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1 Vaune s November Newsletter vaune@vaune.com November is here, with December just around the corner. It is hard to believe that 2010 is coming to a close! I have already started to make my list and check it twice. I don t usually like to be an early bird for Christmas, but we go to my in-laws every year for Thanksgiving and take our Christmas things along with, thus the lists! I have already started my baking list also. I do a fair amount of baking (I shared my recipe last year for Mrs. Marshall s Coffee Cake). My kitchen smells wonderful for weeks! it was lovely to see some of you at the ETACalifornia show! I was excited to see some of the clothes that were exhibited that incorporated different forms of smocking. A bit here and dash there can really add a bit of pizzazz to your garments! I am working on my basic yoke pattern that should be ready at the beginning of the year - besides the classic yoke dress with a peter pan collar, it will also include a scalloped collar and a square collar. This is my favorite style of smocked dress, so I am excited about this! A basic apron pattern and a few others will trickle out in 2011! Check inside for some new additions (black German Interfacing and Baby Dimity) as well as some favorites. It is also your chance to order the children s dress mannequin. I will do this every December. See inside for details. Happy Stitching, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas, Where I ll Be... Feb , 2011 Zia Sun Smockers Albequerque, NM March 3-6, 2011 Sewing & Stitcher Expo Puyallup, WA June 24-26, 2011 Berry Good Smockers presents Gail Doane Santa Barbara, CA July 29-31, 2010 Long Beach Quilt Show Long Beach, CA October 11-16, 2011 SAGA Convention Anaheim, CA Vaune

2 Child s Display Form Size Bust Waist Cost 6 month $85 1T $90 2T $90 3-4T $95 These are NOT listed on my website. Please send me an for the size(s) that you want. Cotton...Cotton crop failures in other parts of the world have caused cotton prices to be higher than they have been since the Civil War! While that may be wonderful for our cotton farmers, that translates to higher prices for goods made with cotton (and yes that includes fabric)! A recent article in the Los Angeles Times Business section said that so far, the price of cotton has increased +153%. Clothing manufacturers have already planned increases of up to 20% on their cotton items. Keep that in mind as you are making your list of sewing projects for next year! Special Sale! For those of you that have a Sit Upon Hoop (pictured at left), you know how wonderful it is to stitch hands free! The Sit Upon hoop consists of 2 parts: the base and a Hoop on a Stick. The Hoops on a Stick are interchangeable, so you do not have to buy a base anytime you want a different sized hoop. One of my distributors is discontinuing their 10 inch and 12 inch Hoops on a Stick, so I am passing this savings along to you. Remember, this does not include the base (base is available for $30 each) 10 Hoop on a Stick Reg $42 Sale $26 12 Hoop on a Stick Reg $48 Sale $28 ( 6 HoaS, Reg $33,sale $30 7 HoaS, Reg $36,sale $33)

3 The Library Shelf Another wonderful issue of Inspirations, #68. Country Bumpkin has moved into a new location and is making some changes, but we still carry individual issues! Wonderful ideas and beautiful embroidery! $18 each Precise and Professional by Lyn Weeks If you do not own a copy of this book, get yours now! Full of wonderful information on construction and heirloom sewing techniques, it will be a welcome addition to your library! $37.50 Fa La La La Felt A wonderful book for cute, quick crafts and perfect for new (think little) sewers. Has adorable animal cookie ornaments (remember - frosted in pink or white with little sprinkles?) and cute little cupcake ornaments. Reg. $15 Special $13.00 Give your self a Merry Christmas present - the complete set of the All About books! All About Cotton, All About Silk and All About Wool. Each book comes with fabric samples that you tape to the corresponding page that is fi lled with information about the fabric. Not only do the books give you information and history of the fabric, it also includes sewing information - what type of garments it is suited for, how it cuts and sews, how to care for it, etc. All About Cotton $60 Special - the complete set of all All About Wool $65 books, reg. $170 All About Silk $45 $145 Gift Certificates available! Perfect for you! Available in any amount!

4 Fabrics, Etc. Black German Interfacing Just in, perfect for darks! Now there are 3 colors! White - white fabrics Winter white - pastels Black - black /darks $15 / yard Special any 3 yards $40 Bitty Blue Floral 100% cotton and 60 wide - a petite blue and green fl oral. Perfect for dresses, daygowns and dolls! We will be using this in my blog smock and construction. $16/yd New!!! Baby Dimity A delicate fabric that has tiny corded stripes that run down the fabric. Has the feel of a Swiss voile. The stripes are wonderful as a design element! You can stitch over them as tiny pintucks or embroider on the fabric between them! Baby blue, light pink or white. Reg $40/yd Special $36 /yd Dimity? What is dimity, you ask? I have often come across dimity when I am reading about the late 1800 s and early 1900 s but had not come across it in any fabric stores or at any textile shows until now. Usually 100% cotton, it is woven with stripes down the length of the fabric. According to the wonderful reference book All About Cotton, dimity is a sheer, lightweight cotton fabric with lengthwise cords made by weaving groups of warp threads together. If groups are made in both directions, a check is created. Now you know! Dovo Scissors Serrated 7 inch Shears Here is a question for any of you who love your DOVO scissors!? I can not order just a few pair of the 7 inch Serrated shears. If I get enough interest, I will place an order. The regular shear is $69, so the serrated shears will be about $85. Please let me know if you are interested - If this happens, I would like to place the order before Jan1, to get 2010 pricing. Just send me an - vaune@vaune.com. DOVO 3 piece Set This beautiful set includes a 6 inch shear, a 5 inch shear, and a 3.5 inch embroidery scissor. Gold handles and a leather scissor case makes this an exquisite set for your collection! Not only is stunning, it is functional as well, with the sharp DOVO blades. Reg. $310 Christmas Special $285

