It's been a long time since I remember having a round of postings dealing with different needlework tips & hints. Since things seem to be so slow, I thought this might be a good topic, especially for any newbies out there or those of us who just forget stuff. I'll go first since seeing the...

I put a load of laundry in, and now I'm going to settle in with some stitching. I have about 2000-2500 stitches left on a birthday gift. If I make a point of working on it daily, it'll be done in time. -- Karen C - California www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the...

There is a lot of talk on places like BBC World about a set of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohommed in a humerous light, which were published in a Danish newspaper. They have since been published in several other European newspapers. I have tried to find them on the web without success. ...

I am trying to find out which red floss would be closest to the color known as Pantone 186C. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for this? TIA Katherine in Omaha

Last night, when I dropped all the wet snow gear in the dryer, I didn't notice there were no mittens. This morning, at bus time, I just found another pair. After the bus, I noticed this pile of gray/black next to the door. Ah the lost mittens. FROZEN IN PLACE. Since the kettle was still hot, I...

Just for everyone's information, Herrschners closed the office of Stitcher's World in Norcross GA (Atlanta) today, fired ALL of the staff, and is packing the offices to take back to WI. No advanced notice was given. Employees were told to pack up and leave immediately.

I was stunned when I got my mail today and I had an invitation from Nordic Needle for a closing sale. They sent out invitations to loyal patron for a week of shopping before notifying the general public about their closing They will be closing their doors forever after 42 years. What a loss. ...

Vic -- go post over at RCTQ. A bunch of the quilters over there who make the caps all the time. IIRC, Michael's has free directions to knit or crochet them. Somewhere I saw directions to make them out of polar fleece -- try Hancock's Fabrics for freebie directions. I tried to get to the site...

Thank you Caryn ,,,, I don`t worry about not getting along with dr Brat Elizabeth,,, I learned a lot about unbased unkindnes from her behaviour. But being the Curious person i am , and reading Loads of books , manuscripts , documents that deal with Historical events that started mainly becuase of...

Has anyone heard from Mirjam today?

If this isn't proper newsgroup manners, please excuse me. I stumbled upon this site through a Google search and just thought it was quite funny....you know we all have those kinds of days where we like to stitch one of these pieces haha. Be aware, there are a couple pieces that use...

Hi Guys, So -- Santa got me a wireless printer for Christmas. I don't have a printer up here so it is a great gift. Do you hear a "But"??? That being where the *&^^ do I put the thing??? We were all sitting around at DD's a few days before Christmas and Steven went to answer the...

Please keep your answers direct, otherwise I'll be wading through this for weeks. grin The following questionnaire has to do with those who embroider - any type of embroidery (canvas, cross stitch, what have you). You own an iron and use it for your embroidery.

New poll time. What are your top 3 needlearts choices. Mine a 1. Petit Point 2. Tatting 3. Crochet Want to learn... 1. Knitting 2. Hardanger 3. Bobbin Lace Making

This is not cut in stone. It is an attempt to come up with some "ideal". Something to ponder. It has to do with: If I was headmistress of a brand new needlework school, how would I set up the curriculum, and how would you get to the next grade level. Note that I didn't say: cross stitch, or...

You blithering idiots! You re-elected that imbecile George Bush as your President. He’s a complete moron and so are most of you! How nice of you to drop by and write for our entertainment. Please pay attention to the following line by Dr. Howard Dean, "More Americans voted against George...

The 1st thing that I have noticed is that there are less and less cross stitch and needlepoint magazines in our local new stands. Some news stands do not carry any cross stitch and needlepoint magazines period. The 2nd thing is that we used to have six (6) LNS in my area. Three (3) have closed...

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I have been given a lot of Trebla threads to use for cross stitch. I can't find s conversion chart to dmc or anchor can anyone help please?

Does anyone know of a readily available conversion chart of Olympus floss to DMC? I recently bought a Japanese book of cross stitch patterns and would like to start using it but don't want to spend hours trying to match Olympus to DMC. Thanks.