SPN - President's Message

Hi,

I'm Cathy E. and I am the new president of St. Paul Needleworkers. I thought I would give you just a little background about myself and after this hopefully the topics will be more interesting.

I learned to do handwork from my mom who always had some hand work to look forward to when she was done with the daily routine. She taught my sister and me to knit and embroider while we were in grade school. At that time the embroidery was stamped dish towels and pillow cases. The stitches were stem, outline and French knots.

I first tried counted cross stitch in the 70's about the time my kids started school. As they started to leave home I had more time for myself and started to do more stitching. Since joining St. Paul Needleworkers I have tried more things such as hardanger and blackwork. I enjoy learning different techniques from other members.

My latest project is the Tiramisu correspondence course. I am way behind the rest of the group but am spending time each day trying to get caught up. I am looking forward to the upcoming year and hope that you are also. Enjoy this beautiful spring weather we are having and keep stitching.

Cathy