Winter 2008 Newsletter

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WINTER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Winter in Northern Utah is beautiful! The snow has covered the mountains as well as the valley floor. The Blacksmith Fork river going through our property is full and there's a promise of enough water for the summer season. It's a great contrast to the nearly two years that Mike and I spent in the South Pacific as medical missionaries. During that time we lived in Auckland, New Zealand, and visited 34 islands in the Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Guam/Micronesia groups.

During our stay in the Pacific I continued designing. As we visited each island group I studied the current island crafts. as well as the weaving, textiles and fibers found in museums. A study of the museum pieces that date prior to European influence used many of the techniques - and stitches - found in early European samplers! How and when were these techniques shared, or were they discovered independently? It was then that I decided to create a design using universal needlework techniques to illustrate Pacific island motifs. Rava 'ai Ta'ata, the design shown on the opening page of the website, is the result. For more information about this design, go to Just CrossStitch magazine.

RETIRED DESIGNS

Excepting L21 The Ten Commandments, L35 Doxology , and L31 The Lord's Prayer, designs numbered 1 through 58 will be retired on July 1, 2008. Other designs will be retired in December. Our inventory of favorites, including award winning designs, is low. Order yours soon.

SPRING DESIGNS.

A new Christmas Design is ready for publication. Watch for it in the Spring.

Happy Stitching!