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Chicago Needlepoint Millennial Oriented Canvas Shown at Needlepoint Store Third Coast Stitches. Lycette Designs.

Choosing a Beginner Canvas

So your new to needlepoint! Where to start?

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Shop Work Week

This past week M & I's parents flew out to spend the week setting up our shop! It was so lovely to have our parents meet, and a relief to make some progress on the store! We officially have our DMC up and organized! My little sister has the most detailed organization skills and was a life saver with our thread wall! I can't stop staring at the wall, is it just me or are thread walls SO satisfying? My Dad spent the week building us custom kiting counters. They are about chest height and on wheels, which will give...

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Meet Mack!

Hi there! Thanks so much for visiting our shop’s website. We know there are a lot of options in the Needlepoint world so if you’ve end up here, on this post - thank you!  As Kathryn introduced herself, I figure it only makes sense if I write a bit about myself as well. For the basics, my name is Mackenzie and I often go by Mack to family or friends. I grew up near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, went to college in Maine, and then spent a few years in Boston after I graduated. I’ve now lived in Chicago for 2...

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Local Needlepoint Store owner, Chicago Resident. KC Needlepoint. Chicago Needlpoint. Lycette Designs.

Meet Kath!

Last year, as the world was shutting down over St. Patrick's Day weekend, my roommate, Lindsay, and I hunkered down. We stocked up on wine, ice cream and La Croix -- you know, the essentials! Like everyone else, we wondered what the next few weeks would look like. I specifically remember asking, "Will this ruin my birthday plans (on April 17th)?" and Lindsay assuring me, "Oh, no way. Not a chance. Everything will definitely be back to normal by then."  Oh, how naive we were! But despite the terrible and difficult things that came with the past year, some wonderful...

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