S P A C E at The Stitchery: Autumn/Winter plans and beyond

Hello, how are you? I hope you’re having a good week and that you’re enjoying these last sunny days of September. I love this time of year. September light is just beautiful. Warm (sometimes hot) days but with a golden glow to the sunshine that’s softer and more mellow than high summer.

The journey into work takes us past a couple of lovely big parks. My favourite Northampton park has a huge variety of trees (apparently second only to Kew Gardens in the UK) and I love to watch the change of seasons there.

I found my first conker of the season on a dog walk this week. I spent hours as a child, every year, collecting conkers for the neighbourhood conker competition and I cannot overcome the little burst of excitement that I still get when I see one hidden amongst the leaves!

We’re settling into a new sort of normal here and I think I am finally ready to open the doors to the public again!

Stitch Club is starting from October - the first Saturday of every month. Everyone is welcome but you do need to book as space is restricted. Stitch Club costs £10 per person, runs from 10am - 3pm and for the fee you have access to all of the tea, coffee, cake and biscuits you could desire! Whilst we are a sewing studio you can bring anything you like to stitch club, it is very informal. Knitting, crochet, patchwork… it’s just a nice way to spend a Saturday!

I am trialling a new initiative in the studio too. S P A C E is the ability to rent, literally, space at the studio for a day where you can come and spend the day in our working studio, tackling any WIPs and making good use of our equipment (and day away from home where there are no interruptions). Read more about it here.

Finally, I am opening the little studio shop up for impromptu drop-ins on Fridays when you can call in to pick up any kits, fabric and embroidery supplies. I’ll tell you more about the shop soon, but we will stock DMC threads (all colours), all Stitchery kits (obviously) together with needles, hoops, scissors, project bags, pin cushions and a few handmade sewing accessories and gifts. You don’t need to book to drop in on a Friday but if you are planning to come in then do drop me a line and let me know if you can. We will be open from 10am - 3pm. OPENING FROM FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER.

I hope you can visit sometime soon!

Nicki xx

Less than 100 Days to Christmas!

100 Days to Christmas is aaaaaages if you’re just shopping, decorating and cooking. But we stitchers like to make lovely things for our houses and our friends each season and so the countdown is on!

Last Thursday I launched a final batch of new kits, including many of the hand-sewing mini kits from last year’s 12 Days of Christmas set. Most of them use antique or vintage fabrics and are limited edition.

I also launched a whole new class with accompanying kit pack, which is currently on an early bird special offer until the end of September. The pre-recorded class will be live on 7th January with the kit posted out to you in advance. We are going to stitch a garden; I will help you to plan your own design and show you how to stitch, paint and appliqué the various elements. I cannot wait, it is going to be so much fun (and my friend has an incredible garden, which I am hoping to use as inspiration for our class sample. Watch this space.)

Whilst on the zoom I announced the 2022 (eek) monthly subscription. I’m trying it three ways next year; either digital only, kit only or kit with digital (online) classes. If you’d like to book, the full year option is well discounted and there is an early bird offer which gives you the online classes for free if you book before the end of September. You can sign up here.

I’ll write more soon, but keep your eye out for more information in my newsletter.

Thanks for popping by. I hope that you are keeping well and happy.

Love

Nicki xx