Stitching to decorate objects

Stitching Cards customer Ellen Teschler has sent us some pictures showing ways she has used our designs, other than as cards. If you have used our patterns in interesting ways we would love to see some of your pictures.

Wedding Anniversary names

Lists of appropriate wedding anniversary gifts vary by country and the traditional list below is for the United Kingdom. Wedding AnniversaryTraditional (UK)Modern1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 20th 25th 30th 35th 40th 45th 50th 55th 60th 65th 70thPaper Cotton Leather Linen Wood Iron Copper Bronze Pottery … Keep reading

Major holidays/celebrations in the card maker’s calendar

In these culturally diverse times it is useful to know the dates that various peoples celebrate their official holidays and exchange greetings cards.    Valentine’s Day – Saturday, 14 February St. David’s Day – Sunday, 1 March 2009 St. Patrick’s Day – Tuesday, 17 March 2009 Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) in U.K.- 22 March 2009 … Keep reading