Hi Friends,

Hope this finds everyone safe and healthy. Thanks for wearing masks when you come for pick up so we all remain safe. We are so lucky to have relaxing hobbies to calm us during these stressful times.

We'd like to update you on the current finishing situation.  Our finisher, Alina, has a momentous task ahead of her this year.  She is working very hard to make sure that we can accommodate as many customers as possible, but it has been extraordinary year in many ways, and we have much more finishing to complete than is usual at this time of year. We will continue to accept finishing projects, but we can no longer guarantee that anything turned in will be finished by Christmas. The projects turned in will most likely have to wait until January for finishing, thanks for your patience with the finishing situation.

On another topic, please remember to think of us when you need a canvas.  We can order canvases from any designer in the country, and your purchases allow us to continue to remain open. I understand the allure of ordering online in the middle of the night but if you check with us first...we may be less expensive and might even have the canvas in stock. These are challenging times for small businesses and we should try to shop local.

Justin has been working diligently on a shopping cart for the shop. This seems to be the way commerce is heading. It's a very slow process but items are added daily. If you have any questions - we will gladly answer via e-mail or phone.

Thanks and stay safe! Patience will get us thru this mess.

Susan, Justin, Sandy and Greg
 

Another yarn company we love is Urth Yarns. For every skein they sell they help plant a tree, but that's not the only reason we love them. We love their yarns. One of our favorites to knit with is the oh-so-soft, short striping colors of DK weight cotton called Uneek cotton.

Recently Urth yarns started a new drop shipping program to ship direct to you the customer. You can browse their website, here are some pretty kits to spark your imagination, then come back to us and let us know what you'd like to order and the company will ship right to you. Let us know if you have any questions via calling at (904) 731-4082 or emailing us here.

From now till August 28th we are happy to host the wonderful trunkshow from Associated Talents Needlepoint! There are over 450 canvases of all different styles, shapes and sizes included. There are lots of Chirstmas ornaments, Easter designs, baby sleeping signs, Halloween decor, pillows, stocking cuffs, stockings, mini stockings and more.

We have completely gone online for this trunkshow, you can view and purchase from anywhere in the United States! Check it out here!

Berroco yarns well known as a purveyor of high quality knitting and crochet yarn at a great price has a fabulous new program in which we're participating. You order your yarn and/or pattern through us and they will ship any order of their yarn and patterns directly to you the customer. You can order 1 skein for a shawlette, 2 or 3 balls for a baby sweater, 7 balls for a ladies sweater, 12 skeins for a mans sweater, or 30 skeins for a king size afghan and any and every size order in between. And since your shopping basically the entire companies catalog that means that every single color of every single yarn they carry is available to you (58 yarns and hundreds upon hundreds of different colors)! To place an order please contact us and we'll help you get started.

They have a selection of some nice kit ideas to get you started here at their website.

Or you could browse through thousands of patterns available here at Berroco's website.
Or you can use any pattern you already have of course!

Just call us at (904) 731-4082 or email us at stitchknitjax@aol.com today for assistance.

e're excitedly awaiting the Assocaited Talents trunk show coming up from Saturday August 8th to Saturday August 29th! We will have a large assortment of hundreds of different canvases, and we'll take pictures of all of them. So check back in this space to see everything thats a part of the trunk show. Associated Talents canvases will also be discounted during the trunkshow. And if you have any special requests I can check and see if it can be added to the trunkshow! Check out some of the different designs here at their website.

This is the second batch of photos from the trunkshow of Kathy Schenkel canvases. We have these in the store for a limited time through June 25th! Check out the beautiful models, mini stockings, popsicles and dreamsicles, domed figures, travel rounds, baby sleeping, tooth fairy pillows, oval ornament, small pilllows and purses below.

This month we have a large variety of Kathy Schenkel ornaments in the shop. They come on 18 count canvas and are very adorable when made up. There are several varieties to choose from; stars which make great ornaments, inspirations which are great as ornaments or as a sweet decorative wall hanger, treat bags which are dimensional and open on top and great to fill with a little special treat for someone special, and mini stockings with figures which have a little sweet sewn soft figure which matches the theme of each mini stocking included (for example a flamingo figure with a flamingo themed mini stocking or an angel figure with a nativity themed mini stocking, etc).

Kathy Schenkel's designs are always sweet when stitched up, and are great for beginners too since the patterns are not too complex. Check out the gallery of photos below. This trunkshow will be here only until June 25th. Let us know if you would like to have one shipped to you or would like to do a curbside pickup order today! Click here to email us or call us at (904) 731- 4082.

We are happy to have a collection of beautiful Tallis Bags currently in the shop from Julias Needlepoint. They are part of the trunk show we have this month. Please contact us for more details.

During this month we have a large variety of floral needlepoint canvases ready to ship or pickup in store.