Start planning for next Valentine’s Day & sign up today for this great club!

Do you have found memories of making a brown sandwich bag mailbox and walking through the maze of elementary school desks to deliver your Valentines?  Did you always make a special Valentine for a treasured grandparent or neighbor?  Do you now have a beloved that you want to give a Valentine to?

Let us help you celebrate Valentine’s Day with this delightful club.   The classic and timeless Valentine Hearts from Kate Dickerson are fun to stitch and have a great red, white, pink and cherry color palette.

The Valentine Hearts series is made up of eight hearts and then one special heart reading “Valentine.”   We have designed several different packages for you to choose from.

• Package A: All 9 canvas
  • First Shipment: receive HM-05 at no charge with the thread & bead kit for all 9 canvases.  You will be billed $168.00 plus shipping. In addition, there will be no charge for the finishing of HM-05.
  • For the next 4 months you will receive 2 canvases per month ($73 each) with a monthly charge of $146.00 plus shipping.
  • You will receive complementary stitch guides for all 9 canvases.

• Package B: The special Valentine canvas plus your choice of 4 additional canvases. Total of 5 hearts.
  • First & Second Shipments: You will receive 2 canvases per month ($73 each) with a monthly charge of $146 plus the cost of the thread kits for those canvases. Thread kit prices vary from $35.00 to $50.00 depending on which canvases you choose.
  • Final Shipment: Receive HM-05 at no charge plus the thread & bead kit for that canvas.  You will be charged $35.00 plus shipping. In addition, there will be no charge for the finishing of HM-05.

• Package C: Your choice of 3 canvases
  • Get all 3 canvas and thread kits at once. The cost of each canvas is $73.00.  The thread kit prices vary from $35.00 to $50.00 depending on which canvases you choose.  You will receive complementary stitch guides for all 3 canvases.
  • Package C includes a 20% discount off of one canvas in addition to 20% off of the finishing of one canvas.

• Package D: Your choice of any canvas at $73.  The thread kit prices vary from $35.00 to $50.00 depending on which canvases you choose. If you purchase the thread kits for each canvas there is no charge for stitch guide.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the above packages or would like additional please contact the shop by sending an e-mail to stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com or by calling (201) 612-7770.

Revised February 25, 2020

Sorry I missed posting last Monday so I’ll do a double bubble this week.  Two weeks ago, I posted about the Triple Rice stitch.  I really liked that stitched and was pleased how it turned out.  While I was looking through my books for some more interesting stitches to share, I found there are many variations of the Rice Stitch.  While I have not tried all of these Rice stitches, I do see there are plenty of ways to play around with different threads to get different effects.   Using an over-dyed thread for the Rice over 2 or the Rice over 4 would give you a great look for a paved area.  Give one of them a try on y  our next project!

Lots of goodies to share with you today.

Stitched by Allie

Stitched by Ann

Stitched by Ann

Stitched by Ginna

Stitched by Helen

Stitched by Lili

Stitched by Liz

Stitched by Sally

Our popular Beginner’s Class is perfect for the novice stitcher or the stitcher who has not gone beyond the basic stitch.   This class will introduce you to 10 new stitches allowing you to create a simple sampler featuring an initial of your choice.  You will learn how to read a stitch guide as well as needlepoint stitch diagrams.

Participants will receive a line-drawn canvas for the sampler with your initial, threads and stretcher bars.  The design area is 6″ by 6″ and is drawn on #13 mesh canvas.

The cost of supplies and class is $175.

The classes will be held on Saturday, March 21^st, March 28^th and April 4^th (TBA – the April 4^th date may change to April 11) from 10:30 to 12:30pm.

Please arrive 10:00 am for the first class so that you will have time to pick out your threads.

Upon completion of the class you will be entitled to receive 10% off the purchase of an       in-stock canvas and threads.

To reserve your spot please call the store at (201) 612-7770 or e-mail us at stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Please let us know what initial you would like in the center by March 6^th.

Unfortunately Stephanie needs to cancel the Sunday Stitching scheduled for this Sunday due to an illness in her family.

The next Sunday Stitching will be on March 22.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Looking for the perfect engagement ornament?

We just got several of these great canvases back in stock!

Give the shop a call and it can be yours!

We found these threads in the shop – are they yours?

Please join us for some casual stitching time with your friends on the following Sunday, February 23^rd from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

The cost is $25 per session.

Everyone is responsible for their own lunch.

This is a great opportunity for you to work on some the pieces that you are trying to finish or you can browse around the shop for something new.

We need a minimum of 6 to stitchers in order to run Sunday Stitching.

Please contact the shop to sign up either by calling (201) 612-7770  or by sending an email to stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Please remember to like us on Facebook and/or follow us on Instagram at ridgewood_needlepoint.  Check our blog at ridgewoodneedlepoint.com for “New Stitch Monday” and “Friday Finishing” in addition to other daily blog posts.

We want to make sure you, our customers, get your finishing back in time for birthdays, holidays & other celebrations.

As a general rule you need to figure on getting your finished stitching to us 12 – 14 weeks ahead of the date you need it by.

These are the deadlines from our finishers:

July 4th – April 3

June Graduations – March 20

Halloween – June 19

Thanksgiving & Hanukkah – June 24

Christmas – July 16

We cannot guarantee you will get your finished item back in time if you drop it off after these dates.

We have Mary’s Whimsical Stitches in stock.  Stop by and pick up your copy.

Julia Snyder’s books are back in stock.

If you are planning on taking her class in September 2020 pick up your copy and Julia with autograph it for you.

For information regarding Julia Snyder’s Embellishment class click the link below

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/classes/

We just got in some of Associated Talents Halloween Spider canvases and now we have all the parts that we can send to the finisher.

Our Kate Dickerson Heart Club is off & running!

We wanted to share the pictures of the finished hearts with you.

For information regarding the Heart Club click the link below

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/clubs/

Some finishing ideas: