Hi there

Thanks so much for popping in! Oh boy! Have we got something fab lined up for you tomorrow on Create and Craft! Brand new product launch….

It is exactly what it says in the name. Embroidery Patterns printed onto card, ready to be coloured and stitched. Beautiful, and straight forward. Instructions inside, enlarged, clear and easy to follow. Each kit contains enough printed toppers, cards and envelopes to complete 4 pieces. And there are four designs being launched tomorrow.

When I was reading through all your #madeinmay messages and posts following yesterday’s blog, I had to chuckle. I KNEW it! I KNEW half of you were embroiderers and into sewing! That’s why our Felt By Clarity went through the roof in March! And that will be why our fabulous new Paper Stitch Kits will be popular tomorrow. Especially when you see the kits, when you see the finished samples – and you see what you get for the price! A real BINGO!!

We’ve also compiled a Starter Kit for you in one of our super SLOW DOWN book boxes. In fact, this is the super saver One Day Special. Comes complete with deep foam, a FINE-needle perforating tool, the exact needles and thread which work best, ONE of the Kits designed by Tina, and we’ve even gone to the trouble of getting fab little stickers for the back of the card. So you can work with shorter thread, and simply secure it at the back with a fine, small, round sticky tab, before you carry on with the next length. So much better than fighting long thread and knots!

My Mum always used to say to me in German, when I was learning to sew and do embroidery, “Langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen”. Which translated, means “long thread, lazy girl!”. And my needlework teacher at school always drummed it into us, that the back should look as neat as the front – even if you never saw it – YOU KNEW. You just never forget, do you…So I personally think that the little, repositionable, transparent sticky tabs for securing the thread are a real winner! Same material as our Groovi tabs, but much smaller.

Many of our Groovi friends may be familiar with embroidering on parchment, with the help of different sets of Groovi plates designed by Tina. These are Groovi plates in their own right, but can also be combined with embroidery. Here’s a superb example of an A5sq. Groovi Parchment plate design.

We started our Groovi Embroidery journey with this Everyday Collection of 4 A5sq Groovi Plates:

Followed by a set of 4 Christmas Embroidery A5sq Groovi Plates

Then came the A5 square Teardrop and Petal Duo

Then finally, the Floral Parchlets Collection of 4 A6sq Groovi Plates.

All of the above are available HERE.

Combining spirelli embroidery with parchment proved very popular indeed. But many of you who don’t parch would also love this technique for sure. And those of you who DO parch might really enjoy working on card with ink for a change. The Paper Stitch by Clarity range is a perfect meeting place for ALL papercrafters.

But back to the TV show tomorrow. We have taken Tina’s four parchlet designs and turned them into printed patterns, same size, on white card. Top quality, black on white, printed toppers. More designs to follow, of course, but these are perfect for a concept launch.

Of course, once you’ve got the Starter Kit, the needles and thread and the initial Design pack, then you just need the other Design packs..

Each pack contains:
4 x Pre Printed Designs on 300gsm card
2 x 5×5 White Card Blanks
2 x 5×5 Black Card Blanks
4 x 5×5 envelopes
2 x A6 Sticky Tabs
Full instructions

We also have a selection of metallic threads available

Available HERE

Paul will work on 2 demos each hour. These have kindly been prepared by Glynis & Josie, and he has lots of hints and tips to share with you. He’s even got a few tricks up his sleeve with that Stitch ruler of ours…

Let’s look at a few samples from the Design team; there are so many! I’ll just show you a few of each…

When is this all happening? Wednesday 6pm & 9pm and Thursday 10am & 2pm
Where? Create & Craft TV

So. Card meets Thread with Clarity! Enjoy! What have you made today? #madeinmay? It’s been a Screen/business day for me today. But that’s about to change! I’m going to make some pots – thumbs permitting!

Love always,

Barb x x x