I'm hoping someone can help me with this one. I stitched a grape pattern from Just Cross stitch - the one in the August, 2001 issue - that I want to make into a bell pull. I printed Tia Mary's instructions on making a bell pull. Here's my question: I need to line this sucker with a material that...

My Mighty Bright light just arrived and I'm very happy with it! *happy dance* It's small and fairly lightweight, but the construction seems sturdy enough to last a while. I got the "deluxe" package with an AC/DC adapter, magnifier shade, and two replacement bulbs. The way the base is made it...

I'm working on a very nice Lorri Birmingham table runner and things have been going well until I got to the Dove's Eyes. I am doing the stitch correctly but I'm wondering about the tension. My "eyes" seem to be a little squinty, not nice and open. Any suggestions would be welcome. TIA, Lynn in...

I'm currently working on a Thomas Kinkaid picture... Garden of Promise... it has LOTS of french knots .. which I hate.. which I can't do very well..... I was not going to do them,... and instead just cross stitch, but I got looking at it and was wondering why not just use seed beads instead??? ...

X-No-archive: yes Michael's in Florida (Boca Raton)has this silk ribbon on sale. If you are interested run do not walk and get some. I bought a bunch at 50 cents each and there was one woman there buying six of each!! Just thought I'd tell you all.

If you can get a bunch of your best friends together for an afternoon at the movies, go see Ella Enchanted. Nothing deep, but truly funny and sweet. Cheryl

Hello Ladies, Some of the cross stitch kits I've purchase recommend washing your finished product before framing. Why does it need to be washed? What is the benefit for or against washing. I understand why you'd pre-wash darker threads before use, but I need some help understanding why you'd...

I decided to try for my Master's certification in canvas embroidery from the EGA. After 2 years (actuall stitching time was probably closer to 3 months), and a lot of trial and error, I sent in the first of six submissions. I get it back and discover I used 11 different stitches instead of...

Hello, I am reading here and there (and with many efforts, for I am not english fluent, but french) and want to thank you all and each one of you for your interesting messages. I need to know the length of floss needed in the charts I create, and wondered if you know the site where it is possible...

I was told #304 is the correct historical red DMC for redwork. Any of you redwork experts in here know which red is colorfast? I don't care if it is Anchor or DMC.

Hi Guys, Janet has asked me to post this request to the group. One of the charts she lost in the fire was titled (she thinks) "All Through the House". She also thinks it was aLeisure Arts chart and there were at least 2 coordinating designs. The charts look like doll houses from the back side...

You gave the address of the new location of the Gainesville store which has relocated in Trenton. Please send it to me ASAP, because the nutty artist aunt, and her sweet, but forgetul hubby, , and theantique niece ( all super folk) live there. Thanks deb Gillian

In Nordic Needle's newsletter they announced a new Just Nan that I may just have to buy--Red Hat Stitcher: The Promise! http://www.nordicneedle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=NN&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=105-432-0128 You're welcome! :) -- Joan The Enabler See my first-ever design...

I have a question about Aida cloth. I bought a small kit to do while I acted as an election judge back in March. It was on 10 count Aida. It had an I Love the USA theme. I loved it; it was easy on my eyes and very easy to do. Now this question has come up. When I went back to a project on 14 count....

Hi, all I get Silver Needle's newsletter and Lindy talks about a new product called Thread Straighteners. Two acrylic rods with squishy foam in the middle of each rod. You wrap the cut ends of floss or other fiber around each piece of foam and then pull the acrylic rods apart. Somehow this...

I'm always on the lookout for new projects, so I'm always checking out people's sigs (where they often list WIPs) and looking at older posts through Google. Quite a few times I saw people posting about a design called Amid Amish Life, and it sounded really interesting. I searched all over the net...

Hi everyone. I don't usually watch t.v. but for some reason I caught Antiques Road show twice in the past two weeks. Did anybody catch what some of the antique needlework goes for? Or how beautifully some of it was worked? One man had a piece he considered ugly. It was left in the house when...

Does anyone know of someone that can make a counted cross patern from a picture?

a very long time ago someone posted a site that had reglious patterns of mary and baby Jesus. there was a beautiful pattern where they were all in white. anyone have any sites i could look at?

Okay. Ever since we got this new computer last November, I haven't been able to figure out how to set my sig line here. I go to preferences, but there's no place to do this. What has my poor tired brain overlooked? anyone? tia, Donna @ West Point