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Meet Guest Contributor stitchcraftByFwass!

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Meet Guest Contributor stitchcraftByFwass!

Meet the creator of the Octopus pattern you love! And many more patterns available in our PDF shop (so check back!). I found the octopus on Instagram and, when it made me laugh out loud, I knew I wanted to share it with you and she was game! Here's her story: Hey!  My name is Chrissy and I am the stitcher/creator behind stitchcraftByFwass!   Fwass is the resurrection of an old nickname, it's as funny to say as it is to spell.  I live in the Great White North otherwise known as Canada, on an Island in the West coast of British...

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Stores We Love: Ugly Baby and Monster in Seattle

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Stores We Love: Ugly Baby and Monster in Seattle

Rosalie and Douglas Gale are the inventors of Shower Art - clever waterproof art you can hang in your shower with a suction cup. They've been making Shower Art since 2008 and have become the very best Shower Art makers in the whole Pacific NW, probably even the world. This dynamic duo owns two retail stores in Seattle: Ugly Baby in the historic Pike Place Market and Monster in the Ballard neighborhood. Both stores sell the work of independent artists – Ugly Baby has a special focus on D.I.Y. craft kits  & enamel pins (aside from the full Ugly Baby line) and Monster features the work of...

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We're donating 5% of December Sales

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We're donating 5% of December Sales
EVERY day for the rest of the year we're donating 5% of all our sales to Feeding America. You’ll notice the percentage every time you add a product and at checkout, plus you'll give a chance to round up your purchase.

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Stores We Love: Gather Here in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Stores We Love: Gather Here in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Part sewing studio, part fabric and yarn shop, gather here, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a one-of-a-kind stitch lounge, created to cater to all fiber craft goals. We're big fans of this magical place and asked owner and founder Virginia B. Johnson to tell us more behind creating one of the best craft stores in the country. Tell us about the origins of gather here--when did you open and why?  gather here opened on February 19, 2011. In 2010 I wrote a business plan for a "stitch lounge" inspired by the places I had visited over the years. Whenever I went...

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Stores We Love: Wrong in Marfa, Texas đź’•

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Stores We Love: Wrong in Marfa, Texas đź’•

Psst - Julie here -- I've asked the fabulous Christina Loff to introduce you to some of our very favorite stores that carry our kits. I worked with Christina on two of my books while she was with Chronicle, always wanted to work with her again, and now she's struck out on her own! I wanted to mention here that Buck and Camp are very dear friends from waaaay back, some of the finest and kindest people you'll ever meet--and they put Marfa on the map. They started Wrong by carrying the art of friends and they've been so loyal...

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