Embroidery Library - Newsletter

Hello ! Click your way to the Embroidery Library today for fabulous new designs, and unbelievably great savings! You'll find:

**New Chinoiserie Fashion & Home Decor Designs**

**A discount of $5, $10, or $25 off your order**

**$1 Sunbonnet Sue and Fisherman Fred Bowlers**

Chinoiserie Fashion & Home Decor - New Today!

In the 17th century, Chinese artwork was incredibly popular throughout Europe. Especially fashionable in decorative arts, such as paintings, porcelain, tapestry, and furniture, this blend of Chinese and European styles became known as Chinoiserie, a French term meaning "Chinese-esque."

At Embroidery Library, we love to bring historical art styles to the modern embroidery machine, and we've heard that our customers love it too. Suzani, Swedish, Russian, Polish, and Norwegian folk flowers, damask, Blue Willow, Japanese sashiko -- all of these styles are examples of traditional needlework and art that embroiderers can use to embellish garments and home decor items to celebrate the history of our craft.

This week, the beautiful style of Chinoiserie comes to you. Marked by fanciful birds and blossoms, traditional Chinese and Asian elements, graceful shapes, curving lines, and delicate colors, these new designs are a hot and historical addition to your wardrobe and home decor.

Bird and flower features bloom brightly on tote bags and linens. A coordinating border and corner can be stitched in different colors to match your personal preference and taste.

A contemporary twist on classic Chinoiserie includes brightly-colored birds, striking against sketched-in branches. These brilliant-but-breezy designs are stunning as focal points to quilt blocks, linen towels, canvas tote bags, pillow shams, and table linens, too.

A coordinating border lets you repeat the contemporary Chinoiserie theme along mantle and table runners, placemats, quilts, and duvets. Tuck the matching corner onto napkin corners or pockets of sweaters and jackets!

Elongated scenes as panels are a traditional motif in Asian decor. Choose from two different styles. A series of three panels, featuring lotus flowers, cherry blossoms, and bamboo, are stitched in black and gold to emulate the look of lacquer. A series of four panels, highlighting pagodas and cranes, are stitched in pine green and gold, reminiscent of calligraphy.

Stitch these panels and frame to bring the Asian-inspired Chinoiserie style to your home. Or, make a set of pillow covers!

Click here to find these designs, new today!

Stitcher Rewards Sale: Take $5, $10, or $25 Off!

We're approaching Labor Day weekend, and I don't know of anyone who "labors" more than embroiderers. Embroidery, sewing, quilting - I think of all our crafting efforts as a "labor of love."

So here's an offer that you'll love! Take $5 off a $10 order, $10 off a $20 order, and $25 off a $50 order! Add any designs or packs to your basket, and when you're ready to check out of the site, type this discount code into the field on the basket page:

Reward4U

Click the 'Apply Code' button, and see $5, $10, or $25 discounted from your order!

You can use this code up to three times from now through September 7, 2010. And, third time's the charm, of course. Use the code three times, and you'll get an extra-special gift from yours truly!

$1 Sunbonnet Sue and Fisherman Fred Bowl-a-Rama!

Did you know that Sunbonnet Sue and Fisherman Fred are top-notch bowlers? This week they hit the lanes for some friendly fun and competition.

These designs are ten-pin terrific, from the crossed pins on Sue's skirt, to the snazzy shoes on Fred's feet. Fantastic when stitched on towels or shirts for the bowling league.

Only $1 each from now through September 7. Click here to find these designs now!

Free Project Instructions: Satin Bureau Scarf

Elegant brocade and satin fabrics are paired with light and delicate Chinoiserie embroidery, resulting in a magnificent scarf for a dresser or bureau.

Free project instructions show you how to cut, mark, stitch, and assemble this beautiful scarf. Feel free to adjust the project instructions to accommodate the size of your table or dresser, too.

Click here for these free project instructions!

What else is happening now at emblibrary.com? Here are more highlights:

New Kenny's Korner The new Chinoiserie designs are just begging to be stitched onto garments, so we drummed up an article about how to open up a garment lining, embroider, and stitch that lining back up again. Click here to read the article!

Free Designs It's still summertime in Minnesota, with temperatures in the upper 80s. But September will soon bring cooler weather, and autumn decorations. Meet Ted E. Bearcrow, a sweet little guy, stuffed with straw. He's loads of fun on seasonal towels and children's items. And, for the fashion-and-fragrance crowd, enjoy a colorful atomizer. These designs are free through September 30, 2010, so order and download today!

September Splendor - 99 Cent Designs Celebrate the onset of autumn with a dozen favorite wildlife designs, all on sale through September 7! They'll make seasonal memories on pillows, wall hangings, sweatshirts, and more.

Countdown to Christmas Club You've signed up, right? If not, you can still join this year's club to earn points on every purchase through November, and get exclusive sales and free designs. It's a win-win situation, so give yourself a present and join the club today!

Stitchers Showcase Every weekday at 9:03 a.m., we post photos of four projects sent in by stitchers just like you. Seeing what you make with these designs is our favorite thing about creating them, so don't be shy -- send pictures and stories of your work to us! Email them to stitch@emblibrary.com!

Deb
Embroidery Library
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