Thursday 10 February 2011

Giveaway: Embroidery Starter Pack

It's time for this month's giveaway! Hurrah!

This month I'm giving away a fab bundle of supplies: 36 skeins of stranded cotton embroidery thread, a sheet of Aida fabric for sewing crossstitch designs, and three mini embroidery hoops.


The hoops are flexible plastic with a woodgrain design and are designed so you can use them as picture frames for your finished work. To give you an idea of the size of the hoops, the oval hoop is about 2.5 inches wide x 3.5 inches high.

As always, I'm happy to ship internationally, so anyone can enter. Just leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win! (If you're reading this on my Facebook page please click through to the original blog post to leave your comment).

Leave your comment before 10pm on Friday 18th February and
I'll pick a winner at random on Saturday 19th February.

Please make sure you leave a name or pseudonym (no anonymous comments please!) and leave a link or email address so I can contact you, or make sure to come back to see if you got picked.

P.S. I no longer sell the woodgrain embroidery hoops in my shops, but packs of mini 3inch wooden hoops will be back very soon! Packs of embroidery thread are available from my website, my Etsy shop or my Folksy shop.

UPDATE: this giveaway is now closed

202 comments:

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ei! kumpel said...

I would love to be the winner of this giveaway! I recently started to do some research about embroidery and want to start doing some again soon. I used to do it a lot when I was younger, as I grandma was the most talented embroiderer I've ever known.

Thanks Laura for the opportunity!
margarida

ClaireP said...

Another great giveaway, thanks Laura!
Count me in :)

FairlyGirly said...

What a great giveaway and I love the way the hoops can be used as frames. Thanks for the chance to win.

M said...
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Magela Montequin said...

Que hermosura, soy de Uruguay y me gustaria participar de tu sorteo, que lindo todos los obsequios.
magela400@gmail.com
Gracias y cariños

A Time for Stitching said...

What a lovely prize, thank you for the chance to win it! I love to use embroidery thread for quilting small patchwork projects and the more colours there are to choose from, the better!
Teresa x

Unknown said...

Good Morning Laura. I just posted on my blog and saw that you put yours up right before me. I'd love to have a chance to win. It's been awhile since I've had a chance to stop by. I love the owl you did on the last post. It's so cute. And all your pictures are really great. Wish I could take pictures like that.

Have a day. Hugs...Tracy :)
cottonpickincute(at)hotmail(dot)com

Cheryl said...

Oh, what a great give away. How can I resist. I'm already thinking what I'd do with them. Thanks for the chance.

Fércművek said...

Can't wait to win these. :)))

the Blue Rabbit House. said...

Supply giveaways are so great, I'm sure you'll make the lucky winner real happy!

Thanks.

Wedding Crafters said...

Love it love it love it!!You remind me when I was little and my mother was trying to teach me..!!!I would love to win it!!!
Poppy from Greece

Struinkunst by Lisette said...

Hi, I'll be happy to participate on that! Such lovely items you've selected :)

Lisette

oja said...

Great!!!more chance to win ...Hope i can be the winner this time around

daporkita@gmail.com

herşeyden azıcık said...

I wanna win:)) Because ı always make embroidery good luck everbody and thank you very much Laura kises from İstanbul
www.yourfobiismyhobi.blogspot.com

Mopo said...

I'm here!
I hope to win this amazing giveaway!
Fingers crossed!
Bye
Mopo

Holly said...

The "Fa la la la Felt" book inspired me to give embroidery a try, so I would love to win this great prize! Thanks for the chance!

Melissa said...

I would love to have a chance to win...count me in! thanks

Drianis said...

Yay! I want this giveaway sooo!!! We don't have this here in the city where I live, a small village in Brazil. (I guess you can find it in Sao Paulo or Rio, but not here, like 900 km away! D:)

Thanks for sharing! I love your blog!

n i l e e y said...

Count me in! hopefully i'm the lucky one :)

nileey

Alex - The Interior DIYer said...

I'm a craft hag through and through. From crochet, to embroidery, knitting and painting. I would love to receive any of your delightful treats. But whatever you do, don't pick me.

Hydrangea Girl

http://hydrangeagirl.blogspot.com/

p.s. j/k

Helen said...

