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Keep Well, Keep Healthy, Keep Stitching

The covid-19 pandemic has brought its share of challenges to all of us. It required us to slow down, stay in and follow CDC warnings and guidelines. It also presented an opportunity for us to assume new hobbies and resume old ones. While the pandemic has forced us to...

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Something of Yours

Every day I listen to Governor Cuomo address the public. Today he started off with a great story about his daughter who recently graduated from school. In honor of her graduation, her Dad told her he was going to give her money. She responded by telling him she did...

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When Life Gets Stressful….Stitch!

I always tell people that when life gets stressful….stitch! I firmly believe we all need an outlet and stitching allows us to stitch away our worries into the very crevices of our canvas while developing and nurturing our creative selves. During the covid-19 pandemic...

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Not Just For Your Walls

“I love to needlepoint, but I don’t have enough wall space for all these canvases.” This seems to be a very common theme among needlepointers. To which, I share, “you can do so much more than hang it.” The Stitchery has recently turned  beautiful completed canvases...

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With You In Mind

With You In Mind    A customer told me a story about the volunteer work that she does and the little person she came across. She had this little person in mind when she walked into my shop. You see, my faithful customer had a plan…she was going to needlepoint a...

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It’s Gotta Make You Happy

For all of us needlepoint lovers, there are three golden rules……   Be Happy….Be Happy….Be Happy….   You need to pick a canvas not for its color or size. Rather, you need to select a canvas that makes you smile. Needlepointing is a labor of love. It is the...

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Top 10 Reasons to Needlepoint

Top 10 Reasons to Needlepoint

Exercise Your Brain.  According to the Alzheimer's Association “Mental decline as you age appears to be largely due to altered connections among brain cells. But research has found that keeping the brain active seems to increase its vitality and may build its reserves...

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