Stitch Your Heart Out!

Check this out - a fabulous stitching initiative that just launched. I'm very excited about this and think its a great idea - just the kind of thing we need to spread the word about the joy of cross stitch!

It's called the Stitch Your Heart Out campaign, and over the next year it looks like there will be some great stitching activities, charts from some great designers, and much more. Hoffman Distributing is making the first chart available to LNS/ONS starting today. Check it out and join the fun!

Stitch Your Heart Out and spread the joy of cross stitch, one loose thread at a time!

Cross Stitch and Celebrity

Connie pointed out an interesting little blog entry by Silverlotus at Reflections in the Pond about the need for a cross stitch celebrity. Definitely food for thought! I tend to agree - a vocal, positive ambassador for the hobby we love would be great. But who? Volunteers?

Mentoring

Mentoring someone else in the art of cross stitch is a great way to share your passion and pass the tradition on, all at the same time. If this is something you're interested in, there are several resources out there that can help.

TNNA is one of the sponsors for the Needle Arts Mentoring Program.

DMC also has a mentoring program.

Tips, ideas, strategies, and techniques are available for helping you plan to teach someone else to cross stitch.

As you can see, the sky's the limit - have fun sharing your love of cross stitch with someone else!