My designs are carefully charted with the stitchers’ eyeballs being my #1 priority. I use large print, good quality paper, and, for the more complex designs, I use alpha-numeric symbols in large, sharp, black Courier New font. I offer both email (.pdf) and paper versions of my charts.

Many of these pieces are charted using good ol’ fashioned paper and pencil, then transferred to Pattern Maker Pro for easy readability. Most designs are stitched to proof for mistakes, and painstakingly reviewed for stitchability. I check for uniformity, confetti, readability, and errors.

Each chart has its own web page for purchase of the chart. Any items pertaining to that design, errata, suggestions, feedback, photos, chart notes, shopping cart—and sometimes stories—will be posted. Complete stitching instructions come with each chart, as well as a stitch-per-color count and the amount of floss I estimate you’ll need to complete the project. I try to offer a good mix of original designs and licensed art—well, actually, I pretty much chart whatever catches my eye or imagination.

I also offer Build Your Own Kits. Since I like to experiment and stitch with a variety of fabrics, fibers, sparkles, and techniques, I offer for sale the exact items I used to create the models. I know that a lot of what I like can’t be found in traditional LNSs, may be hard to find in craft stores, and that not everybody has the same chain stores available to them to buy the supplies. You can add as many of the supplies to your order as you like or none at all. It’s just a value-added service I like to provide to assure you that you can get everything you need to complete the chart as printed, if you like.

Finally, I offer gift certificates in any denomination and a confidential giving service. If you have ever participated in a secret stitcher program, you’ve either had the fear that your secret pal will find out who you are or you have had the actual experience of your secret pal finding out who you are by a careless clerk or getting lost in the files of a larger business. It ruins the surprise for your pal and it ruins the thrill of being anonymous for you. Well. I love surprising people. I love helping other people surprise people. I love wrapping things and curling the ribbon and writing little notes. I love throwing unexpected lagniappes in here and there. Most of all, I love keeping your secrets! Email me and together, we’ll whip up something faboo.

I delight in and depend upon the creativity of each stitcher. I expect that many of you will (and should, if it’s your wont) alter colors, embellishments, and specialty stitches to suit your taste—and I’ll grovel for photos of your stitchery to post on our website! I hope you enjoy breathing life into a bit of fabric, thread, and pretties.