Hi all, You may or may not remember back when I worked on the Indian chief for my sister. Well, she's here and has it with her and she's gotten a lot done since I fixed it for her. I had a brilliant thought today: redo the headband with beads. I proposed this to her and there was a long silence...

Arts and crafts is a $30B a year industry in the US alone..... Fess up -- who could buy a car for less than the value of their stash? (counting all your stashes: XS, Npt, yarn, quilting fabric, beads, papercrafts, etc.) --

Hello, Would anyone be so kind as to draw a picture of what these tatting instructions look like? Tatted Insertion Blue and ecru knitting cotton, No. 40 was used for this. Tie the ends of two colors with ecru, make clover leaf by 4 doubles (4 ds.) picot (p.) 3 ds., p. 2 ds., p. 2ds., p. 3 ds., p....

Hi folks, I'm thrilled to finally be in a position to purchase a new lamp for my stitching nest and am having a difficult time deciding which of the different "natural daylight" lamps to buy. I just completed a google search and re-read a number of posts about the OTT light vs. the Dazor vs. GE...

I did the first part of a two day course today at my local guild on Myreschka embroidery. Always wanting to know the traditions behind these sorts of things, I asked the teacher if it was traditionally worked in white on white or in colour. She didn't know the answer. Does anyone here know...

Could those of you who explained how to use waste fabric to me, please be kind enough to explain to me exactly what it is? I went to House Of Fabrics and they said there was no such thing. So I went to Wal-Mart and they said it was really Aida, and I could have my choice of fabric count. It was...

I finished stitching on MLI's Queen Anne's Lace in February after a 5+ year hiatus for wedding/birth announcements. I sent her home with my best friend in August to my framer's in Canada, and she was picked up last night. I am astounded at the phenomenal job they did, and my only complaint is...

My Sister in Law is stitching a stamped cross stitch top blanket. She bought a down blanket to attach it to. My question is.... What would be the best way to attach it so the stitching doesn't get ruined when washing it? -- Debbie (New Mexico) My Crafts: http://home.earthlink.net/~debbierhcb/

Hi All, Looking for free Judaica patterns...anyone know of any? We've been invited to attend the Seder at a friends' home and would like to stitch a small gift to bring. -- WIP: Celtic Christmas 25th Anniversary Sampler

Hi Guys, I got my book of classes today -- loads of neat stuff again. Just a few complaints -- no color pictures in the book but that's not surprising -- they ARE $$$ to print. The Banquet is now $75 -- of course, the sampler that is offered after you eat is from Lorri birmingham, Liz Turner...

I guess you only read some posts. I have said many times that I am repeatedly calling her, and will post a soon as I make contact Gillian Florida "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... Please if amnyone heard from Lucille let me...

Becky A wrote: I've only recently delved into stitching on evenweave, and as such have never worked with linen. What do I need to know to work with it? How do I bind the edges? Do I have to handle it differently than an equally huge piece of cotton evenweave? Any linen tips...

When the server thru which I access Newsgroups "dies", it will not be replaced. The discussion in Nov 2009 on this site on how to maintain access to Usenet groups has apparently expired. I can't read it. Can someone refer me to a site that can tell me how to gain access to this group when my...

A friend's parents are having their 60th anniversary this year. I didn't have enough time to make something really spectacular, but when I opened my Cross Stitch Gold magazine last month, there was a lovely filigree heart that was a quick stitch. Then I made it even quicker by using a pink...

Oh I have Mika doing flip dips, twirls, head bobbings, puff outs and she is getting roller skates. She also takes a shower with me daily and LOVES it. She near stretches her neck a foot out so she can get directly under the water. I keep it luke warm, not hot, and she is going to learn to ride a...

HOW MANY OF ME? At... http://www.howmanyofme.com You enter a first and/or last name and it will tell you how many people in the USA have that first name, that last name, and how many have that combination of your first and last name. So if you enter...

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Hi all... It might just be me, but where ever I see Mystic Stitch patterns for sale...none of the pictures is that of a stitched model. It's either obviously the source image or a computer generated (and not terribly impressive) stitched picture. Has anybody ever worked up a Mystic Stitch...

does anyone know where I can find a pattern (online) for one of those "west coast choppers" Maltese crosses?? If there is a downside to cross stitch addiction, it would be the frustration of trying to find masculine projects for the men and boys in our lives......at least for me anyhow! All I...

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