Hello folks, I'm looking for pretty the following Susan Portra patterns: (Links are to the only web site I have found that has her patterns - but I can't afford over $50 US for one pattern!) If you have it and you are willing to sell drop me a note. Tara A Series of Saints

Somewhere I used to have a crochet pattern for the European-style shopping bags. Anyone know where I could acquire (preferably free) such a pattern? -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com

Would anyone know how to find charts of the alphabet letters done originally separately--and are they gorgeous- by Lanarte? I am trying to find them in the States. They were called antique letters ....they came one letter per pack. Example to see: first in list on this page called Antique...

Please go take a look at this page: http://www.vintagetextile.com/victorian.htm Most of the dresses have oodles of hand embroidery on them. What beautiful work. There's a wedding dress there that I'd even consider getting married again just to wear....IF I thought I could ever fit into something...

I'm a bit early but, since I don't know if I'll be on the 'puter tomorrow, I thought I'd get my singing in *early* this time! Soooo, everyone join in! Happy birthday to you, Haaappyyy biiiirthdaaaaay toooo yooooouuuuu, Happy birthday, dear Luciiiiiiiiillllllle, Haaaaappyyyyyy biiiiiirthdaaaaaaay...

A friend lent me her latest book find which is called "Treasures in Needlework" by Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Pullman first published in 1870 Going through it, I'm totally amazed at all the household items on which they suggest you embroider!! However, there are a few terms with which I am not familiar...

Well, we have found the cause of DS's mild headaches - his recent growth spurts have resulted in him becoming mildly nearsighted. Ah the angst of it all - he is almost 13 after all. So in a week's time, he will have really "kewl" glasses - poly carb lenses and the ultra flexible wire frames that...

I am looking for the discontinued patterns of Heartstrings Kringle Kalendar.. There is a different Santa for each month of the year. I would like to find the patterns for Jan., Dec., April & June. If someone has these patterns and would like to share them, I am using them for private use only.

Any one a tip? when i embroider silk on silk ,, it slippppppps how do i stop that ??? mirjam

How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"... Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper Cheryl

I found a link to this magazine and would love to get information about ordering the penguins across the top - does anyone speak Dutch well enough to help me (or know where I can get this pattern)? http://www.borduurblad.nl/index.php?id=1068 I tried Babelfish, but the translation was poor. I...

I just got an email from Herschnerrs that shows a lady sitting at a table stitching. It looks tiresome to me. Now, I don't know about you guys, but most of the time, I stitch on the couch. Where do you stitch? In a hardbacked straight chair or someplace comfy? Linda

In article , Meredith writes: I've pretty much given up taking books on vacation - the weight/time spent reading ratio is way too high. That's what I like about spending vacations with relatives ... I can use their library card and don't have...

I am sure many of you have cloth/fabric leftovers , why not assemble cloth hand bags and give them to everybody.... foldable cloth bags made of leftover cloth , can be foldes into one`s handbag and be used intstead of the Excessive used Nylon bags mirjam

My Puff is a little Maltese. He has thrown up before but not like this. This time he's really sick, and wasn't able to control either end for a few days. He does seem a little better now so hopefully this will go away just the way it came and he'll go back to having the occasional upset...

There seems to be enough enthusiasm for a lot of people stitching the same pattern and measuring how much floss of each colour it takes to complete the project. I apologize for the length of this message. There is a lot to cover. If there are rctners who think this whole effort is a complete...

I finally finished off the first part of a round robin I'm in and it will be winging its way down to south shortly. While I wait for the next part to come through, I'm working on a set of penguin ornaments I found in The Stitchery catalog, DD has gone penguin crazy in the last year, so it was a...

Does anyone know of any lap stand (not floor stands) that can hold something like a Q snap? I already have a lap stand with stretcher bars, but I sometimes like to do smaller pieces which I put in Q snaps or hoops. Since I cannot always hold the smaller items, I thought to get a lap stand to hold...

I have noticed that ponchos are now the BIG item in the stores. I would like to knit one of my own. Does anyone have a pattern to knit a poncho or can direct me where to look???? e-mail me----- thanks debbie

I started to begin a new project today to add to my short rotation. But then an old saying that my grandmother used to say popped into my mind. She said that if you begin a project on a Friday, you would never finish it. I then remembered when I was a very young mother making clothes for myself...