I’m so excited! You see, I own the Seven-Year Stitch, an embroidery shop, here in Tallulah Falls. We have a nice little museum here in town. It has some terrific exhibits, but normally, it’s not a big deal. {Claps hands over her mouth.} Did I really just say that out loud? I mean, of course, the museum is a big deal! It’s simply small and underfunded and…. Oh, heck, let me just cut to the chase.
Tonight is the premiere of a new exhibit here for a limited time at the Tallulah Falls Museum! The exhibit is the Padgett Collection of antique textiles. Plus, the premiere gives us the opportunity to dress up and drink champagne. I’m wearing a short royal blue dress with long sleeves and a lace bodice, and Ted is wearing a navy suit. My friend Rajani “Reggie” Singh and her husband Manu, the Chief of Police, are going too. The men aren’t thrilled, but they’re still taking us…which is one of the reasons we love them.
Like me, Reggie is delighted that our museum managed to acquire such an elaborate collection of antique textiles. 
She’s particularly excited about seeing the kilims. Although often lumped together with Oriental rugs, kilim rugs are actually very different. Oriental rugs are pile rugs, whereas kilim rugs are made by interweaving designs into wefts and warps to create a flatweave. Common patterns woven into kilim rugs include the ram’s horn, hands on hips, fertility, eye, star, dragon, amulet, comb, burdock, running water, and scorpion.
I’m looking forward to seeing the tapestries. On the website, the museum shows one that I can hardly wait to see in person. It’s a three-paneled Biblical tapestry depicting the battle between David and Goliath that dated back to the early 1500s. The tapestry is reportedly seventy-five feet long and ten feet wide and was woven in the Flemish city of Arras.
Reggie will be here with lunch soon. I just hope nothing happens to ruin this night, you know what I mean?
Oh, excuse me…this is Reggie calling. I really need to take her call. Angus will keep you company for just a second.
{As Marcy steps into the hallway, Angus, her Irish wolfhound, wags his tail. Just as quickly as she left, Marcy is back.}
Can you believe this? Manu has been contacted by the FBI! They think an art thief is going to be at tonight’s exhibit! Just when we thought our guys were going to have a night off…. Reggie says they’ll still be at the premiere, of course, but they’ll be on duty. Still, it’s better than not having them there at all. And what’s the worst that could happen? No, wait, don’t answer that.
You can read more about Marcy and her friends in Thread End, the seventh book in the “Embroidery” mystery series, published by Obsidian. The first book in the series is The Quick and the Thread. Books are available at retail and online booksellers.
GIVEAWAY
Comment on this post by 6pm EST on June 14, and you will be entered for a chance to win a copy of THREAD END. One winner will be chosen at random. Unless specified, U.S. entries only.
Meet the author
Amanda Lee (also writing as Gayle Trent) writes the Embroidery Mystery series. The series features a heroine who recently moved to the Oregon coast to open an embroidery specialty shop. Amanda lives in Virginia and loves to hear from readers!
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Sounds like another fun series that I will add to my t-b-r list and hope I get to…:-)
just started this series!!!
sooo good!!
thank you for the giveaway!!!
I’ve been reading this series and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll be watching if the new book (if I don’t win this copy). thanks.
Just started reading this series , love it. Would love to win/read this new book. Just LOVE the dog on the cover 🙂
Sounds great! Thanks for a chance to win a copy.
I love this series !
Looks great! Sign me up for a chance, and thanx
This sounds really good, I’m gonna have to look into all the previous books as well.
This sounds like a fun series! Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to start reading this series! It sounds good! Thank you!
This one is getting closer to the top of my TBR list!
Love this series. Thanks for this glimpse and the chance to win.
Sounds like a good series.
Ex-museum employee. Sounds fascinating.
Ex-museum employee. Sounds fascinating.
Dru Ann, when I post, it says it’s a duplicate but my post is not showing.
Loved my tapestry purse. Eager to read this book.
The distinction between types of rugs is intriguing. I’ll have to do some internet exploring.
My my, #7 in this series and I have yet to read #1. I need to get busy huh?! I am an avid hand embroiderer, have been since I was four years old. You’d think this would’ve been the first cozy series I ever read. I’m ready…going to pick up #1 a.s.a.p.
Thanks for the chance to win Dru!
Sandy in So. Cali
What an interesting idea for a story, excited to dive in soon!
I love the cover, I’ve missed this series somehow, I’m adding it to my ever growing tbr list.
I have not worked on my embroidery for some time, but have some things to complete. This would fascinate me.
Nice reading about the difference between oriental and kilim rugs. I want to find out who the art thief will be!!
Lauigl [at] Carolina [dot] rr [dot] com
I’m looking forward to reading this one.
I love this series and would like to win this book. Thanks for the offer.
Thank you all so much for your wonderful, encouraging comments!
I love this series, I love that it’s set on the Oregon Coast, and I love the characters.
kaye.killgore@comcast.net
I don’t really know much about tapestries, but this book sure sounds good. I’d love to read it. Thanks for this chance to win it.
This book sounds fantastic and I sure hope to read it. I have the first and second book in this series read so far but have not had a chance to read the remainder of them, but I definitely will, especially if I am lucky enough to receive Thread End!!!! Congratulation on book 7 already. Keep up the great work.
Cynthia
Can’t wait! Thanks for the chance to win! I recently saw some tapestries/hanging quilts that were topographical maps of glaciers. Very interesting!
well since we share the same name, I have to read it!
This sounds like it is a good series. Thanks for publicizing it, I had not heard of it before.
This is a great series and so glad to see another book. I hate some series to end and this one I hope will last for a long time.
Love this series. Happy to see a new one.
A nice light read this book will be.
Maybe I’ll learn a little history of textiles while reading this mystery—thanks for the chance to win it.
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