<p>Here&#8217;s a first, at least to come across my desk: A paper range born during a pandemic! Meet <a href="https://sendastitch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://sendastitch.com/">Send a Stitch</a>, created stitch by exacting stitch by Katrina Simon.</p>



<p>&#8220;I have been in NYC during all of this,&#8221; Katrina wrote me, &#8220;So social distancing was (and is!) very real here and I was having very little contact with others when it started. I wanted a way to stay connected to others in a &#8216;physical&#8217; way. I started creating these greeting cards using stitching because it added a tactile, artisanal component to a personal note and card.&#8221; </p>



<p>These are not the first stitched cards I’ve seen (and it&#8217;s been quite some time since I&#8217;ve seen any), but they are absolutely charming!</p>



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<p>Katrina’s background is in fashion and textile design, so the infusion of what is typically considered a textile-only technique was a natural fit. And there are two ways to buy. Buy A Stitch is the old fashioned method — place an order and the cards are sent to you.</p>



<p>Send A Stitch meanwhile is true one-stop stationery shopping. You pick a card, write a message, add the recipient info, and your hand-stitched missive is written and mailed for you. “Since we are all staying connected digitally during all of this, I wanted to leverage all of our screentime and digital use, and put it to use by providing people with an easy way to send physical cards right from their device.”</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-22529" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-22529 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="22529" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10014816 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-anthropologie tag-art-prints tag-design tag-evergreen-summer tag-greeting-cards tag-mcnally-jackson tag-meg-crocker tag-mini-cards-2 tag-notebooks tag-notepads tag-ny-now tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-thank-you-stationery tag-winter-solstice" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/the-eternal-evergreen-summer/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=120%2C120&;ssl=1 120w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=275%2C275&;ssl=1 275w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=372%2C372&;ssl=1 372w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=567%2C567&;ssl=1 567w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=882%2C882&;ssl=1 882w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?resize=50%2C50&;ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-Summer-Process-Photo7.jpg?zoom=2&;resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/the-eternal-evergreen-summer/">The Eternal (Evergreen) Summer</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2023-12-21T16:03:10+00:00">December 21, 2023</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10014816"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p>&#8220;What inspires me and what I love is that I help people stay connected through a physical, caring touch,&#8221; Katrina told me — and I think these can be the start of many a rekindled connection! </p>



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<p>Start your stitch shopping <a href="https://sendastitch.com/collections" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://sendastitch.com/collections">here</a>!</p>



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