As many of you might already know I was the editor of Stitches Magazine from April 12,1998 until April 21,2006 and I really enjoyed those years. But everyone knows that when you get to a point when it is no longer a challenge it is time to move on. It was a great feeling to create something new and different every month. In many months it was two issues and the many newsletters we also produced. My favorite part was every other month when we produced Stitches World which was an electronic magazine or E-zine. You can see some of the back issues at www.StitchesWorld.com While this was a short lived publication I think it was a huge success in accomplishing it's goal however briefly. That goal was to expose the entire world to embroidery trends which could be translated into effective techniques and markets that could easily be transfered or added to their own current offerings and customer bases.
Since Stitches has changed hands and is now being published by ASI many changes have been implemented. The paper upon which it is printed is thicker, the pages are up to about 80 from 60 which means they are putting money into the publication. they have gone back to the old logo and have added some new departments. They are also offering more ad specialty articles which is of course to be expected. I still subscribe to the magazine and still find it interesting to read even though I have shifted my focus to the home embroidery industry. You can view stitches Magazine at www.stitches.com Have a look at it and if you like it you can subscribe right there on the home page.