I guess that now that I've twitted Gillian on her grammar/vocab (good naturedly, I promise :-) ), I should de-lurk. I've finally managed to get back onto the newsgroup after many years' absence. After moving from IL to AZ to NY we've now been in CA for 5 years (east of the Bay) and loving it. I...

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2747314320053147477FtNMWL is the link to my latest project, a star. The white part and backstitching glows in the dark. Pretty cool, if I do say so myself Amber

I am just starting to stitch this now and was wondering if anyone can help. On the photo example one of the colours looks a lot lighter than when i stitch.....a lot lighter. The colour I am concerned about is DMC318 as I stitch is very close as almost the same as DMC413, but on the stitched...

HI Here's a difficult question and the story behind it. At the pioneer village where I work we have a Jewish man who would wear an 1860's yarmulka if I made and embroidered it. The amusing thing is that he will be in our protestant manse 2 days of his shift. Perhaps he could be a visiting rabbi? I...

Hi - I just signed on to this news group and saw the posting asking for info about everyone in the group: Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your stitching friends. 1. What time did you get up this morning? 8 a.m. 2. Diamonds or Pearls? Diamonds 3. What is the last movie you saw in the...

I started to get little pieces of embroidery as well as little woven , knitted and crocheted pieces , i wondered for a long time what to do with them. Played with an idea to make a big `crazy quilt` kind of wall piece, changed my mind. in the mean time stored those pieces in big plastic jars,...

Hi could someone tell me about the easy punch machine does it work. would you recommend it. thanks Linda

I have been around for a long time and just decided to drop in again and say "Hello". I am in Florida and there seems to be several here. Would love to hear from you.

Are you OK, Bruce? We`ve seen neither hide not hair of you lately! Pat -- Be who you are and say what you feel....Because those that matter....don't mind....And those that mind....don't matter.

I'm working towards starting this for my New Years resolution lol. I was supposed to have started it 2 years ago but got scared. Is anyone working on this right now? And if so, how in the world did you find the "guts"(so to speak)to start it? Peace, Colleen

Thanks so much for the post and information. I have browsed through your website, and really feel that I want to make these! Yours are just beautiful. I couldn't respond directly to the post, because I somehow lost it from here. I did tuck into a needlework folder though, where all sorts of useful...

I cut up some today and made little bobbins to store odds and ends of floss. I only kept pieces which were at least a foot long, altho I'll prob. never use 'em. DH asked why I needed forty shades of green.....he just doesn't get it.

Some ornamental grasses? Cheryl

I'm putting this in a separate thread from a proposed field trip to see this exhibit, because there's information here that might be of more general interest: The Maryland Historical Society has an exhibit of Maryland Schoolgirl samplers. There are a couple of illustrated pages online that you...

Hi Does anyone know where can I buy half skein of thread gatherer's silk n color? I'll be needing for Monsterbubbles JCS 2004 ornament. Buying the whole skein is too pricey for me.

Does anyone out there know where I can find out about errors in Maria van Scharrenburg's Day fairie chart?? I would really like to find out what the designer intended before I go any further with the corner sections... Thanks, Jean

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I thought people might be interested in a mini newsletter from my LNS here in Ottawa. http://www.cross-stitch.ca/newsletter_maymini.html No affiliation yada, yada, yada, etc. -- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in...

My first order from Nordic Needle came yesterday (yeehaw!!) Since I had stupidly forgotten to order the same colo(u)rs in different size perle cotton as called for by a Funk and something blackwork pattern, I'm forced to place another one g There aren't enough hours in a day or days in a year to...

Does anyone here subscribe to Ellen Chester's With My Needle Newsletter? I'm asking because I do, but for some reason I can't open this month's letter, and since I'm doing one of the stitch along's (Marriage of the Minds) I'd like to find out what we're doing. If anyone can open it, could you copy...