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It’s almost July. I can

hardly believe how

quickly time flies. It must

be all those mystery

classes that I am plan-

ning. They are sooo

much fun that I barely

notice there is only 2

weeks, 14 days or 336 hours be-

tween classes to plan, stitch and

write the next one, let alone get

the supplies here.

I’m having a great time and hope

you are too. I look back at the past

5 years. There have been so many

adventures and changes and good

friends. I’m excited to see what the

next 5 years will bring.

This is the start of a new look for

our newsletter. Each month you will

receive an email with a link to

download the new newsletter. This

means I can share more fun stuff

with you and should you choose to,

you can save the issues!

See you soon.

Ruth Schmuff, Owner

Julia Snyder is coming back to teach! We always have so much fun when

she’s here. The good news is, we still have a few spots left, so check your

calendar and join the party! We’d love to have you.

Julia has authored 6 great books of stitches and is a delight to spend the

day with. She will work with you individually to select threads and

stitches for any project you choose.

Bring any canvas (purchased at Bedecked and

Beadazzled) and Julia will help you make it

your own. Class is from 11-5 each day. We

provide lunch and desert and a guaranteed

good time.

Call the shop at 410.296.0405 to register

for one or both days.

Fee is $170 per day.

July 2012

Save the Date: September 9

Robin King will be here teaching the Lotus Squared by Zecca. This fun little

piece is painted on 13ct and filled with great stitches!

Watch the website and blog for more details but for now, put it on your

calendar, you aren’t going to want to miss this class.

CLASSES with visiting teachersjuly 14 and 15 - julia snyder -embellishment!

WWW.BEDECKEDANDBEADAZZLED.COM 1520 York Road, Lutherville, MD 21093 • 410.296.0405


how do these

mystery classes work?

I know, it’s confusing. What

exactly is a mystery class?

A mystery class is just like a

mystery in a book; it un-

folds in chapters. With each

chapter more of the mystery

(how are we going to stitch

this canvas) is revealed?

We meet pretty much every

other Sunday afternoon (unless

the classroom is booked with another

teacher) and review the twists, turns

and fun of the current lesson. Class is

from 1 to 3 pm. Can’t join us in per-

son? No problem, we will ship to you.

The instructions have full color photos

of the canvas stitched to date along

with complete instructions and dia-

grams.

I also post lots of pictures on my blog

www.NotYourGrandmother’s Needle-

point.com the Sunday evening after

class.

And so that you don’t feel left out

missing the in class shenanigans we

set up a online stitching group at

www.stitcherie.com. There is a

discussion for each class!

We had a great time in the first Garden

Party class. We tackled the backgrounds of

the 4 corners.

Circles in the background of the section

with the circles. Hearts in the back-

ground of the section with the hearts.

Flowers in the background of the section

with the flowers and squiggles in the

squiggly sections. What could be more

fun? The threads are yummy col-

ors in silk and metallics.

Yes, there is a good amount of

compensation but everyone rose

to the challenge, even my almost

beginner. She did a great job!

What will we do in the next

class? I’m stitching it now and it

is sooooo fun. Gotta love it. This

is one of those pieces that is

coming together easily so far.

Want to join

the party?

It’s not too late. Give us a calland we’ll send you everything

you need to get you caught up.Canvas, stitch guide(s), threads

etc. From then you will be inthe queue and we’ll send yourfuture lessons with everyone

else’s.

Mystery classesgarden party mod heart collage


What’s the next mystery? Broom parking!

Can’t you just imagine the fun we will have with this canvas? Classes

are September 23rd, October 7 and 21, and November 11. The cost

for the class is the cost of the canvas $180 plus $15 per lesson and

the price of the threads, beads, crystals etc for that lesson.

Canvas design area is 9.75 x 14 handpainted on 18ct mono. You will

need 15 x 18 stretcher bars.

looking for something with a slower pace?

Row of Ladies by Lee

We also offer Mystery With a Twist projects. These work just like the

regular Mystery Classes except you don’t really know when the next

lesson is coming. I fit these in between the regular mysteries. At first

I thought the lessons would be at 4-6 week intervals. They are really

about 3 months apart. We have had 3 lessons for this mystery with

#4 to ship very soon. There are no in-person lessons. Everyone is an outpatient for this class.

The cost for the class is the cost of the canvas $110 plus $15 per lesson and the price of the threads, beads, crystals etc

for that lesson.

Canvas design area is 10 x 16 handpainted on 18ct mono. You will need 14 x 20 stretcher bars.

Can I order a mystery class that is complete?

Certainly, we are happy to kit any of our past mysteries. Canvas, complete stitch guide with all the threads, beads, crys-

tals and gizmos can be packed and shipped to your home or office anytime you want. Just say the word.

why this works

Generally the rules of needlepoint

tell us not to put crazy big stitches

in the background. Big stitches

come forward, little stitches go

back.

