Shakespeare's Peddler - needlework on the net since 1997

Join the Club! 2009

A few words about my Join the Club! automatic shipment program:

You select which clubs you want to participate in, and you even have some flexibility within some clubs about how you receive those (see individual clubs for descriptions.) If you have questions about how the autos work, let me know.

IF YOU JOIN LATE: that's OK! Catch up by purchasing the ones you've missed with an invoice or two, and I'll get you into the auto program along with everyone else.

MONTHLY TEACUPS: We're off and running with more tea this year -- the charts come free with any order each month, but if you want to collect the teacups, you can get the fabric, fibers and/or buttons...and your 12th shipment is free! Kit prices vary, depending on what's in the kit for buttons and fibers, but they run in the $35.00 range for the whole kit each time.

Just Another Button Company's Monthly Teapots: The charts for this series are free with any purchase, can you believe it? They're so cute! You can get the fabric, buttons and/or fibers. Sign up to get the entire set, and your 12th teapot shipment is free! What-ta-deal. These are all available now, so you can start at any point in the year...and just collect them one at a time, or get them all at once. Kit prices vary, depending on what is in the kit for buttons/fibers, but generally, they're in the $35-$40 range per kit.

Just Nan's Over-the-Top/In the Tin sets for 2009 -- there will be a total of FOUR kits this year at $35.50 each. This pictures shows the first. You can join the auto to collect them all, and supplies are limited.

2009 Double Flip-It's by Lizzie Kate -- BOO CLUB!

Supplies for entire series: 32 ct. Dirty Belfast Linen; Weeks Dye Works Carrot, Guacamole, Havana, Mascara (2), Ocean, Purple Majesty, Taffeta, Whitewash (2); Sampler Threads Butternut Squash, Forest Glade and Ohio Lemon Pie and DMC 3833. I have the frames as shown. If you get the whole series from me, you will get a free Lizzie Kate Snippit (my choice). I've seen this one done on different colors, including purple! And it's really cool. Very cute all done up. Charts are $8.00 each (you get two words/embellishments per graph).

You can sign up a few different ways to collect The Thread Gatherer's Silk N Colours -- sign up to get her limited edition sets (she generally makes fewer than 80 sets...and I usually get about a third of them.) You can also collect any new Silk N Colours added to the line as they come out. Or, if you're looking to get them all, let me know...you can collect Silk n Colours a few at a time -- I'll send a few a month, you decide how many, and get you on the path to receiving them all. If you have a small collection already, e-mail me what you already have, and I'll cross those off my list, and keep track of the ones that I send you. A fun pick-me-up each month that lasts much longer than flowers or chocolates. Silk n Colours are $6.80/skein -- auto price depends on how many you get.

Samsarah's Alpha-Baubles -- soooo cute. These stitch up quick and are a lot of fun. You can get the graphs and you can add the buttons, fabric and fibers, to boot. If you get the club, you get your middle one and last one for free. Prices vary depending on button pack price and fibers used. Each kit is in the $25-$30-ish range. Frames also available.

Little House Needleworks: This is a series of SIX chart packs that come with the silk flosses. These are very sweet. You can put whatever word or name you'd like on each one. Great little projects, or stitch them all together. $16.00 each (does not include fabric.)

SamSarah's Pearls: In the mood for something smaller? The Pearls for this year are cute, and they'll stitch up so quickly. Prices vary depending on the buttons/fibers used, but the kits run in the $13.00-ish range (without fabric). I recommend you get a big piece of fabric, rather than buying a little piece each time. Frames are only $11.50 each.

Blackbird Designs Loose Feathers Series Another year is just beginning for the Loose Feathers club. It's terribly popular, and the graphs are only available to shops who join the club, and only for the period of one year (after which time, they are discontinued). But be aware: last year, the first chart to be released didn't even last a year, and they did not reprint. I guess what I'm saying is DO NOT MISS OUT, or you'll pay top dollar on ebay in the future for these graphs. I can automatically send you fibers and fabric, as well as the charts, which are $9.00 each. Fabric and fiber prices vary per pattern. You do not have to belong to the club to buy the ones you like, but don't you think you'll like them all? This year, each graph will come with a supplmental graph to stitch a little needlework accessory. Bonus!

Pine Mtn. Designs -- more autos for 2009. This one shows the new pillow club -- $19.90 gets you each month's pillow kit (not including the pillow to stuff inside.) All you have to do is stitch the design on there, stuff and GO! These make great gifts, too. Wonderful weekend projects. Get all 12, and your 12th is FREE!

Lizzie Kate's Giggle Boxers -- these have been the most popular Boxers kits so far! Each box comes with the graph, linen and buttons. You supply the threads and the giggles. There will be just four in the series.

My Stitching Album by Jeanette Douglas designs -- this is a way to show off your stitching expertise. Eight pages you make with stitches and fabric. Collect the pages -- charts come with complete instructions. Fiber/accessory packs make it easy to get each project made. This might also be really fun done as a very long band sampler. $20.00 per graph -- fiber packs are also in the $20-ish range each.

Pine Mtn. Frame Ups: these wonderful kits come with the hand-crafted frames...for $19.90. Get out of town! No, it's true! A great deal to get a project all at once. Again, super for quick gifts or weekend projects. Get them all and your 12th is free.

Waxing Moon has a series of Monthly Samplers -- you can get the graphs, or you can have me send fabric/threads, too. Your 12th in the series is free. Cute, sweet, and fun to stitch. Charts are $7.00. Supplies vary depending on what threads are called for.

Monthly Mockeries are here -- a silly take on Lizzie Kate's inspirational series...some days, you just feel like telling someone to "Get Bent." Comes as four charts (three words each). $6.00 for graps. Stitched on 32 ct. Heritage by Picture This Plus with Sampler Threads Avocado, Baby Spinach, Banker's Grey, Barn Grey, Bittersweet, Butternut Squash, Cidermill Brown, Cranberry, Fragrant Cloves, Midnight, Onyx, Picket Fence, Raspberry Parfait, Red Grape, Sarsaparilla; Weeks Dye Works Bluecoat Red, Concord. Button pack available, too. Great for your office or somewhere you need to throw in a little laugh every day.

Shakespeare's Peddler Kit of the Month Club: You can join the Kit of the Month Club ANY MONTH YOU LIKE. Your 12th month is FREE. So, for example, if you start receiving the Kit of the Month in March, the following year's February Kit of the Month will be FREE. You can always find the current Kit of the Month on my Specials Page.

Create Your Own Auto: Is there a designer you LOVE! A series you can't live without? Tell me what you'd like to get automatically; I'll send that company's charts/kits as soon as they arrive. I can also automatically send you the newest Sampler Threads (including the limited edition thread sets), Weeks Dye Works, Crescent Colors, Silk N Colors by The Thread Gatherer, and/or Gloriana Silks.

© 2007 Theresa Venette. Articles on this site may be reproduced in needlework group newsletters or other handouts with permission of author and proper attribution. Send questions, comments and suggestions to: xspeddler@yahoo.com