While waiting for the phone to ring telling me my grandbaby girls are on the way or have arrived, I've been stitching up a storm (you can blame me for the rain g), making little OOAK (one of a kind) dolls and small wall hangings to sell at a charity event. Looking for beads, buttons, etc. to...

A story told by a very clever lady: I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner. I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy wine with...

Hello My name is Trinia. I posted here before but did not introduce myself.I am 26 Years old and have 3 children and a husband.My children are 7,8 and 5 months. I live in Corpus Christi, Texas. I love cross stitching.I have done about 3 projects.

I haven't been here in a long time but maybe someone here remembers me. I haven't been doing much CCS because I can't find anything particularly appealing on the market right now. There are a lot of really big complicated projects that are just too big for me, or a lot of tiny primitive or...

A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem. The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood, he started...

I can't get any newsgroup messages. It'll say I have over 700 unread messages but it won't give it download them? Please email with any suggestions. Thanks, Carol In WI

Hi Mary: Can't remember if I told you I will be away next week on vacation, so I'm not going to be going to Guild. Didn't want you wondering where I am. Will pick you up for the final meeting and pot luck. Marg

There is mourning in Edmonton. I really, really wanted Saskatchewan to win. Whoever the idiot was that was the extra man on the field and let the Alouettes have the do-over in the last ten seconds should be shot! Montreal really didn't deserve to win - it was a fluke. MargW

Well, the Angel's on her way out of North Dakota! Cindy, I'm guessing you will be seeing her sometime around Sat. or Monday. I finished the purple part of the gown, the skirt, left sleeve and half the bodice. All that's left before Vic gets her is the other half of the bodice, right sleeve, hair...

Wouldn't the question of padding before or after stitching depend on the final visual effect you want?? If you attached the padding before, you would have the option of quilting type effects from stitching depending on whether you stitched on the surface or stitched through the layers. OTOH if...

Well it finally feels like spring! First Monday I got to share the joy a little - I brought yarrow (Summer Pastels) divisions in to plant with my daughter's kindergarten class. Nearly everyone dug into the bagged soil and happily planted a piece or two of yarrow for a Mother's Day present. One...

Can anyone tell me what the colors signify on the ends of bone crochet hooks? -- Mark Your role may be thankless, but if you're willing to give it your all, you just might bring success to those who outlast you.

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:33:33 +0000, wrote: On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:24:34 GMT, "Pat P" wrote: I`m disabled too, but I am fully aware of and reconciled to the fact that there ARE many things I`ll never be able to do again, and places I`ll...

http://www.rothaniko.hu/ It's a Flash site and takes a bit to download, but definitely worth the wait. If you're on a modem, I'd skip the site unless you want to take a shower and eat lunch while it's loading. I thought Anne might be interested. I wrote to the artist and mentioned she should...

Not OT! DH had his first catarct done yesterday, and is practically jumping through hoops at the differemce! All the colours are so much brighter and now he sees much better without his glasses. All of which made me wonder if, when I get mine done, I`ll be horrified at the brightness of...

Hey all, We're in the process of moving to the Plymouth Meeting area of Philadelphia. I'm going up tonight for Saturday's home inspection and I plan to visit Fireside Stitchery tomorrow, if I can find it. I wondered what other shops there might be in the area. Please know that I primarily do crewel...

During the Revolutionary War, there were British sympathizers known as Tories among the colonists. Some of them would work hand-in-hand with the Redcoats to try to foil the battle plans of the Continental Army. After a certain skirmish, a group of General Washington's men tracked one of these...

Hi all, Well, I posted 2 pix of the Poseidon which I just started. Not the best, but I think you can see. So, opinions about the dark blue are welcome. It may just be no big deal. Also, a progress photo of Love & Wisdom, which is sitting on the back burner. I'm doing it with 2 strands of...

Word out of Hershey is that it has now been officially announced that this is the last CATS. -- Karen C - California www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Finished 9/1/07 - Pooh & Crew

All the cross stitch I have done has been on Aida, mainly 18 count. I would now like to try evenweave. Is there any web site that has good instructions and tips on using this material, such as needle size, floss, number of strands. etc.? -- Lou