April 12, May 10 and June 14 (9:30 am - 12:00 pm)  - Cross Stitch 101 For all of you that have wanted to learn to cross stitch and for those of you who know someone who wants to learn to cross stitch, here is the class you have been waiting for. This class will teach all the basics and then some. There are tricks that many of us have learned over the years and are willing to share with anyone who wants to know. Come and join in on the fun of learning and creating beautiful items for yourself and, if you want gifts for others.

Cost is $25.00 and includes fabric, floss, needle and chart.
 

 April 12, May 10 and June 14 (1:00 pm - 4 pm) -Needlepoint 101 - This is a beginning class that will give you some of the basics in the art of needlepoint. We will teach you 5 different stitches, just a bit beyond the old standard continental stitch. There are books full of stitches these days, let us just wet your taste buds with a few.

Cost is $25.00 and includes fabric, floss, needle and chart.
 

 All Day Stitchin  
Come and join us for our All Day Stitchin on May 31st.  No costs or requirements, just a fun day for stitching with others that enjoy the same addiction.

We start with breakfast at 7:30 AM at

Coco’s Restaurant
1280 W. Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92029

Please RSVP 760-737-3113.

If you join us at Lunch time we usually order from a deli or bring whatever you want.

For the diehards that are still with us at dinner time we take a consensus and either go and get take out or walk to one of the nearby restaurants.

This is a fun time to get to know other stitchers and just have a uninterrupted day to do what we love the most.

June 22 & 23 - Needlepoint Chess Board - Alex will be here teaching a chess board of stitches.  There are 64 different squares of stitches and his own design for the border.  The squares require 2 different shades and a dark, medium and light of each both colors.  You can either choose to use his stitches or we can use a stitch book and choose other stitches of your choice.  This is a very flexible piece.

Cost is material and teaching fee to Alex $50.00.

Don’t forget that Alex brings his wonderful supply of threads from Europe when he visits us.

 April 5th, May 3 (additional dates to be announced)- Flint Cottage  We have a ordered some out of print books that contain the Van Dyke Cottage.  There will be a model in the shop shortly.  This piece reminds me of an English Thatch Roofed Cottage.  There are many options to make this cottage your own.  Come by and look at the model so you can start making your choices.  There is some pre-work to be done before class starts.  I will have more information for you as soon as the books arrive. 

Cost is $25.00 for each session.  The books are $15.00 each, plus materials
 

 March 29, May 17 - (this is a 4 part class - additional dates to be decided by the class) - Crazy Dreams  - Canvas work design by Carolyn Mitchell Designs for the intermediate canvas work stitcher. Finished size is 12.88" square on 18 count French blue mono canvas  using pearl cotton size #5 and a large variety of threads. This is the project they have been waiting for. The first thing you will discover about yourself is that your collection is filled with your favorite colors making it easy to blend colors together for this project. Because this is crazy patch you do not have to use certain colors to achieve a shadow or a depth. Complete charts and stitch instructions are included.  There is a 4 minimum person for this class.  It will be a 4 month class that will require a commitment from each student to all classes.  There will also be work to be preformed between the classes in order to proceed to the next part. I am including a picture.

Cost is $120.00 for all sessions plus materials & chart.

Minimum of 4 people for the class to be held.