinberg, of the Washington Post, interviewed us for his online sports blog the first year we attended Stitch N Pitch. You can read about it here: A Near No Knitter.

Hope to see some of you there!