Oh, I’ve been an actual Cotton-Headed Ninny Muggin these days! It appears I’ve not been as clear as I may very well be about our Needle ‘n Thread stitch-alongs, so if you’re floundering with confusion about Harvest Hues and Sitch-Alongs normally, please learn this text from tip to toe!
I’ve obtained many questions these days in regards to the stitch-along, particularly the place people can discover all of the directions. I’ve tried to clarify how the stitch-along will work (please learn this text), and I’ve subsequently linked to that article so that folks can discover it and re-read it in case in case of uncertainty.
However questions nonetheless linger. So I’ll clarify once more, beneath, what to anticipate from the stitch-along and the way it works, and hopefully, it’s going to all be just a little clearer.
I can even clarify what a venture index is for, and the way it works. And hopefully, that can clear up any remaining confusion!
What’s a Sew-Alongside?
A stitch-along is a venture that develops in levels, permitting followers to “sew alongside” with the venture because it develops.
The directions usually are not accessible multi function place, at one time.
As a substitute, they’re offered over time. It’s sort of like enrolling in a category that meets a couple of times per week and that lasts a number of weeks. You don’t obtain all the category materials and knowledge on the primary day. The fabric unfolds over time.
This helps you expertise the entire improvement of the venture, from begin to end, at an affordable tempo, in a method that lets you work at your individual tempo on the components of the venture which have already been offered.
Simply to be clear, stitch-alongs usually are not a “Needle ‘n Thread novelty.” They occur in lots of arts and crafts fields and go by completely different names. Within the needlework trade, stitch-alongs may be an embroidery stitch-along or a cross sew stitch-along, however they may very well be quilting stitch-alongs, knitting stitch-alongs, crocheting stitch-alongs, and so forth.
Right here on Needle ‘n Thread, they’re embroidery stitch-alongs. They usually develop over a time period.
Organizing the Sew-Alongside for Simple Entry
To maintain the stitch-along organized so as to simply discover it, I add the installments (or “classes”) to a venture index (which is listed beneath).
On the venture index, you can see all the teachings listed in chronological order (that’s, order of time) from the primary lesson on the prime of the listing, to the final lesson on the backside of the listing.
When a lesson is printed right here on the web site, a hyperlink is to that article on the index listing.
In case you “bookmark” the venture index, you’ll be able to all the time come again to it to simply discover the hyperlinks to every lesson.
You will discover the Mission Index for the stitch-along listed underneath “Suggestions and Strategies” in the principle menu of Needle ‘n Thread.
In case you click on “Suggestions and Strategies” in that earlier sentence, you’ll uncover that it’s a hyperlink that takes you on to the “Suggestions and Strategies” web page.
On the prime of the “Suggestions and Strategies” web page, you will notice a class known as “Hand Embroidery Classes & Step-by-Step Initiatives.” In that listing, you will notice the venture indexes for a lot of embroidery tasks which have developed right here on Needle ‘n Thread over time, together with all the latest Sew Snippet stitch-alongs.
The newest tasks are on the prime of that listing. The Harvest Hues Mission Index is true on the prime of the listing.
Mission Index for Harvest Hues
Beneath, you can see every installment of Harvest Hues listed in chronological order, from the primary lesson to the final lesson. Because the venture develops and every lesson is printed on the web site, I’ll add a hyperlink to every lesson on this listing.
- Harvest Hues, Half 1: Design, Supplies, and Set-Up
- Harvest Hues, Half 2 (not but printed)
- Harvest Hues, Half 3 (not but printed)
- Harvest Hues, Half 4 (not but printed)
- Harvest Hues, Half 5 (not but printed)
- Harvest Hues, Half 6 (not but printed)
What to Count on Subsequent
The subsequent lesson for Harvest Hues will likely be printed on the finish of this week.
As soon as it’s printed, you will notice it on the entrance web page of the web site, simply as you’ll on any weblog. (On a weblog, essentially the most present articles are seen on the prime of the web page.) In case you are subscribed to my (free) e mail e-newsletter (which you are able to do right here), the article will arrive in your inbox.
The Why and Wherefore of Patreon Membership
Needle ‘n Thread has a membership group hosted on a platform known as Patreon. A lot of you will have requested in regards to the membership group – why do I’ve it, what’s the profit, and so forth.
I’ll do my finest to reply these questions beneath. You don’t want to be a member on Patreon to benefit from the stitch-alongs. Sure, there are benefits to being a member, nevertheless it isn’t important.
Membership Advantages for You
In case you are a member of the Needle ‘n Thread group on Patreon (which requires a subscription for as little as $1 / month), you should have entry to every lesson within the stitch-along in a downloadable and printable PDF format. There may be usually just a little additional data accessible within the PDFs, as a result of I can’t match as a lot data in a single weblog submit as I can in a PDF.
Members even have entry to additional content material. For instance, on this venture, they’ve three leaf designs as a substitute of 1 primary leaf design.
Members on the “devoted” ($3+/mo) and “avid” ($5+/mo) membership ranges could have entry to at least one video on some facet or points of the venture that I video for them.
Members on the “avid” stitcher stage even have entry to the chat function on Patreon, the place they’ll chat with me (I examine the chat about as soon as a day) or with different members, to debate the tasks and different needlework associated subjects.
Patreon Advantages You and Me
I exploit the membership choice on Patreon to generate additional earnings for Needle ‘n Thread. This additional earnings has benefitted Needle ‘n Thread in a pair key methods.
For instance, due to Patreon, there are not any community advertisements on Needle ‘n Thread. In case you’ve ever visited a recipe web site or a information web site or virtually another sort of web site on-line nowadays, you’ve been hammered with community advertisements. These are the advertisements that soar in entrance of your face or present up between completely different sections or cowl up completely different sections of articles while you’re making an attempt to learn them. Due to Patreon, I can keep away from community promoting for earnings. That is an apparent profit for the Needle ‘n Thread viewer.
However behind the scenes and much more importantly, due to Patreon, I’ve been in a position to rent a minimum of one full time worker and pay her an honest dwelling wage. Neither Anna nor I make large quantities of earnings, however we’re each in a position to make an affordable dwelling wage serving the needlework world whereas dwelling responsibly.
With out Anna, Needle ‘n Thread wouldn’t be capable of supply needlework items, ideas, data, and so forth on the stage it does, as a result of it will be unattainable to maintain up with a constant weblog and a enterprise this measurement on my own.
In order that’s the why and wherefore behind the Needle ‘n Thread membership group on Patreon.
Apologies!
Generally, I have a tendency to write down my content material as for those who all have been with me for years. And plenty of of you will have! I suppose I’ve grown accustomed to our straightforward on-line companionship!
I apologize to newcomers, for whom any such on-line strategy is unfamiliar, if I’ve not been as clear as I needs to be! I hope that I’ve answered your questions and supplied extra readability for you in regards to the Sew Snippet stitch-alongs on Needle ‘n Thread.
After all, when you have additional questions, please attain out to me. I’ll do my finest to reply your questions!
Tomorrow, we’ll have just a little Thread Speak – I’ll present you some take a look at stitching I’m doing with some threads I’m violently in love with.
After which we’ll get again to Harvest Hues on Friday. By that point, most of you should have your supplies kits in hand and could have had time to arrange your venture!
In case you’re nonetheless on the lookout for a supplies equipment, by the best way, you’ll be able to nonetheless discover a number of accessible right here!
