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2002 May/June

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Editor's Column

We hear you! We so enjoy your letters, your calls, the electronic messages and hurried notes penciled in on the corner of your renewal forms. Thank you for taking such an interest in this magazine and for all of your well wishes and wonderful ideas. Some notes do not require an answer and, even though we would love to write you, most often schedules do not allow the time. Please know that your messages are a vital part of this publication and we read every word of every note. How you warm our hearts, inspire us with your stories and keep us ever vigilant in the pursuit of a "perfect product."

Mrs. Veronica Clark is an active stitcher who enjoys her eighty years and the magazine. She asked for a few easy projects and that started the staff thinking about some neat, small projects we could offer from time to time. The Springtime Baskets from the last issue and the Ornament Adaptations from this issue are for you, Veronica, and for everyone who wants to just sit and enjoy a few hours of stitching pleasure. We plan to continue to offer quick and easy designs when space allows.

Marilyn Petersen and many others wrote to say they enjoyed the continuing projects because they could complete a worthwhile piece of art that could not be presented in just one issue. We are offering a brand new and exciting serial, Contemporary Bargello, by Susan Hulme as well as our popular, continuing Mystery Sampler.

We received one letter that said we had too many advertisers and dozens of letters thanking us for our advertisers and for giving them sources and places where they can purchase wonderful yarns and all the trappings of our "addiction." Many said they read every word of every ad and several even said that they read the ads first! Fancy that!

Elise Wentworth said in part "What a great publication needlepoint now is! I can't think of an article I did not like and I have learned so much. Maybe a series of articles on finishing techniques that we can do ourselves would be a good addition." What a great idea, and it was echoed in hundreds of letters from you; everyone wants to learn more about finishing techniques! We are listening. In the last issue we touched on finishing with the Springtime Baskets. In this issue we feature the finishing techniques for the Double Diamond Twirl and the unique finishing of the Ornament Adaptations. Plans are already in the works for a continuing column on finishing techniques. A well-known expert in this field is hard at work and the feature will be called The Finishing Touch.

Speaking of finishing, let's discuss your finished projects done with the inspiration and instructions taken from the pages of needlepoint now. One of the great joys of needleworkers everywhere is the joy of sharing. We want you to share your finished work with us in a new feature called The Finish Line. We recall the extraordinary popularity of Pieces of Eight and your incredible response to our call for photos of your work. So, why not do it for everything we have shown in the magazine? Send us good quality photographs of your work. The quality has to be good enough to be reproduced by printing presses. Tell us a little about yourself and your project. We will learn from each other and continue to be inspired. We will not be able to show all the photos, but will do the best we can over the months as space allows.

How pleased we are to welcome Donna Gotts, proofreader, to our staff and to give kudos to her and to our technical proofreader, Marianne Frost, whose keen eyes and engineering skills keep us looking good. Many thanks to all who work so diligently behind the scenes with the production of our book.

Joyce Lukomski

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