Looking forward to the small wooden hoops being in stock - I have plans for them!

Sonia said...

I want to be the winner!!!

indie said...

Such a great price, I would love to win! I know of lots of cool projects I could use the materials for.

dropstitch said...

Count me in - could always use more embroidery thread and I'm loving the wee square hoop. Can a hoop be square? Hmmm...

Belencita said...

Guauuuu, I love it!

me encantó, me gustaría ganar :)
saludos!
mi blog es tejequeentreteje.blogspot.com

Kendra said...

Awesome! I love embroidery and this is fantastic.

kendrakantor[at]gmail[dot]com

Tündéri Lonka said...

oh, i want it!! your blog is one of my favorites, and i would be very happy to win from you :)

Jusia_P said...

oh, great colours :)
i'd love to win :)

noella said...

Wooow what a generous giveaway would loove to win it! And what a coincidence I just went to my first crochet class yesterday.. And I can't wait to try out all the other stitcheroos out there

Lou said...

Fab giveaway....those hoops would look great as frames :)

anuka said...

count me in, please! I was looking at fabulous embroideries lately, but had no caurage to try them and this set would be wonderful for the start :)

Laura Frunza said...

Hi! I wanna participate in this giveaway, too. Love the colours of the embroidery threads and the mini hoops. I could get even more creative in my projects for children.

♥ Nia said...

Amazing giveaway!! :D
Please count me in :)

(nia.carvalho@gmail.com)

K said...

I used to embroider as a child & keep saying I want to get back into it and relearn the stitches, If I won it would definately get me embroidering again.
ladyKBlack@virginmedia.com

Anonymous said...

very fun. i love those thicker hoops, i can never seem to find them near me.

Koshka Lu said...

I would like to be the happy one who is going to win this wonderful giveaway. Thanks for the oppportunity.

Regards,
Marina (http://koshkalu.blogspot.com/)

Hani Syahida ✿ said...

this is great..I just decided to start embroidery. Maybe this is a great beginning for me ;-)

syahida.tapai@gmail.com

Claire said...

What a wonderful Giveaway.
Was looking into doing some embroidered Napkins for christmas this year.

Esther Malvern said...

Ooo how exciting, I'll keep my fingers crossed to win such a lovely giveaway.. :) Esthermalvern@gmail.com

Gingko said...

Count me in as well.. I would love to win!
This is the perfect giveaway to start becoming an embroiderer.. what I always wanted to try!
*pleeeeeease let me wiiiiin*

C said...

WANT!

:)

Anne said...

These little hoops are adorable :D They would fit perfectly the embroidery I want to out do of my childrens doodles.

Anonymous said...

I would love to enter this giveaway - I've discovered this blog through Sew Obsessed and am so happy to have found somewhere that links to embroidery supplies. My New Year's resolution is to learn how to embroider so that I can make lots of items for my baby's nursery!
Lc2jones@yahoo.co.uk

Sarah @ Sugar and Shimmer said...

I would be SO excited to win! Thanks for the chance :)

Fiona said...

Oooh yes please. I know just what I want to do with them. How generous.

liz. said...

I would love to be the winner. I just learned to cross stitch, and it would be great to win.

Efi said...

I would be very happy to win this!

Efi from Greece
http://ianeiraspaintings.blogspot.com

momma rae said...

how kind of you! my daughter would be thrilled to have this set. thanks for the opportunity! ;)

Katie said...

I'm just getting into embroidery so this is perfect! You rock!
katiekarr at gmail dot com

Rumpazel said...

I love reading your blog. Your pictures always make me happy even when I am having a bad day or, like today, a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. :) The pictures of bright pretty craft supplies always warm my heart. The idea of winning a present isn't too shabby either. Thanks for all you do.

Flory said...

Yuhuu, another giveaway! This set of threads is perfect for me because I am sewing a lot this period! :)

Vicky said...

I used to do cross stitch with my mom when I was younger. She's very keen on it, and I'd love to make a present for her, but I'm always too lazy to buy the supplies...

Unknown said...

i would love to win it and learn how to make it! :)

Amy said...

oh yay! those hoops look lovely.
amezina [at] hotmail [dot] com

Leonor Melo said...

I did some embroidery as a child and would love to restart :)

Sandra said...

hi lupin

what a perfect giveaway, please count me in.

sandra.besteiro@gmail.com

Shannon said...

Oooh, love love love! I've been pining for some of those hoops.

mrsgiddy said...

What a lovely giveaway! I'd love to the lucky winner!

mrsgiddy@hotmail.co.uk

Cassandra of Pooknflip said...

How fun! I have some project ideas for this year that involve me finally learning some serious embroidery. And those tiny hoops are too cute!

Thanks for the opportunity!

PooknflipProductions[at]gmail[dot]com

robinsnc said...

Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! It's a great little combo for first time embroiderers. I'll have to keep that in mind for future birthday gifts and such.

callisto said...

Oooo what a fabulous giveaway! would love to win this as I am planning a cushion for my baby son's rocking chair. Thank you :)
callistocreates@gmail.com

Tyulka (Юля) said...

What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance.

milenamb said...

I love your giveaways! thanks for the great posts and gifts.

Sign me in!

Kata said...

It would be a great occasion to start doing some embroidery!

hanga said...

Oh my God, these would be soooo perfect for me I would like to win them soooo much! :)

Marta said...

Great giveaway, thanks for the chance!

Miss Butterfly said...

What a great giveaway...Counting on my lucky star !!!

Courtney Kroupa said...

Hurray! I have just ventured into the land of embroidery... I picked up some black dmc floss for sewing faces on little animals i am making out of old socks for my son who will be here in may : )

-Pam said...

As usually, your blog is one of the first that I read and now I see why. www://tinkartist.blogspot.com

Aimee said...

I was just thinking about getting into hand embroidery and this would be the perfect opportunity! Thank you!

Silva said...

WOW! that's what i've ever dreamed of :) i would like to win the package. :)

visit me on my blog (only german...) on: http://lieblingssofa.blogspot.com

greetings, silva

Lucy Jackson Designs said...

What a cool giveaway, embroidery threads are good for so much more thas just embroidering.

PunkRawkKnitter said...

Woo Hoo Mini Hoops!

eszti said...

wonderful! count me in :)

Black Cat Too said...

faltinAnother fabby generous gift on offer,thankyou ! I love your blog, it brightens every day, Julie x

MySpecialAgent said...

Love the wood grain look. So pretty.

Scented Sweetpeas said...

oohh please count me in, fab prize!

Lindsey said...

Count me in! I've been wanting to try embroidery!!

Effie said...

French knots here we come! Stellar pack. Yes please!

laura williams said...

Cute colours!! Love threads all together like that.
Would love to win and use these all!

Unknown said...

What a thoughtful giveaway! Just Awesome for someone who wants to try their hand at embroidery! Thanks :D

Tibi said...

I want to be the winner!!!! Me, Me please!!
Thanks!

Tibi
tibisayosorio@yahoo.com

Leah said...

This would be an awesome prize to win! *fingers crossed*

Tumus said...

I am always looking to fatten my cross stitching stockpiles and those woodgrain hoops would be awesome to have!

Life Adorned said...

fantastic! thanks for the offer.

Natália Rosin said...

Oh I would love to win those! I saw the link on your flickr photo and came here to enter.
Kisses,
Natz
(natz.rosin@gmail.com)

Richelle said...

Oh, I would love to win this! It looks so deliciously colorful! And I just bought A Rainbow of Stitches, so I definitely need some practice!

richellemg @ gmail.com

Awok's Kiter Craft (Awin) said...

hi,

love to have it...
just try my luck again...

thanx for the great giveaway dear... :)

e-mail : syaaz84@gmail.com
http://awokskitercraft.blogspot.com

Meghan said...

wow, what a cool giveaway! I would love to be the lucky winner of this package! Thanks!

SimplyStoked.blogspot.com

GynnaB said...

Those hoops are soo pretty and I love the idea of instant framed art!

Gynnab

Unknown said...

This would be a terrific starter kit! Thanks for the opportunity.

Petra Stu said...

Omg, such a cute little package, i could totally take this on my little boat and it would take no space at all!

Connie said...

Wow! I've been trying to get back into embroidery, so this would be the perfect reason!

Thanks for the opportunity.

alterego-poczwarka said...

Ok, so I'm next to grab these charming hoops;-) Greetings from Poland

sLee said...

what a great giveaway! i would love to win this :)

kelly said...

i really want to get back into this, so it would be a great way to start!
Kellyx

Anonymous said...

Ooooh, I wanna win!!!!

boGár krea said...

What a great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!:)

Claire Vincent said...

Wow what a great give away, I'd love to have a chance of winning such a bundle.
c x

Peggy said...

Oh, so much fun, I love embroidery

Katrina said...

How exciting! Thanks for the chance to win, I really enjoy your blog!

memegalarce said...

Yay!!! I love your giveaways...I'm just started with cross stitch, so ....I would love to win this :)
Thank you for share.
My mail is memegalarce@gmail.com

Laura C. said...

What a prize! It's lovely :)
Count me in!
Laura from Spain ;)

Splinter said...

That's a great giveaway! Count me in, I'd love to win!

frou-frou said...

Oh what a fantastic giveaway!!! I have jsut started to dabble in embroidery so this would be a wonderful encouragement!! Please enter me, Fiona x

sylviesgarden said...

Such a great giveaway!
x

Christine said...

Wow!! What an amazing giveaway!!! I love all the crafty goodness you're inspiring all over the world! *hug*!!

Unknown said...

I've been wanting to learn embroidery more and more lately! This is a very sweet giveaway!

Sleep Goblin said...

Love it! Your giveaways are always the best!

Jopsy said...

Oh Lovely!
jopsy at crowbytes dot com

Lilyshaw said...

It is a lovely giveaway, a perfect gift for my daughter, we would love to win but haven't had much luck with such things in the past- so fingers crossed for this time!
Thanks!

Katie said...

Wow! awesome awesome giveaway. those hoops are so cute! would love to have them up on the wall (although my embroidery skills leave a lot to be desired :-)

Lo Specchio dei Desideri said...

Hello, wow I just got your candy .... so I hope to win it ... I follow your blog for a while 'time and I find it always very nice. Excuse my English I do not know ...
If you want to come see my blog, I will make your visit a pleasure.
http://lospecchiodeidesideri.blogspot.com
soon

Samy

i Bibetti said...

woooooow!!!!
this giveaway is fantastic!!!
i'd love to have it
La FEDe =^.^=
ibibetti@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Oooo, what a lovely giveaway! I would love to win this one so please count me in. Many thanks. x

Luna said...

Wow - I read this post earlier on my phone but have just popped over on the laptop to leave a comment and be entered, to find that there are already 104 comments before mine! Popular!! x

Ali B said...

I'd love to win this! I haven't embroidered for ages and it's on my list of things to get back into in 2011! x

Jennifer Rose said...

what neat looking hoops :)

Anonymous said...

118 comments????? Oh my God!! So many people that love this blog.
Ok! I'm from Portugal and i really, really want to win this giveaway..eh eh Just like the other girls :)

Joana Teixeira
sjoana_t@hotmail.com

Ana's World said...

Howdy! I love all the felty fun! Count me in like Flynn! aNa

Caitlin at Salty Oat said...

what an excellent, excellent giveaway! i'd love to try out those frames. thanks for the chance!
saltyoat [at] gmail [dot] com

Mimi said...

me please, me! I love the mini hoops and Mooncalf of Mooncalf Makes inspired me to try some cross stitching :oP

I WILL keep entering your giveaways until I win one day! Hehe. Keep p the colourful work you do!

M x

Lucíola said...

I´m here again. Hope I win this time.
Kisses,
Lucíola from Brazil (lcgn77@gmail.com)

Apex said...

I am in, Thank you

Tids said...

Oh my! So pretty! Fingers, toes and eyes crossed :)

Anonymous said...

You always leave me inspired. Would love the embroidery threads and hoops. Thanks for the chance!

Athiah Listyowati said...

I cant make an embroidery, but i want to learn, I promise, :DD

Mrs Jones Vintage said...

It's gonna be a hard one to win! But count me in anyway! LOVE the blog - always inspiring me with embroidery goodness! xx

Amanda Pedro said...

wow! cool giveaway. those little hoops are adorable! hmmm, what kind of embroidered picture would I put in there?
Thanks for sharing!

Sharon said...

so happy and colorful!

Melissa said...

I would love to win. I fell in love with embroidery all over again last year. I hadn't done since high school.

missmelissaf at yahoo dot com

ddaniazcraftzone said...

hi lupin.. would loveeeeeeee to win ur GA... been interested to start in embroidery but never get that far, juz admiring..crossing my fingers... =)

Tricia Terzaghi Martirena said...

Hi! I'm from Uruguay, too. And I'd love to win this giveaway! Thanks for sharing your work! :)

Tricia

patriciaterzaghi@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win. I just recently picked up by embroidery floss for the first time in about 15 years and finished it and framed it already. So excited to get back in the hang of things.

Suzanne Daniels
danielsville@hotmail.com

sun4bella said...

AMAZING giveaway! I love embroidery and don't do it nearly often enough.

Dandelion Kisses said...

I'm Julia from Malaysia.

This is my email:
lian84_no@yahoo.com

=)

A . L . A said...

HOORAHH!! more giveaway for me!!!...Count me in..

sara_othman82@yahoo.com.my
alabgngah.blogspot.com

Jo said...

I have been dying to try a bit of embroidery again. Haven't done it since school. I like the idea of having it ready framed!
Jo

Claire said...

Aww this would be perfect for me to start learning embroidery!!

Claire

princessclaire1000@yahoo.com

Reiko said...

Love it!! I would really like to start doing my own embroidery!!

Been doing very simple ones with my softies and I'm ready to challenge with more! :D

Qing Xue said...

Fingers crossed for it. Mommy will use the start kit for kids craft.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Maria. Hope to be lucky. :)
mariaquilter@gmail.com

Happybee said...

wow!!! what a wonderful giveaway!!!!
I wish I will be the winner!!! :O)
thanks for this chance!!!
yosemite99@alice.it

Cat from Raspberry Rainbow said...

Yes please, count me in. Thanks for such a great giveaway!

Bigbluebed said...

I would love to wi. What a gret giveaway!
Thank you
Alix
Bigbluebed

Anonymous said...

Holy moly a million zillion comments! but you know me, I love a good hoop and stitch and I only have 1 big one to my name. *sits back with baited breath and crossed fingers for a 1 in 146 and rising chance...*

adrienne said...

It would be AMAZING to win! (keeping my fingers crossed :)

mizoal said...

oh WOW! what a great giveaway!

I would loooooove to be the winner!

lg
anke

Flavie said...

Another craft I have always been too scared to attempt but this would be the perfect incentive!

Daisy said...

Oooo count me in for the draw please! ^_^

Daisy

WandaFish said...

Oh, what a lovely giveaway, thank you! I'd decided this week that I really must start doing some cross stitch again after a break of several years - this gorgeous prize would be just perfect for that!

Gemma said...

I've just started embroidery after a long absence and this would bolster my supplies!

ndandut said...

i'd love to win :D
count me in

Laura Johnson said...

Oooh, another super generous give away! Count me in please!

Unknown said...

Ah, it would be perfect timing if I won this, I'm planning on making my Dad an 'I heart gin' sampler for his birthday since he, well, loves gin!

secondfiddlecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

davybidosa said...

oh, they are so great! i just can't wait to see the results of the giveaway;) Anyway, i should remind this good old funny skill of embroidery as if i'm 12 again :))
thanks, Laura!
ursulla@ukr.net

Molly said...

Embroidering makes me happy :) What a great giveaway! It's very cold and gloomy where I live and a bright, pretty package like this would cheer me right up!

Jingle said...

This is SUCH a great giveaway! I would have so much fun working with these fabulous supplies! jinglesells at gmail dot com

Roberta said...

Well I'm npt beginner to emroidery but I'd be happy to make some wall pieces with these, thank you

Alyssa said...

I'd really love to win! My grandmother taught me embroidery when I was 8... I've been wanting to get back into it but have found a huge lack of decent supplies in my neck of the woods.

Maria said...

I really really wanna win these too :) lots of ideas coming up to my mind!!

mrubro@gmail.com

Patty said...

How wonderful! I cannot get embroidery floss in my town anymore. Have to go one hour away. Would love to win. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Looks fantastic. I'm experimenting with stitching some of my doodles. Ps. love the blog!

stuff said...

how generous - those hoops are great! thank you for the opportunity

Sweet Tashie said...

What a great giveaway
I am teaching my daughter to cross stitch so the mini hoops would be just perfect for her.
Thanks Laura

Margret said...

Yes, please!! All those lovely colors...please?

s.b.maggie.

PetraB said...

Thank you so much for having the chance to win this great supply set. Have a wonderful weekend.

Heather Eddy said...

Ooh! Lovely!

Anonymous said...

I would love to be entered in this giveaway! I just found your blog and will definately be back!

Cate Lindsey said...

Yay for this! I just started embroidering ~yesterday~ and found your blog today. So, I'm feeling lucky! :D

Kylie said...

How lovely. I'd love the chance to play with all those gorgeous colours :)
Kylie x
kylie.seldon@gmail.com

Unknown said...

I have just started learning to embroider and would love to win this! Thanks you :)

La Delfina said...

Hello that pretty drawing ... do you aim at me please???


pa.try.ale@hotmail.com.

ol4ikpsf said...

I want to be the winner!!!
http://ol4ikpsf.blogspot.com/

sfer said...

Never will have enough embroidery thread so... count me in!! :-D

Thanks for the chance, and cheers from Barcelona!

librosfera(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

Would love to win this! -Mary
mhald36003@aol.com

SmilynStef said...

I bought some embroidered tea towels at the farmer's market this summer, which reminded me of the fun I had learning to embroider with my grandma ... I would love to revisit it. Thanks so much for the chance to win. SmilynStef at aol dot com

Zoe said...

Ooooh, Two words: LOVE IT!
No really, I am a huge embroidery floss person and those mini hoops are adorable. Crossing my fingers ;-).Thanks!!!

Kelly said...

this would be a great win!!

Anonymous said...

Thank goodness I took the time to check through my Google Reader today or I may have missed my chance to enter this!

Thanks for the opportunity!

LittleMissPip

Sigita Petrus said...

I love your creations, Laura. It is a pleasure to participate in your giveaway :) Goodluck!

I used to be Gigi Minor - but now I'm Annie Kight said...

What a generous giveaway! Those wood grained stretch frames are the cutest! Happy crafting to you! XOXO

Gigi & Big Red on flickr
gigi.minor@gmail.com
gigiminor.etsy.com

nadiah said...

Great!!!more chance to win ...Hope i can be the winner this giveaway!

sisnadiah@gmail.com

Светлана Зарецкая said...
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Светлана Зарецкая said...

Join http://mirchudes-lana.blogspot.com/

Aldara said...

Ohhh! I love this one. I am decorating my home and this pack will be usefull.

suziesanji said...

Lovely prize..
and
yes, I wanna join.. =)

Lucie said...

OOOoooo pick me please!

Jemima said...

How wonderful, just think of all the stitching I could do with this beautiful pack!

Vesle Serena said...

Ooooh! Always nice giveaways...This one especially! I am gonna try to think myself as a winner...we`ll see if it helps!

Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll) said...

Wow! What a great giveaway!! Thank you!! :)

Īva said...

MeMeMe... :))) Thank You for such chance!!!

airali said...

Wow!!! great giveaway! thanks for the chance

Agata z magicznego atelier said...

Hi :)
Great giveaway, count me in :)
Hugs Agata

Jenny O said...

how fun! thanks for holding a giveaway! :) i'd love to have more embroidery supplies!

Solnushko said...

Great giveway!!!!!! =)
http://hope-toys.blogspot.com/ (link is on the left panel)
my e-mail: nlo_puh@rambler.ru

Emma said...

Oooh how lovely - look at all that thread. You are very kind to give it all away.

Watkins35 said...

wow what a cool giveaway x

sarah jane said...

oh, i LOVE those little hoops!!

PickleLady said...

I would love to win this giveaway... thanks for the chance!

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