my goals for May were.. 1) another 10 hours of stitching various projects--DONE, prolly closer to 15 hrs 2) 5 hours with sewing machine/sewing projects --DONE, set up a wall-hanging quilt in my new quilt frame, made 4 passport covers 3) unpack at least 5 more boxes -- well...unpacked two, added 5...

If y'all think it wouldn't violate a copyright, I'd like to post a picture of a victorian shoe with flowers transfer pattern and then ask y'all to help me choose colors, stitches, threads -- another Anne, add ingers to frugalf to reply

I'm beginning to feel that it isn't "politcally correct" to be more concerned about the AMERICAN civillian killed in Iraq than about the "feelings" of a few prisoners. Lee Ann......proud to be a Republican Bob Lonsberry Lonsberry.com

Well, we're into week 2 of cicadas, and they are deafening. Really. I went for a long walk yesterday...started out in the rain and the cicadas were quiet, but soon as the rain stopped and the sun came out, they went back to making a racket. When I returned home (35 or so minutes later) it took...

escapee wrote: My neighbor's son an d his wife moved to Germany and she is pregnant, again. Her little one loves Nemo. Does this exist anywhere? Cross Stitcher Mag from the UK had a free kit in the May issue (IIRC) and I think there are some at the Sew and So...

I agree with those who hate unsorted floss - and it doesn't even have to be much! I ordered a very expensive (for me) Thea Dueck chart and thread pack. The threads are beautiful, some of them I had never even heard of before. But some of the colors/new to me threads are very close and difficult...

Many years ago I saw an alleged story of how aida came to be used in counted cross stitch. I am sure I have embellished it by trying to remember what I first read, but here goes. Aida was invented a long time ago, and had the name, IIRC, Java cloth. There was a man whose wife just loved to...

Those fine folks at Kreinik have come up with new colors again, including Mermaid and Leprechaun. You can see (but not order) at www.kreinik.com. You can do both at www.kims-stitchingshop.com. Look under the "Fantasy Threads" headline for the new ones. The Karen NAYY (other than working my way...

I have some nice overdyed silk ribbon in an accestory pack for a project I just bought and as it was loosely wound and sort of crammed in a plastic bag, the ribbon is wrinkled and creased. I wondered if I should be ironing it before I work with it or leave it as is for a crinkly, 'natural'...

Here's the latest pictures of progress from Pat in New Jersey. I've tried to color correct the pics, and Pat's going to let me know how close I got. g http://firehouse.heritageshoppe.com/history3.html

Ah-ha! I use earthlink to access rctn and it was giving me fits for a while - they changed servers or something. Anyway, I was trying to post about this and asked Karen Campbell to post it for me. So forgive me if it shows up twice! I had a set of two hoops on ebay but they never got any bids and...

a realistic beta fish? I did a quick google and came up with a few freebie patterns on Michael's site, but it's rather simplistic and not very realistic. -- Joan See my first-ever design he http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg "Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and...

I think these have been posted before but I thought they need to be repeated Lucille Rules of Chocolate If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

I've been searching like crazy on the web, but can't find what I'm looking for. I recall there being a kit of some sort that was called a 'zip it'. I think it was x-stitched then sewn together to make a 3 dimensional case that one could use for make-up or whatever. IIRC, it started with two...

I recently got a needlework piece by Bucilla from their Gallery of Stitches line called "Roses." I believe it's from 1992. It's been partially finished but I have noticed some mistakes on it that I would like to correct. The only problem is that I don't believe there is enough yarn to do so. ...

Ok, this is off topic, but you guys know EVERYTHING. Can a person copyright their name? I know you can copyright your likeness (like Elvis), but you can't keep other people from using your name (well unless it's to commit fraud). Here is the scenario: I'm in a club that races R/C cars, we want to...

I am re-posting this message so that it doesn't get lost in a previous thread. Many apologies for the double post... It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that Lula and Roger Chang (Wooly Dreams Design) lost their son, Michael, in a freak motorcycle accident in California on Sunday. Lula...

Hi everyone, I mostly lurk but do post on occasion. The National Counted Cross Stitch Show is being held again in at Rockome Gardens in Arcola, IL. Has anyone attended this show? It's about a 3+ hours drive from where I live and it would have to be a one-day

In the newest Stitchery catalog a Grandchildren kit is shown. This is a Barbara Baatz design and I'd like to find the chart. The kit is done with aida and there's too much empty space for me to use aida for the design. I'd like to do this for my sis in honor of her NINE grandkids. Helen

Caryn wrote: So, what's everybody hoping to get finished this summer? Or started? I want to finish The Seamstress by Paula Vaughan, Lady Claire by MLI and get a good start on Peacock Tapestry by TW. I will try and work on O Holy Night which is a kit at the same time I work on Peacock Tapestry...