Today's ballgame is on at 8 AM on this coast. Great way to wake up. :) It's supposed to be a nice cool mid-90s today; maybe I'll rev up the grill when we decide if we want hot dogs or hamburgers. Not quite as much fun standing over a grill when it's 112 out there.... COPYRIGHT 2012 --...

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I have just now finished putting together my entire nativity set, which has been in the works since 2007!!!!! Now I'm off to enter it into the fair, along with 8 other pieces. I think this has been my most prolific year (2011/2012)! Entering this...

My daughter got engaged last night to her long-time boyfriend! He actually got down on his knee to do it. :) -- Joan See my needlework he http://community.webshots.com/user/ndjoan

http://michelephillips.com.au/2012/06/24/i-heart-curry Bruce

I got "My sweet heart" back from the framer yesterday and have posted pics on my webshots album (see below for link) and RCTNP. I hope you enjoy it! -- Joan

Puttin' on the Ritz ... in Moscow! What a crazy, delightful ever changing world! Who could have thought that in 2012 young people in Moscow would put on a "flash mob" happening, dancing to an 83 year old American song written by a Russian born American-Jew (Irving Berlin) whose last name is...

My latest project, the hot air balloon, is up on my webshots album (see ..sig) and on rctnp. This project is 6x9". Now it will be awhile before the next project because I have to do a number of baptism cloths so the church has a supply on hand. -- Joan See my needlework he

Many years ago, I purchased several baseball style caps that had a front panel of cross stitch material. Does anyone have one (or more) these (unstitched) they would like to sell or know of a supplier for such items. I've searched the internet till my fingers are sore, but can't find them...

I'd given up on ndlpt - my walls are full and plenty of pillows around - and no more gifts!! I found a great store, www.bristlythistle.com in Florida (loads of threads etc.) and picked up a small canvas to while away the hours. Yay- going to make a dent in the ol' stash. I plan to do no more...

Hi everyone, I've had problems with my e-mail, now need to set up rec.crafts.textiles.needlework in Google, or G-Mail. Sorry, not too computer literate but miss this group so much!! Any ideas how to do this?? Maureen in Vancouver, B.C.

Hi! I've been reading the messages here for a very long time but finally joined officially. I know this question is years behind the curve, but I'm thinking about starting Genny Morrow's Nova, now that I've owned the book for it for fifteen years or more. My question is - does the stitching cover...

ok - working on very very old UFO that uses a lot of "candlewicking floss". I'm wondering if there is any real reason no to frog everything I've done already and substitute something like a similar size and color. This is supposed a be a "cotton floss" but is not acting like it. Its someplace...

Big river procession on the Thames this afternoon. Pity it's chucking it down with rain right now (10:20am); no rain up here although it's a bit chilly. BBC TV is covering the event so we'll probably watch it on the computer (don't have a TV) -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney

Hi all -- one of my yahoo groups came over here to google so i was searching to see what other groups were on here and came across this needlework -- I have a passion for fabric and fiber and manipulating raw pieces into works of art -- i love needlework, fancy stitches on canvas, xstitch,...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18261992 Bruce

A holiday weekend ending with a birthday...how wonderful! Hold off on this until Monday, people: Happy birthday to yooouu, Haaappy biiirthdaaay tooo yooooouuuu, Haaappy biiirthdaaay deeaaaarr Kaaaarreeeeeeen, Haaaaaaappyyyyyy biiiiiiirthdaaaaaaaayyy tooooooooo yoooooooouuuuuuu!

Last weekend I was lucky to be invited to a reception at the Baltimore Museum of Art for an exhibit of Central Asian textiles - mainly from Afghanistan. The pieces were stunning - bright colors that "popped" against dark grounds, tiny embroidery stitches (a lot of cross stitch, but even more...

We lived in Scarborough (North Yorkshire) before moving up here. The local newspaper reports that youngsters are knitting covers for mobile phones (cellphones) and selling them to raise funds for...

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Anyone know of any other Christmas books by them besides the "Counted Cross Stitch Designs for Christmas" ?