After spending nearly all day out of the house yesterday, I did a marathon day around the house. The living room is nearly all rearranged for the sofa and such we are ordering soon (I hope). Sorted toys, trashed broken ones, did laundry (16 trips to the basement for laundry and other things)...

Passing on my thoughts and prayers to all our stitching friends in Florida. Here is hoping that they all are safe and their property didn't get too badly damaged. Fred http://www.stitchaway.com W.I.P. - "Fiddler on the Roof", "Oriental Maiden". W.I.L. - "Romantic Venice",

Since I'm not volunteering for any of the over-one stitching, I feel I can make an impartial suggestion. I think that anyone who wants to join Victoria in doing this should be completely confident in her ability to do it well. I did some of the early over-two stitching on the Angel and although...

My daughter lost her parakeet last week - it had managed to open it`s cage while they were out and shot past them when they opened the front door in the evening. They could hear it calling from the top of a tall tree for a couple of days - but nothing since. It`s a real shame - they...

Hi everyone! I have achieved something. I have finished 2 projects. First one has a name "A Single Rose". I know I have done the other project with the same name before this. And this newer one is called "A Lighthouse". I am so happy that I have finished them both. *doing the happy dance and...

Does anyone have a copy of the Elizabethan Scissor fob freebie from Tristan Brooks from the beginning of the year that they can email me? I wanted to make it as a gift and it's no longer listed on site. I emailed them, but got no response. I'd be eternally grateful if someone could email the...

Hello, A new International Search engine devoted to the embroidery, the cross stitch and embroidered postal Art : http://moteur.pointdecroix.org/ -- Amicalement,

Hey cross-stitchers, I'm using the program PC-Stitch to try and make a cross-stitch pattern from a picture, that I can sew by hand. The program says, that you can max set the DMC colors to 200. Is that all DMC have? Any other fabric manufactures, that has more? Maybe it's more than enough, I don't...

It only took me 20 yrs, but I think I have finally trained Dude a little bit! Yesterday we were standing in the check-out line at the grocery store, and he plucks the BH&G Xmas Xstitch magazine off the rack and hands it to me. My jaw just dropped! Dude has never, ever done anything to encourage...

i have seen them at ACMoore, Wal-Mart and Rag Shoppes in south New Jersey.. hope this helps...joann in nj

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When our Judo Guy got a bronze medal ,,, the gold medal went to Biala Russia ,,, any one noticed the EMBROIDERED part on this flag ??? mirjam

Ok. Here's two. http://www.heritageshoppe.com/temp/raisedcup1.jpg The first from Jane Nicholas's first stumpwork book. The berries (beads) surrounded by raised cup are on the left-hand side. The center bead has been stitched with floss and a tiny bead is at the...

August goals we 1) celebrate my parents' 40th anniversary -- happily done, 8/7-8/8 2) learn my digitizing software and digitize at least one design. -- DONE, although the design still needs a little "tweeking" and probably wasn't a best choice for a first try... 3) 10 hours stitching -- I think...

Goodsafe night to all the Usa people ,,, Sad night in Russia,,, Be safe who ever can be !!!! mirjam

I am in need of a site where a cross stitch graph is already setup for designing a chart. Then all I have to do is print it. If anyone has the URL, please post. Thanks Claire

so it must be that imp that has been following me around since I've been reading this group. Our wandering home is now halted temporarily at Wright-Pattman AFB near Dayton Ohio. We spent part of the day wandering the museum near the Wright Brothers practice field. After they got the motor on the...

Can anyone tell me anything about this company, phone numbers addys? why they don't design anymore? They had such wonderful patterns out. TIA Lisa

Oh, I think I've died and gone to heaven...I can see hours slipping away, but I need to get back to stitching! I read about this site in the mystery books by Monica Ferris. At least I think this is the same group. I am a fairly new stitcher, and am looking forward to more hints, like those found...

Someone came up to me at church the other day and said, "Congratulations!" and I said, "For what?" and she said, "Your sampler had the blue ribbon at the MD State Fair. At least I *think* it did!" Well, I've been waiting til I knew for sure to say anything (I have plans to go next Friday) but my...