Afternoon all,
Many stitchers are now on social media sites and chat via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, blogs (so many different types of blogs) and it's so unfortunate that we don't have a single port of call like the knitters Ravelry.
While trying to find or create a one-stop place for all our stitching adventures, we discovered so many of our brethren can or do only access via basic web usage or email. After much deliberation, Mariann, Tina, Kay and I have set up a new Yahoogroup email list called All Stitchers Lounge and is now open for you to join.
With this new group, we have attempted to keep the best parts of previous groups as well
as trying some all new features. We believe All Stitcher's Lounge to be a place
where you can hangout, relax, kick back and chat about your stitching projects,
share latest stitching gossip, list new finds, or discuss old favourites :-)
We really aim for this to be a one-stop place where you can share your blog insights, new designers you have found, your thoughts on recent releases and old favourites that have been in your stash for years.
As moderators, we are actually very excited with the opportunities a new group
can afford us, and we are playing with the new Beta Applications area of Yahoo
Groups. If this sounds promising to you, please feel free spread the message and join in :)
We've been working on this group for the past few weeks, so please drop in, look around, make yourself comfortable and let us know if there’s anything we’ve forgotten to do to get it all ready for you :)
Feel free to contact Mariann, Tina, Kay or myself if you have any questions :)
EDITED TO ADD: In a blatant act of promotion, I am running two draws of free goodies open to those who spread the message about a new group.
Anyone who writes a blog post regarding the new group or mentions a link on their blog back here goes into a draw for a chance to win a section of threads and fabric (around $50 US). Please add your blog name and post in the comments here to be in the draw.
Any stitcher on twitter who retweets my message linking to this blog post will go into a draw for a chance to win a smaller selection of threads and fabric (around $20 US).
Both draws will close 11pm Australian Western Time on Saturday 5 March 2011. Winner will be notified after breakfast on Sunday :)
6 comments:
Right, I am going to facebook you to my lovely stitching friends on there. I reckon that Claire and Clare would fit right in!
So glad you guys set up the new group. BAPXS really had run its course as these things always to. It worked at the time, but now, bye bye BAPXS.
What a Great Idea! Please enter me in your drawings. sunshine-14@charter.net I have added a comment on my facebook wall, and also a link on my blog: http://sunshinestitches.multiply.com/notes/item/15
Posted on my Multiply page, not that I have any friends there that aren't in the group already!! But we will see, and it automatically posts to Facebook at the same time!! Hee HAA!!!!
Hi Mel, I will spread the word but don't include me in the draw. You know why.
Janine
Mel, went to the new group but don't know if it went through. Send me an email and let me know.
beckypup01@yahoo.com
Mel is without power due to bad rain storms. I have passed your note on to one of the other mod's just in case they don't see it here!! Chele (a member of All Stitchers Lounge)
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