Welcome to the new, improved Unbroken Thread blog site! After weeks of me being able to see the beautiful layout and design, now it’s up and all of you can enjoy it.

One of the first things you’ll notice is the new logo. This was designed by a talented graphic designer, my son-in-law Jonathan Schuster, and captures in a single graphic what this blog is about: needlework from the past through to the present and on into the future. He’s combined a needle with a stylized infinity symbol drawn as thread. People have been decorating fabric with a needle and thread for so long and will continue to do so for ages to come.

The mission of the blog has been refined.  I’ll continue to write about my own embroidery, the inspiration I have and how it shapes what I create. In addition, you’ll be reading interviews with embroidery designers and what inspires them.

The six most recent posts can be read with a simple click on one of the top 6 thumbnail (small) photos. The slide show highlights some of the more successful photos found on the blog and will change from time to time.

The biggest change at the top of the blog is the new menu navigation tool. The familiar “About” and “Contact” pages are still there so you can read about my background or contact me via email. There’s now a “Home” link so you can get back to the home page quickly and easily. You’ll see two new drop down menu items, “Projects” and “Embroidery Travel”. “Projects” is a drop down menu of all the different embroidery projects I’ve written about and under each heading you’ll find links with photos to all the posts about each project. “Embroidery Travel” is where you’ll find posts about all of the wonderful places I’ve been in my embroidery travels (and all the places I’m planning to go in the future!).

You’ll see the familiar post title, but now in a new font. On the right side are the buttons where you can subscribe to RSS feeds, email notification of each new post, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. Underneath is a rotating carousel of books on my reading list – all books I own and use – linked to Amazon. Categories and Archives drop down menus are still in place and my Raison d’être remains.

I’m so pleased with how it looks and so thankful for all the help I’ve had from my daughter Meredith (who did the web site), my son-in-law who designed the new logo, my daughter Amy who kept us all cheerful and laughing through the process and my husband Steve who proof reads every single post. It was a team effort and it’s been a wonderful way to spend some of our time together in Berlin.