Funk & Weber Designs.

Here we go again! We will not be filling orders from now until April 21. You've gotten used to this by now, right?

Shop owners, access ideas and instructions on how to participate in the Challenge in the 2010 Bookmark Challenge Kit. Also, visit the Retailers' Info page to subscribe to Funk & Weber Notes, our occasional email announcements about new patterns, classes, special events, and the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program.

Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy
2010 Bookmark Challenge

March 18 - May 6

Share the joy of needlework and encourage kids to read. Stitch a bookmark for the Bookmark Challenge.

Bookmarks are donated to libraries and schools during Children's Book Week where they are awarded to kids for reading accomplishments.

Visit the Stitching for Literacy Web site and blog to join the fun and learn about events and contests.

Reading and stitching make the world a better place.

New patterns

Going, Going, Gone baseball bookmark pattern

#K301 Going, Going, Gone! Bookmark

Celebrating the partnership between Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy and TNNA's Stitch N' Pitch℠ program. Visit the Stitching for Literacy site for a list of baseball-themed books for kids. Combine this bookmark with a book for your favorite baseball fan.

Funk & Weber Designs will donate to literacy programs a minimum of 10-percent of profits from the sale of this pattern.

Kits contain Tokens & Trifles™ Trinkets Star card, needle, fiber, backing, Treasure Tape™, ribbon, pattern, and instructions.

See how we finished our Going, Going, Gone! model in this bookmark finishing tutorial.

#111 Fall, In Pieces

Brilliant colors, nature, and puzzles--all the interests and details that define Funk & Weber Designs come together in this follow-up to Puzzle Pisces. Lifelike multi-colored leaves, acorns, berries, tiny "alder cones," a maple seed pod, and a ladybug bring the vivid colors of Fall indoors, without tracking in dirt.

Overdyed threads from The Gentle Art add to the natural look, varying subtly and randomly. I used a "blob" stitching technique to take advantage of the fibers' natural shading ability. Read our Overdyed Threads Tutorial if you'd like to do the same.

The Gentle Art provides a thread pack for this pattern to make fiber selection a snap. Ask for it at your local independent needlework shop.

Fabric: 28 ct. Antique White Cashel Linen (3281-101) from Zweigart®
Stitch count: 185W x 167H
Floss: The Gentle Art, DMC

The October 2009 Needlework Show
Puzzle Contest Winners

Joanne, from Wilsonville, OR
Marjorie, from San José del Cabo, BCS, Mexico
Maryl, from Ottawa, ON

The answer to the puzzle is EWE'S GUYS.

The Needlework Nutshell Puzzle Contest Winners

February: Dee, from Pittsburgh, PA

January: Barbara, Wilton, NH

December: Jackie, from Canterbury, Kent, England

November: Catherine, from Biloxi, MS

October: Debbie, from Katy, TX

September: Gayle, from Waco, TX

August: Carolyn, from Sunnyvale, CA

July: Catherine, from Evanston, IL

June: Marlene, from Sherwood Park, AB

May: J.P., from Toronto, ON

April: Judy, from Joliet, IL

March: Barbara, from Livonia, MI

For needlework news, musings, tips, contests,
and what's happening now at
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We are needlework designers from Alaska specializing in counted cross stitch. This online catalog contains images of all our patterns. It is always complete, always current.

We have information for stitchers on where to find our patterns, and information for retailers on how to place orders. We will be glad to answer any questions you have and are always happy to hear comments and suggestions from fellow stitchers.

Thank you for your interest in our company and designs. Enjoy your visit.

Updated March 2010

	Mike and Jen Funk Weber Funk & Weber Designs 35232 W Pinochle Lane Sutton, AK 99674 (907) 746-5641 mail@funkandweber.com

Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy2010 Bookmark Challenge