JIm had his 70th birthday last Saturday, and received nice gifts from me. Well, yesterday the surprise gift arrived. I got him the newly released Kindle2. He loves electronics anyway, but this is truly awesome. This evening, he hit a button and got me a copy of Higgins Handbook of Embroidery,...

Hi All, I wanted to post in the previous thread, by this title, but couldn't figure out how to do it. Maybe it's been deactivated do to lack of activity. In any event, I have completed the umbrella. It was a long haul. I can provide pictures of the finished work, if anyone is interested. I made...

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Happy Thanksgiving all And if you're not in the US of A, the sentiment is the same. Cherish your loved ones... C

The LeDuc House will be kicking off a year long competition for needleart using the embroidery patterns from the LeDuc daughters, who ran a custom embroidery business from their home from 1880s-1920. A couple dozen of their designs will be scanned and available for download on the...

A woman brought a very old table cloth , embroidered around the borders. But years , of washing and ironing took their price. we cut of all the embroidered parts and appliqued them on a new table cloth, but she isn`t going to use it as table cloth. She collected all kinds of embroideries and...

Boon Frog Pod (Toddler Bath toy holder) http://www.toddlerscorner.net/boon-frog-pod-toddler-bath-toy-holder/ First, let me say that we bought this product last year before it even came out. We were on a wait list for almost two months with child Outfitters. I had been looking for a new bath...

Wishing all of you the happiest of Valentine's Days. If you have a special someone, I hope you get chocolates and flowers, and if you don't, I wish you hours of enjoyable stitching instead of having to go to a crowded restaurant.

Does anybody know where I can purchase a bamboo picture frame? I want to frame my latest WIP in bamboo, but it has to be a brick & mortar shop because I want to see what it will look like first. Thanks a bunch. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C.

So, just a brief experience in wonderment to share. It's finally a gorgeous day out, we get home from the day's errands, and go sit out back with some nice iced coffees, throwing the floppy frisbee for Puckster, the spoiled one. He periodically runs under the deck, comes back up, etc. Lovely...

Come join us this November 2'd and 3'd for a weekend of Stitching, getting together, getting away and Oh did I mention stitching? This Stitch retreat will be held in Rockwood, Pa. at the Trenthouse Inn. Newly renovated Victorian home is a National Historic Landmark. The Trenthouse Inn is...

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I cannot believe that the Smithsonian actually has a small article about a man who wrote a book on how to care for antiques and such. The man, Don Williams, co author of Saving Stuff, says not to save patchwork quilts in a cedar chest because of bugs and cedar oil stains. Now that I agree with. ...

Kreinik's new cross-stitch freebie is a cute (and pretty) circus elephant by Lula. Sigh... if only I had time for pretty stitching... soon... maybe soon... (*g* Found my Earth and Moon patterns again yesterday (I'm making an *attempt* to clean up the mess that the dining room/sewing room...

I need help! If one of you has used Pattern Maker Pro, can you tell me how to move a created layout into something like Publisher? I am trying to create a chart that will have more than one page and I would like to do it in Publisher so I can add borders, etc., and a cover, thus creating a single...

Hey all I just wanted to let you know that my cyberstitcher's gallery has finally gone public! http://www.cyberstitchers.com/Galleries/ShannonsGallery If you don't have a gallery here you should get one because they are SO awesome! -Shannon

http://www.drmobius.com/jumbley/earing.jpg I'm looking for these earrings, just the metal part, but I am un able to find them here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Does anyone have any info on where I could get some of these?