Anybody know what part of Australia Trish is in? And whether or not she is affected by the floods (or by the drought further south)? And for all the rest of our Australian posters as well - good thoughts and prayers on their way. It sounds like a nightmare. MargW

Today is Tia Mary's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mary!! Janet

I'll be done with the Baby Dragons for Margaret by the weekend. I'm back stitching Y now (or would be if DS wasn't playing video games). I figure I'll be starting Z by tomorrow night at the latest. For some reason, the last 5 letters have worked up very quickly. One of my purse projects (a little...

Happy New Year all. I was wondering if anyone makes stitching resolutions. I normally don't make New Years resolutions but with a few stitching resolutions bouncing around the old noggin I thought if I put them in writing on rctn I just might at least make an attempt to keep them. So here...

For a few for youse guys!! Fred http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit. Vegetarian - An old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good" Hello, This is your Incontinence Hotline. Please hold...

A day without sunshine is like night. Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand. I am in shape. Round is a shape. Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.

If you qualify for Senior Discounts, this may be the code for you.... Fred http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit. ATD: At The Doctor's BFF: Best Friend Fell BTW: Bring The Wheelchair

In the past I've bored you with my blogs but now you can read our local, monthly newsletter on-line. Nothing to do with rctn but just for enjoyment. www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney

Does anybody here know where I can buy 30 or 32 ct. white silk mesh? I've been unable to find it anywhere since my LNS closed down. :( Maureen In Vancouver, B.C.

To all who celebrate Christmas Happy Holiday mirjam

But life's been busy - Three weeks ago I started a new permanent job (as permanent as things can be these days !!!) afetr two years of uncertainity so nw heaving a sigh of relief . I became a grandma for the first time on the 7th December to Ava Mae 7lb 14ozs . I finish work on Thursday (possibly...

Listening to the burble of real, steel cut oatmeal cooking while I read my groups and such! I'm waiting to see more than the merest dusting of snow but that can wait until Tuesday. I should be thinking about a grocery store run after I eat my oatmeal, but I have the newest Monica Ferris and the...

One of our needlework guild members, Joanne Gattenby, of X's and Oh's is a wonderful designer. I've just finished the second model I've stitched for her. Here it is http://www.xs-and-ohs.com/Catalog/K-DaysGoneBy/xo3K-470.html Took me almost 800 hours. It's a big pattern with lots of...

Since I haven't seen a post, I thought this group would be interested to know that Ginnie Thompson passed away on December 5. http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54668:Virginia%20%E2%80%9CGinnie%E2%80%9D%20Ruth%20Austin%20Thompson&catid=969:obituaries Janet

Hi all, Does anybody here make their own charts from photographs? I'm looking to purchase a computer program such as PC Stitch for example, but would like to know the quality / pricing and ease of use for the different programs. I was using PhotoShop but a virus ended that option for me as...

I would like to get into model stitching. Not sure how to go about it. Anyone have and suggestions. Thank you Craftslady

As a mere male, I have been working on a Shaker cushion and recently finished it. You can see the finished article here http://tinyurl.com/35cz3zx I am now working on a new cushion which you can see here http://tinyurl.com/336wyex Now, my question is this. The blue sky has lots of little white...

hi ... i used to read this group religiously whilst attending university; i graduated and moved on .... i am interested in selling my stash ... i realize this might seem a scam, however it is not ... i just don't know where else to go and having a yard sale where i live, yakima, washington, is...

Can anyone tell me I the 75th anniversary issue of McCalls needlework was rhe one that had the Counted cross image of a deer and fawn, I have the same image that my Grand mother did as a stamped cross-stitch in 1948, and I am considering buying the issue with it and was hoping someone could...

I used to frequent this group daily, mostly lurking but always reading and learning. I took a hiatus for several years because of flame wars and such and, too, because I wasn't stitching as much. But now that I've peeked in again for several days I see that posts have gone from thousands a month...