INDEPENDENT NEEDLEWORK NEWS

The French Needle is also offering free shipping through the end of May — for all orders totaling $100 or more.

Wasatch Needlecraft is offering free shipping on any order containing at least one clearance item through the end of May!

Also, through May 27th, they will be offering 25% off all non-clearance items in their Memorial Day sale!

They have recently added some new designers to their stock, so be sure to take a good look around the site!

Stitches ‘N Things in Fenton, Michigan has long been on of my favorite shops, both to visit in person on the rare occasion I can travel that far, and as an online shop who has never shown me anything but stellar quality customer service.

Well, this year, they are celebrating their Sweet 16, and that means all kinds of discounts and fun for us!

To begin with, if you remember to enter the coupon code “FIESTA,” you’ll get 16% off your entire order (the only exceptions are DMC floss, items already on sale, framing, and class fees). You’ll even get 16% off of anything you order through Stitches ‘N Things’ Merchant Mall Catalog — which is a direct link to everything available at Hoffman Distributing! (The only exception there is that the discount won’t be applied to items that only come packaged in threes … although if you actually want to buy all three, that could be different. )

Next, for every order of $50 or more (AFTER your FIESTA discount is taken, I assume), your shipping will cost you just $.01 !!! (The only exceptions here will be on lamps and wood products such as floor stands and scroll rod kits.)

Throughout May, when you place an order, your name will be entered into a weekly drawing for a chance to win some great prizes from Stitches ‘N Things. Each Friday after the drawing, the bowl will be emptied and things will start fresh — so you just might want to order again every week!

And as if all that weren’t enough, for THROUGH MIDNIGHT TODAY ONLY (sorry, I only found out late last night myself), in honor of Victoria Day, all things made by Victoria Sampler (charts, kits, fiber packs, etc.) will be an additional 6% off on top of the 16% — for a total of 22% off on Victoria Sampler items! Stitches ‘N Things will even order anything they don’t already have on their website, and they’ll do that for you at the 22% discount, too. Just write down what you want them to get in the comments section of your order.

So, head on over to Stitches ‘N Things and see what you have to have!

Bernadette Huysing, who owns The Needlework Boutique in Melbourne, Australia asked me to post the following, and I am happy to do so:

Each May, The Cancer Council of Australia runs its “Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea” as a fundraiser for it’s various programs, including Cancer Research. Businesses and the public alike are encouraged to hold events to raise money. As The Needlework Boutique is an online store, I have often wondered how I can support such worthy causes. The other night, a solution came to me. On Sunday, 18th May 2008, The Needlework Boutique is hosting a sale with a difference. Instead of having a % off all products, 10% from all sales completed between 12:01am and 11:59pm (Australian Eastern Time) will be donated to The Cancer Council via the Biggest Morning Tea.

In Memory of Felix.
2005 – 2008

Learn more information about The Biggest Morning Tea.

Read more about Bernadette’s decision to do this — and find out who Felix is — on her blog.

This is Bernadette Huysing’s Biggest Morning Tea registration page where you can keep an eye on her goal to raise $1,000 for the Cancer Council of Australia — or you can donate directly from here if you don’t need any stash right now (but that won’t be any of us stitchers, right? ).

Now, check the World Clock to verify it’s still Sunday, May 18th, in Melbourne … and then please go pick out some stash … You just might be the person whose dollar cures cancer!

Okay … you’ll have to excuse me, but I have some shopping to do!