Yes, that is totally true. The Flower

Background Stitch works in Gar-

den Party Heart Mod Collage be-

cause we aren’t really trying to

make anything look realistic. It

isn’t water that needs to be under

and behind a sailboat it’s just pat-

tern. I think of this entire design

as snippets of fabric put together.

Another of the rules of needle-

point tells us that we shouldn’t

compensate a stitch to death. I

think I only stitched 2 entire flow-

ers stitched in this square, all the

rest are partials. Again it works

because it is supposed to just be a

pattern, nothing real.

A similar stitch and concept was

used on Maggie’s Poinsettia Lady,

only this time it was RANDOM!


Flower Background - This is just one of many flower background patterns.

Brenda Hart has numerous ones in her books. I love them all and have used

them. This one is an adapation of a background that Sheena of Sheena’s

Sweet Stitches developed. I put my own spin on it for the background of the

flower square on Garden Party Heart Mod Collage.

Working on 18ct and using 2 ply of silk blended with 2 ply of Accentuate the

flowers are stitched first. The use of a laying tool is a must! Next the

Smyrna’s fill the center of each flower worked in 2 ply silk only. Finally the

dots are French Knots worked with 4 ply Accentuate. Each French Knot is

wrapped TWICE around a size 24 Tapestry Needle and goes up and down in

the same hole. This allows them to sit on the canvas like little jewels - Thank

you Orna Willis for that trick!

Stitch of the month

12

34

56

7

9

Flower Background

I love getting packages in the mail. It’s

like Christmas except I know I will love

it because I picked it out myself.

Our two newest clubs are the Golden

Crackers by Melissa Shirley starting in

August and the Fabulous Firs by Nee-

dle Deeva starting in October.

The Golden Crackers from

Melissa Shirley Designs are small canvases

in elegant shades of white and gold and finish into crackers perfect for deco-

rating your tree or a dish on the holiday table. With this club you will re-

ceive one canvas and stitch guide each month for 8 months. On the 9th

month you will receive an extra canvas and guide absolutely free! The Can-

vases with stitch guides are $65.00 each. Club starts August 2012.

You know how much you loved

the Needle Deeva creeps, well

here's the latest collection from

talented Team Deeva. Designed

by the Deeva herself and stitch

guided by Vicky deAngelis the

Fabulous Firs are sure to be

fun to stitch. Nine fab firs sent

one per month starting Octo-

ber 2012. On the 8th month

you will receive two trees; the

ninth tree is absolutely FREE!

Canvas and stitch guide ranges

from $91 - $125 per month depending upon the inclusion

of crystals.

Other clubs to consider

Shown at right are the Creeps by Needle Deeva, Kelly Clark’s Tremen-

dous Trees and Hoot! Hoot! by EyeCandy Needleart. Call the shop at

410.296.0405 or visit www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/clubs.php

to see all the clubs and to sign up!


Club rules

1. You can sign up for a club at

anytime. Your first shipment will

go out on the 10th of the month

following your sign up.

2. We will take a deposit equal to

the cost of the canvas/guide in

your first shipment. This deposit

will be applied to your final ship-

ment of the club.

3. There is a complete

thread/bead/crystal/embellishment

kit available for the club at an ad-

ditional charge. It includes all

threads/beads etc to stitch the

entire series. It is sent with the

first club shipment if desired. A

50% deposit will be taken at sign

up for those desiring the thread

kit.

4. Now, for the cool part. There

are freebies - gifts for joining the

club! Each club has it's own gifts.

Monthly Clubs!


Here’s a few of our newest favorite things

www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com

Here’s where you can check out all the latest in the shop, in my wholesale line

available at shops nationwide and simply in my mind. Yes, it’s a scary place some-

times. Way too many ideas are floating around up there.

Are you looking for a community of stitchers where you can post and ask ques-

tions about needlework related things? Why not visit us on www.Stitcherie.com;

it’s a fun and supportive group! We have dedicated chat groups over there for the

mystery classes - great for encouragement and keeping up. The cyberclasses will

soon be hosted there too.

Finishing deadlines

It’s that time of year. Anything you

want finished and returned in

time for Halloween must be in

our hands by September 13.

Anything you want finished for

Christmas must be in our hands

by September 27.

Happy Stitching!

what’s new?

Biodiversity in the Burbsby Charley Harper

$440.00

Flirty Girl Collage in Aqua andLime by Ruth Schmuff

canvas $152.00with threads $303.00

Pirate Mermaid byEyeCandy $101.00

stitchguide inprogress!

Needlepoint Fairy byRuth Schmuff $246.00

stitchguide inprogress!

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