~ HEY! ~

Well Howdy Friends & Folk! ~

I have been away from my blog for a few days…

~ lots of wonderful happenings going on around here!

a little birdie told me that it's time to share with you all the details:

Hi Peach!!!

 Peter & I, with the help of our dear friend Joan ~

have come up with something that we think you will love…

I know I am Over-the-moon excited about it!

If you LOVE LOVE punch needle as much as I do, 

and love using Valdani Pearl Cotton then I think you might appreciate this, our new:

~ Punch Needle Station ~

yes!

Peter has brainstormed once again to 'help' those of us addicted to punch needle :)

made from our home-grown & hand milled wood ~
painted & finished right here on the farm.

I chose the color red for mine ~

…  but you will be able to choose from our primitive colors.

 slide the lid off and take a peek inside:

{{oh boy!}}

next, lift up the thread rack using the tiny spool handle:

…then tuck the lid down behind the thread rack for a clipboard!

Each Punch Needle Station will come with 5 reusable clear 'stickies'…

what for you ask?

WELL...you have to remove those little circular papers

 from inside your Valdani thread balls to place them on the thread rack {dowel}

~ but you want to keep track of what color you're using, right?

Boom!

now you can clip on your paper pattern instructions to the lid {clip is included too!}

so you can get punching

:)

Now

thread that needle and get to work!

and it's pretty, isn't it?

 it's no bigger than our Hookinpunch© Adjustable Gripper Frame…

AND both fit down inside your tote bag perfectly ~

There is even a divided interior to store your needles & scissors

AND

Peter even included a magnet-strip for our threaders! 

~ woot woot ~

{can you tell I'm excited a bit?}}

 when you're all done punching,

remove your paper & clip from the lid, fold down the thread rack,

~ tuck in your needles & stuff and 

slide the lid  back on…

So, what do you think?

We will be listing these SOON in our Etsy shop ~

~ and if THAT wasn't enough excitement for one day…

{told you we've been busy!}

we have decided to open the 

Notforgotten Farm's™

* Primitive Punch Needle Club *

This is something we have wanted to bring you for some time ~

we've had such great response from asking our customers if they would be interested in such a club, and there is no better time that to begin with the very first kit for Hallowe'en!!!

Just like our well-received 

Little Stitches Handwork Club for cross stitchers,

memberships to the Primitive Punch Needle Club are for 1 full year and you can join/renew at any time.

Members will receive one kit, every three months ~ for one full year from when they joined.

Kits will include:

weavers cloth

exact threads to finish project 

{threads will vary between DMC & Valdani, sometimes both!}

reusable paper pattern 

 full instructions with thread list

color photo

***you will need to supply your own punch needle & lip lock hoop 

or gripper frame {available in our Etsy shop}

We will begin this club with the first kit mailing in August ~

AND it will be a folky-primitive Hallowe'en Design!!

 {{I am almost finished punching it and will share finish here soon.}}

If you would like to read more or pre-register please

CLICK HERE

Hoping you are all enjoying the hot Summer weather!

{I am enjoying it from inside! haha}

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori