Thursday 16 November 2017

Vote of Thanks



I have a confession to make - MEA MAXIMA CULPA!

Whilst preparing all the files and pictures for the First Uncensored
Crosstitch Kollection 2017 somewhere along the line I omitted to
include the vital symbols for Vote of Thanks.

I have absolutely no excuse for this error and would ask you to
forgive me.  To rectify matters as speedily as possible I have
added a downloadable copy of the new symbols page for this
design which can be found on the website in the Kollection section.

www.longdogsampler.com

Once again my sincere apologies.
A very contrite Jools

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible

Why is it that nothing, it seems, can be done to remove
all the bad guys from the internet - the preachers of hate,
the purveyors of pornography, the warmongers and the
con artists - but when a 70 years old cross stitch designer
uses her email account rather more than the customary
five or six times a day her account is instantly
locked down and her business immediately suffers.

It has taken me twenty years to build up a reputation for
promptness and efficiency and, I would hope, value for money
too and in one fell swoop Google decided to shut down my
ability to either receive or send emails because they had
detected heavier than usual usage.  Of course they bloody did
- I'd just launched the First Uncensored Crosstitch Kollection 2017.

But what really peeves me is that no one from Google thought to actually
attempt to contact me to ask why?  Neither can I get in touch
with them, try as I might, to explain matters.

So dear friends, stitchers and anyone who has strayed onto this
blog in search of titillation - there you have it.  I have orders to
process which have already been paid for, which worries me
enormously.  I have no idea when I will be allowed back into
my account again or for how long and I can do absolutely nothing
about any of it right now.  I have entered the hyper-stress
zone and it's not very nice.

Please be patient, please bear with me and I'll get things
moving again just as soon as I am able.







Tuesday 14 November 2017

THE WINDS OF CHANGE

Change is constant and all around.
It's a part of our every day lives and nothing stays the same for long.
Spring drifts into summer, people move home making
neighbourhoods evolve; children grow up while others grow old.  For the
past twenty years Long Dog has just gone with the flow - but not any longer.
Today the winds of change are blowing through our kennels
and it's our moment to embrace something new.


Today sees the launch of our wondrous new website lovingly built by
head kennel boy Alec on his day off - www.longdogsampler.com
Go and have a look, poke around a bit and maybe decide to adopt the
odd chart or three - they're always looking for good homes.
But please don't go trying to ride on the new shopping cart, we don't
want any crashes on the first day.

And that's not the only change taking place today.
Always at the forefront of cross stitch design Long Dog Samplers
are proud to announce their first ever "KOLLECTION".
So it's goodbye books - hello bundles.

The FIRST UNCENSORED CROSSTITCH KOLLECTION 2017
(no abbreviations for this one please or we'll all be in trouble)
comprises nine hitherto unseen new samplers all in
one exciting pdf bundle for the unbeatable price of £26.50.
That's less than £3.00 per design and 88 pages long.

This unique concept can be stitched direct from your tablets
or printed out chart by paper chart - which ever you prefer.

Each design comes with details of the lengths of DMC or 
Gentle Art Sampler Threads and fabric required for both
16# Aida/32# linen or 18# Aida/36# linen together with an
alphabet and numerals to personalise each project.

The Kollection, by it's very nature, will never be available
in the shops so if you want to get a copy for yourself and become
one of the elite new band of Long Dog stitchers simply email:

jools@longdogsampler.com

or 

cindy@europeanxs.com to place your order.

And now allow me to introduce you to the stars of the
FIRST UNCERSORED CROSSTITCH KOLLECTION 2017


COEUR DE LION
285 stitches x 177 stitches


MIGHTY OAKS
159 stitches x 199 stitches


NETHERLAND DWARF
199 stitches x 233 stitches


PATIENCE IS A RARE BIRD
133 stitches x 168 stitches


QUAKER DAWN
187 stitches x 287 stitches


MY DEAR JELINE
129 stitches x 279 stitches


SAINTE JULLITE
229 stitches x 229 stitches


VOTE OF THANKS
149 stitches x 294 stitches


SEEKING SOLACE
293 stitches x 191 stitches

Don't forget simply email:

jools@longdogsampler.com 

or cindy@europeanxs.com to order your copy,

only £26.50 for all nine charts

or buy directly on site www.longdogsampler.com
using the new automated shopping system.

See you soon - you know you want it.