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Original Designs by Paulette Stewart

  • Needlework Shops,  Retreats,  Stitching,  Summer,  Travel

    The Silver Needle Tour – Part 2

    July 31, 2017

    My goodness, where have I been?? I'm so sorry to leave you hanging like that! If you haven't given up on me just yet, let's continue our tour! If you are ever able to visit The Silver Needle. you'll be greeted by a very sweet staff and hopefully the Head Proprietress Herself, Lindy… The shop is huge! It's full of…

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    Paulette Stewart 7 Comments
  • Needlework Shops,  Retreats,  Stitching,  Summer

    The Silver Needle Tour – Part 1

    July 20, 2017

    Last week I was in Tulsa, teaching with my sweet friend Linda from Chessie and Me at the Silver Needle Summer Stitching Event, and what a fabulous time we had! Lindy and her team did a wonderful job, and I was really overwhelmed with how welcoming every single person was. What a huge group of attendees! And we all had…

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    Paulette Stewart 19 Comments
  • Autumn,  Friends,  Needlework Shops,  Retreats,  Stitching,  Travel

    Shepherd’s Bush! (Part 2)

    October 19, 2016

    ETA: This post was written this morning, as my greeting suggests, but my computer was being ornery with me, so it didn't get uploaded. Sorry about that! Good morning! Let me go pour another cup of coffee and I'll be right back… Okay, I'm back! (I really did go pour another cup of coffee.) Yesterday we left off in the…

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    Paulette Stewart 5 Comments
  • Autumn,  Needlework Shops,  Retreats,  Stitching,  Travel

    Shepherd’s Bush!

    October 18, 2016

    I'm home from what was the most wonderful time in Ogden and Park City, Utah! As many of you know, the lovely sisters of Shepherd's Bush fame hosted their every-other-year retreat, and it was nothing short of perfect. Everything from the cozy warmth of the blacksmith-turned-cross stitch shop to the breathtaking view of the autumn-covered mountains made this gathering one…

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    Paulette Stewart 14 Comments
  • A Colonial Gathering Club,  Needlework Shops,  New Designs,  Stitching

    Pennsylvania Fraktur

    March 29, 2016

    Hello again! I just wanted to share with you the newest Colonial Gathering Club piece that will soon be shipping from Dyeing to Stitch! I love fraktur art, and it was the inspiration for this piece. You'll find the Pennsylvania state motto along the bottom of the piece, as Pennsylvania Germans (also called Pennsylvania Dutch) were the ones to introduce…

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    Paulette Stewart 5 Comments
  • Friends,  Needlework Shops,  Stitching

    Reflections

    March 28, 2016

    Happy Monday Morning to you! I recently visited my local cross stitch shop, Reflections Framing and Stitching, which was re-opened a short time ago after moving locations. What a lovely shop it is! Julie and her crew have done an outstanding job of creating a bright and airy-yet-cozy stitching place for anyone in need of a handwork respite. I took…

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    Paulette Stewart 18 Comments
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