Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread tips us off to a fantastic little resource for stitchers: The Needle Index published by the Valley Quail chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America in California. See her post to find out why it’s so great.
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The Needle Index , Yes Yes but where in the UK can you buy it
Hi, Paricia! This book is published privately as a fund-raising tool by the EGA chapter, so it is not available commercially. If you’d like to have a copy, the product listing is on the national EGA site: http://www.egausa.org/html/shop_fundraising.html. The listing gives an email address, where you can contact the chapter and find out costs for shipping to the UK. Hope this helps.
Denise