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...

The pattern on the front cover of Embroidered Bags and Purses by the wonderful Country Bumpkin people includes petals composed of needlewoven picots. One part of the design calls for using 2 strands of thread and and laying 5 foundation threads. I had a very hard time distinguishing one set of...

On 2/10/07 6:57 PM, in article , "lucretia borgia" wrote: As most of you know RCTNP or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCTNP/ is the group where people from rctn can post pictures of their work. In the past couple of...

Probably most have heard that Wal-Mart is planning to discontinue off the bolt fabric in 80% of their stores. Today, I went to a neighboring town, and their Wal-Mart has stopped carrying DMC embroidery thread and is now carrying less than 50 colors of Anchor! It is really bad for those of us...

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:59:08 GMT From: Mirjam Bruck-Cohen To: Subject: OT Hand washing, germs, etc was OFF TOPIC - the ladybug "lost" her mittens I have not seen your Original post T Micheele , but...

This maybe a little off the mark for "this" group..... But if you have kids, and would like a FRESH IDEA, of how to use your creativity and spend some QUALITY TIME with them some weekend..... Please check out my new craft webpage at http://www.crafts.terrysbeachhouse.com Totally FUN and...

Hope we're all in this lady's shape at her age!!! Just amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRZv6NGjdc Sharon (N.B.)

How do they do it? Yesterday I was with DD at an audition (college admission related). Knowing that I'd be sitting around awhile, of course I brought a little project, and the waiting time maybe didn't quite fly, but at least wasn't painful to me. But I was amazed at how many people just...

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Not quite OT - there are some craft books (including embroidery) to download. 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 need help, I bought the Singer Knitting machinewhich I think is alot like the Barbie Knitting machine. The manual that came with this thing is, well let's just say lacking in the info department. I have tried on more times than I can count to get this thing to work, but forget it. I am ready to...

by multi-crafters, I mean that needlework isn't the only craft you love doing and you are sometimes inundated by everything. I was heavily into cross-stitch for a long time (stamped) when I was younger, then got off the habit and back into sewing (parents both taught me how to sew when I was in...

Since it is getting close to Valentines Day, I thought this might interest some of you. http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-chocolate/ George -- There is no such thing as being beneath one's dignity to put in an honest day's work. Work *is* what gives us our dignity, as well as our sense of

Tony Blair (our beloved Prime Minister) called John Prescott (our equally beloved Deputy PM) into his office one day and said, "John I have a great idea! We are going to go all out to win back Middle England." "Great idea Tony how will we go about it?" said Prescott. "Well" said Blair, "we'll get...

OK, so it wasn't exactly a LNS, but it was the only place in town that carried anything beyond HL and Michael's. A local store had a section devoted to charts, WDW, GAST, linen and evenweave, beads and embellishments. My dd reported a call that they're having a 35% to 50% off sale all XS...

Yesterday was the best day for me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last June, underwent a lumpectomy, b mastectomy, 18 wks of chemo, and 7 wks of radiation. I just finished radiation yesterday! I have been cancer free since the mastectomy, but have chosen to have a second mastectomy to...

I need to order ONE card of Rainbow Gallery Pebbly Perle - I know some of you have recommended places that will send such a small order for essentially the price of postage. Is Thread Express one of them? If not, can you tell me who is? TIA! Linda

Here's a paisley prints bag that I made for my mum: http://craft2style.com/ProjDetails.php?Type=All&PId=54 Just something to share c2s http://craft2style.com

Romilly Mueller wrote: Have any of you used DMC’s new variations floss? If so, did you like it? I’m told it’s got shorter color repeats than their variegated floss, but how short is “shorter?” I have some kitted up with a project, but haven't gotten to stitch with it yet. I like the...

Emails to you are bouncing! Is it the weather up here -42º or your Americain Off Line Fred http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit.