Somebody left a bag at my door , with pieces of laces, that could be part of some Irish lace ,,,, several butterflies, an angel , all kinds of flowers and beads ,, here and there a thread barely connects some of the `parts`..... i have soaked it in a lovely Baby Shampoo bath ,,, and than will see...

I finally finished my adaptation of the stamped cross stitch kit to surface embroidery. Adding the cross stitched roses was a bit of a challenge as the fabric wanted to fray. It was a fun experiment and am pleased with how it turned out. Thanks again to everyone for the...

There used to be a Yahoo group for Stitching Jubilee but I believe it closed. Is there another group that talks about that show? I can't go this year but am thinking about it for next year and want to know what's being said about the show. Thanks, Janet

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I buy up lots of fabric for future projects. Trouble is, they will sometimes sit in the storage closet for a year or more. Then when I go to use them, they are creased in the folds, sometimes impossible to remove. Especially linens. I've thought about...

When I'd go to check messages, it would download but not show them, thanks to Jeri, I forgot to try and reset. That worked. Thanks to all, Carol In WI

I was thinking about questions on shadow work, Sashiko, Mountmellick..... Other "obscure" forms folks???? I'll have to do some research, but I want create a truly tough one this time. So if you point me in the right direction, I'll do the work and give kudos to all helpers in my intro. Cheryl

Karen , at the time i offered you that you can give your friend in Tel-Aviv my email , or even my phone , so that i can help with translation of news or any other help she needs. I never heard from her. The offer still stands. mirjam

I have this little poem. It is so true. I could have killed him when he showed me his NEW bass boat. I just wanted his head on a silver platter that day. See his old 2004 boat is so out of date. oh right. A WOMAN'S PRAYER.... Dear Lord,

This is for the reader who is moving to Ferment, WV and just discovered that the Purple Cow had closed. I forgot to tell you that there is a needlework group that meets in Bridgeport on the second Tuesday of every month. If you want more info, email me. We'd be glad to have you join us. ----==...

Has anyone seen a pettern to make your own corner bookmarks. I would prefer free, but anything would help. Thanks Bonnie

I'm trying to put together fibers for a new project on Congress Cloth - rather than buying more stuff for my stash, I am pulling older fibers out of the drawer. I found two that are the perfect colors, but I an not sure if I can use them on the Congress Cloth. The first is Rainbow Gallery Silk'N...

The fabric used in the Tree of Life kit is ‘Mooi River Seedcloth’. Now where to buy that??????

Hello I have gone overboard on my ebay bidding and ended up with many duplicate issues of magazines. I'm interested in trading any of these for other magazines or leaflets. Please contact me at dot com (remove the nospam). These are all Cross Stitch and Country Craft...

An Invitation!!! We are currently waiting for the formation process of ANG's first cyberchapter, The CyberPointers to proceed. Just for the fun of it we have decided to have a test meeting to try out some of the options for online meetings. We will introduce the formation committee and discuss...

There is an old saying, "The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings." http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23402429-details/Roswell+officer%27s+amazing+deathbed+admission+raises+possibility+that+aliens+DID+visit/article.do Fred http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing...

Hi there-- I'm a glass maker . I've started to make glass buttons and am wondering if anyone has ideas about where to market them, and more importantly, what're considered the marks of a quality button--short shank, long shank, drilled holes, glued shanks, glass shanks....I really have no idea. ...

Does anyone know of any (superbowl) sales at New Jersey shops? Alison

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Found this definition NOT ON YOUR NELLIE! (OR NELLY) - " 'Not on your life!' An intensive tag, dating since the late 1930s. Used by, e.g., Frank Norman in his very readable 'Bang to Rights,' 1958. Short for 'not on your Nellie Duff!'; and 'Nellie Duff' rhymes on 'puff,' breath, breath of life, life...

Anyone going to CATS Des Moines? I'll be there -- except not Saturday. I have to drive back up to the Cities to see Doug Kreinick, who will be at Stitchville USA Saturday giving a talk about using his company's materials. (He's going to be in the book I'm writing, so I need to see and hear him...