Year end duties kept me from announcing this at the first of January, but for each coming month the new pattern will be posted on the 1st to give you all plenty of time for hooking! All mail orders since the 1st of January will automatically be sent the design....if you've been in shopping let me know and I will make sure you get a copy as well. The paper pattern will be in four pieces that will be taped together to make the actual size of 17" x 12"
ATTN -- UPDATE FOR CONTEST
I'm excited by the interest our contest has generated in just a few short days. Several of you have offered interesting and helpful recommendations to the contest rules and format. This is my first attempt at a contest so your words were food for thought and here are some changes.
1. Paper pattern will continue to be free with a purchase either by mail order or drop in during the month it is featured.
2. Or you can purchase the paper pattern for $10.00 plus tax (if applicable) and mailing during the month it is featured, no other purchase is required. (We can set up an account and send them out automatically each month)
3. For those who do not want to transfer the design themselves, we will offer the pattern for sale on Burlap $29.95 - Linen $40.43.
4. If you wish to purchase the grid lines on a piece of burlap or linen to fit all 12 images, phone ahead to have it ready when you arrive otherwise, there will will be a short, 10 - 15 minute wait while we make it up. If you are ordering it by mail we will send it out the same day. Burlap $30.00, Linen $42.00.
1. Paper pattern will continue to be free with a purchase either by mail order or drop in during the month it is featured.
2. Or you can purchase the paper pattern for $10.00 plus tax (if applicable) and mailing during the month it is featured, no other purchase is required. (We can set up an account and send them out automatically each month)
3. For those who do not want to transfer the design themselves, we will offer the pattern for sale on Burlap $29.95 - Linen $40.43.
4. If you wish to purchase the grid lines on a piece of burlap or linen to fit all 12 images, phone ahead to have it ready when you arrive otherwise, there will will be a short, 10 - 15 minute wait while we make it up. If you are ordering it by mail we will send it out the same day. Burlap $30.00, Linen $42.00.
This is the is the pattern representing the month of January. Whether you choose to hook the 2014 is up to you. If you decide against it when drawing the horse on your backing it needs to be adjusted slightly to the right to be centered. The Chinese characters represent "Happy New Year" in Mandarin.
FYI - This outstanding bronze horse has become an iconic emblem of China. Racing through the skies, it treads on a stylized swallow (base of statue) that looks up in amazement. Unlike Pegasus, the Western flying horse, the wingless Han steed is meant to be understood metaphorically rather than literally; it represents an ideal horse that can gallop so fast that it seems to outrun the wind. The sculpture is perfectly balanced on only one hoof, to complete the illusion of flight.
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