5 Convention News! The 2011 SAGA convention is in my back yard (or my neighbor s back yard) - Anaheim, CA, October 11-16th. I do not know the whole list of teachers, but I do know that I will be teaching the following classes there: Block and Smock (Wednesday) Uptown in Pink and Brown (Thursday and Friday morning) Daintiest Day Dress w/ Organdy Insert and Lace Edging (Saturday) Know What You Sew (Sunday) If you have not had the chance to attend a SAGA convention, I highly recommend it! The raffle baskets are incredible, the classes are wonderful, and market is amazing, but most of all, the enjoyment of spending several days stitching with women who all share your love of smocking/embroidery/ needlework/sewing. You may be tired at the end, but you are so full of ideas and enthusiasm - I wouldn t miss it for the world! Start saving your pennies now! The convention brochure will be posted on the SAGA website ( in March. Stitching in Santa Barbara! Berry Good Smockers (my local smocking guild) sponsors Stitching Serenity every June, in Santa Barbara, where we have a teacher come in and have a weekend class. We also try to meet up there once a year and have a stitching weekend - no teacher, just work on whatever suits your fancy. We have a place to sleep, someone cooks all of our meals, and there is a really nice workroom that we can use. We are here this weekend and there is a little bit of everything going on! From busy bees to food more food to a rainbow to end the weekend, this is stitching heaven! See more pictures on my blog, *****We just found out we will be hosting Lynn Weeks on March 11-13, I will let you know the location and the classes as soon as it is decided!

6 Contest Name My Dress Form! Meet my size 3 dress form! I am working on a new pattern from Classic Couture for Children - Couture Classic Yoke (ready at the beginning of 2011). One of the things I worked on this weekend was making the samples to make sure the pattern pieces were correct. If you look close, you can see that this has 2 different style sleeves and 2 different collar designs. We decided she needs a name, so I am holding a contest! Go to my blog, blogspot.com and post a comment with your name suggestion. I will write down each name on a slip of paper and draw the winning name on December 20th. The winner will get a bundle of 10 skeins of coton a broder #25! Blog News www stitchwithvaune.blogspot.com I am geting my blog started - I have posted a few things and am working on several more. Of course, you can enter the contest, but I want to do more than meander! I am going to start with a quick lesson in pleating! After pleating, i am going to have a couple of lessons on smocking stitches (cable and baby wave). This will be the prelude to the project that starts in January! Starting in January, I will be leading a step-by-step project, Smock and Construct a Basic Yoke Dress. My sample is a cute blue and green fl oral print (100% cotton, 60 wide) with the collar, the cuffs and the sash out of white pique. I am making a size 3 and will be using my new Couture Classic Yoke pattern. If you want to stitch along with me and follow exactly, kits will be available ( more info as I get closer to Lesson 1). If you are a beginning smocker, a returning smocker, or just want to learn some new techniques, I hope you smock along!

7 M.E.Feld an importer of fi ne French laces and Swiss embroideries I vividly remember going to New York and meeting Mr. Russell. One trip we all walked over to meet Mr. Vogel of Spechler-Vogel, the fabric company. Saddly, M.E. Feld is no longer in business. I still have many of their trims, (French laces and Swiss embroideries) but do not want to list them on my website, as I can not get them anymore. I have scanned them all and have them on a fi le in the newsletter section. I have included a link to this right below the link you clicked on for the newsletter. I have not increased the prices to refl ect today s market - they are the prices that were current at the time they were ordered. This is a fi rst come, fi rst served type of order. If you are interested in any of the laces, please me (vaune@vaune.com) with Feld in the subject line and with your contact information, the item number of the lace or embroidery, and the quantity. Please keep in mind that I can NOT get more of these if they are from Feld. If you have questions, just send me an . If I have questions, I will contact you. Tip Ironing cotton and linen requires high heat and steam. It works well f you steam the fabric fi rst and then iron. As you iron, the heat, combined with the steamed fabric that is now a bit damp, makes quick work of the wrinkles! Also make sure that if you are using interfacing that it will hold up to the steam and heat also. The last thing you want is for your garment to wrinkle if the interfacing melts or shifts when it is ironed with high heat! Fashion Word of the Day - Petticoat (from the Williamsburg tour) Originally a man s coat or undershirt, usually worn under a doublet (early 15th century), by the late 16th century, it was a woman s skirt - either an underskirt or the outer skirt of a dress. On our tour of Willimasburg, all of the petticoats were visible in the front - the gown covered the sides and back, but the front of the petticoat was on display! (You learn something everyday!). By the late 19th century, it had become known as an underskirt which was worn for warmth or for volume. Thanks to the guides at Williamsburg and Fashion A-Z I need to get to my baking, so I am off - I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and get to spend time with the ones you love! Happy Stitching, Vaune