Oops! It is is the Champlain Society! Not the Chamberlain Society! Sorry! Margaret Hello,

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I was browsing through some old stuff and found the following which I originally wrote and posted on January 6, 1997. I know that several guilds and needlework groups have used it in their newsletters. BTW, I have no problem with people forwarding this or using it in a guild newsletter, just...

Today's Word "bombast" bombast \BOM-bast\ (noun) - Pompous or pretentious speech or writing. "Sain Flint decided not to run Amelia Lowell's bombast on the front page. Instead, he put it on page three." -- Richard S. Wheeler, 'Flint's Truth' Bombast comes from Medieval French bombace, "cotton,...

And many more - so now go open your presents. Cheryl

Hi all. Just to let you know that a new free chart has been added to Ladybug Lane Designs ... "Make It Count!" It's a patriotic piece that was given as a freebie in Nashville, but we think it's pertinent to the times. GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!! It's in a .pdf format, so if you don't have Adobe go...

Alrighty...the snail trail is half done. Today..."Bake Day" has joined the group with his little rolling pin. The pictures are...

I completely forgot to send a card, but have a great Birthday, and all the Happiness and Health that you wish for in the coming year!! Gillian

According to the various instructions in the references listed below, there are several methods of lacing a cross stitch project in preparation to framing. The part that puzzles me is pinning the fabric to the board then lacing. I do realize the front needs to be straight and centered. The lacing...

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Yes, but we're losing a ton of viewers because somebody marked this "off topic"!! Dianne Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply wrote: From: escapee ..... V-BTW, anyone is welcome to participate. People who don't like me are invited

Hello ... Does anyone have a current e-mail address for Nancy Sturgeon of Threads Through Time in Naperville, Illinois? I just tried the one I found via Google -- -- but the e-mail came back to me. Many thanks for any information ...

The fabric I ordered from Country Stitch of New Zealand for "St Petersburg 1703-2003" arrived today. It's their Kiwi Illusions' "Blue Ice," on Lugana 32. It's perfect. It's gorgeous. I wanna toss everything else aside to get started on this piece. Darla Sacred cows make great...

I think I was a very bad boy and my testicles and my willy must be punished with needles. What do you do with needles ?

It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan offices of Henry Ford, the car maker, "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry." Ford looked skeptical,...

First, to everyone in the USA, a safe and happy Thanksgiving. To everyone outside the USA, have a great day. I have done my cooking, drank a hard earned beer and got the great news that despite being sick, DS had a great game in goal. I'm ready to sleep!

There are some particularly nice designs in this issue of Cross Stitch Gold - ducks on a pond, and another lovely one from Denmark of geese around an old pump. Nice floral sampler, too. Pat P

I am going to Vermilion, Ohio for a weekend get-away. Why there? Because I want to visit Riverbend Stitchery. Is this a common thing for stitchers or am I getting carried away? Should I take any pics of finished projects or is that going way over the top? Just wondering --- time to go pack! ;-)...