Hi all, I used to frequent the rec.arts.textiles.needlework USENET group in the bad old days of the late 90s. Learned a lot. Improved my skills a lot. Lived in Northern Virginia at the time. Now I'm in Kansas. I'm one of those relatively rare male stitchers. I'm not too proud to stitch on an...

What are you reading? Just finished - Open Ice by Jack Falla. Great book, really recommend this for the hockey fans. Ellice and Sara - buy this for the DH's and then read it yourself. At work: Foul Play - one of those Janet Evanovich reprints. (yes between phone calls, I read or do cross word...

How about dem Packers, Mrs. G? What a bunch of losers. HA!

Yesterday was all kinds of madness and I haven't had a chance to pick up a needle since Sunday. But the house work needs doing and the garden is calling too..... But we are 80% ready for back to school and the rink. I just need to figure out DD's birthday plans and I can relax (sort of). I do...

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Hi all, I know several of you are knitters/crocheters, so thought I'd try here. Several years ago I purchased some yarn. I finally found a pattern to use with it and have found I need more than what I got. I contacted the company and they replied they discontinued this line of yarn several...

While others have been getting worked up over RCTN, Karen has been stitching. On ArtVentures' "Fireman's Prayer", which is a hand-drawn chart, right under the shield there are two blue stitches. They don't look right. I think they should be red. One symbol is a checkmark and the other is a ^...

Just out of curiosity -- I really wondered what everyone thinks about all the "Happy Holiday" songs and etc? I saw some schoolchildren on tv the other night singing what SHOULD have been "We wish you a Merry Christmas" ... but now it's all "We wish you Happy Holidays". And then Saturday Night Live...

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Hi, I am thinking about making the pattern "Tinkle, a Cat" from the book by Brande Ormond, _American Primitives in Needlepoint_. But when I look at the Paternayan yarn numbers, they are so different! This calls for quite a lot of Dark Red #201, but when I look at color charts, 201 is quite a...

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Turns out I have severe bronchitis, not just a cold. However, as the hospital is so crowded, and I have had all the ultrasounds, x-rays, round the clock breathing treatments etc., plus my new nebulizer arrived today, plus I have a retired husband to help out, the doctor released me with a handful...

I thought perhaps it might be interesting to know what we are all stitching right now -- I'd suspect it's a wide cross-section. I love interesting quotes, and I'm doing one now that says: I pray that risen from the dead, I may in Glory stand. A Crown perhaps upon my head, but a needle in my...

I imagine the stress level is pretty high just now and wondered how you were coping. During a time of holy days for many religions, it seems especially sad that there's such discord in the world. Keep us aware of your information about things in Israel, because it would be interesting for those...

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I just found some crewel work that I did when I was a young girl. It has been at my mother's house, and she has gas heat. The gas has stained the material. Would I be able to wash this or should it go to the dry cleaners? Thanks

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What are Barbie clothes going for these days? We're trying to put a reasonable price on some for a craft fair. Don't want to say $10 for a dress if they can buy something similar at ToysRUs for $3, but don't want to say $3 if ToysRUs is selling them for $15. -- Karen C -...

I have a frame that I think is a needlepoint frame. It's stamped "Bill's Frames" and from the archives of this list I deduce that it's from Bill Gordon's Woodcraft, a now-defunct business once in Healdsburg, California. I'm a rug hooker, and don't really need this frame. Is there someone in the...

Hi RCTNer's! I've always been fascinated with the history of religions, religious ideas and such. I need help from other's so I can expand my knowledge. Although I was born and raised Roman Catholic I've always been aware there's a lot more knowledge out there than what I was taught. I've read a...