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Holiday Traditions
Christmas has been so pleasantly busy at TCS! We kicked off with an exciting Small Business Saturday, followed by a stitch night and two keyfob classes this week - no rest for the wicked, as they say! Clare (Oz Needle & Thread) taught both Keyfob classes this week - they were so popular that we have scheduled another in January, in addition to a beading class!. On Wednesday, we have our final stitch night of the year and our planning to cap it off with a drink at Marquee Lounge - come one, come all. In between all that, and a new...
Tea with TCS: Penny Linn Designs
 Kath and I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually, of course) with two of our favorite ladies: the multi-hyphenate Krista Robertson (of the hugely popular blog Covering the Bases and the needlepoint line and website, Penny Linn Designs) and Amanda Caldwell (designer behind AC Needlepoint and a member of the Penny Linn Collective)!  Krista and Amanda’s friendship goes back to their college days at the University of Kentucky, where Amanda worked at The Eye of the Needle in her spare time! Fast forward nearly 10 years and now the two work together under the Penny Linn line....
Happy Holidays!
Our first Christmas at Third Coast Stitches! We are so excited to enjoy December in the city before rushing home to see our families on the East (Mack) and West (Kath) Coasts. Chicago at Christmas is wonderful, from Ice Skating at Millennium Park, Christmas Shopping on Michigan Ave, and countless cozy Christmas parties. Add in needlepoint and you have a winning Holiday combination. Â Â With all the drama around international shipping delays and import shortages, we encourage you to keep your shopping local this year! Whether gifting a finished needlepoint project, or a kitted canvas, needlepoint gifts are so...
Tea with TCS: Virginia Stitches
 Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with the lovely Ginger Hunt. Ginger and I met through Junior League a few years ago, and more recently we have become good friends through needlepoint. As most of you know by now, Mack is the needlepoint legacy at TCS and I am only about two years into the hobby. It was great to hear about how Ginger got her start stitching in college, and her thoughts on the needlepoint "renaissance" that the pandemic spurred. Ginger's first project was a hobby belt for her brother, Rob. She had it painted...