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Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the
Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other is Independence Day by Laura Perin. http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors better. Not that I needed more patterns........... -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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On 7/24/2017 11:31 AM, Joan Erickson wrote:
Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other is Independence Day by Laura Perin. http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors better. Not that I needed more patterns........... The Laura Perin pattern is beautiful and I agree, on black should really pop. Nancy --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:31:08 -0500, Joan Erickson
wrote: Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other is Independence Day by Laura Perin. http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors better. Not that I needed more patterns........... How many do you have in Stash Joan, we really want to know ? lol |
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On 7/25/2017 7:45 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:31:08 -0500, Joan Erickson Not that I needed more patterns........... How many do you have in Stash Joan, we really want to know ? lol LOLOL!!!! Waaaay too many and too scared to count! Problem is, I still like them all, so how do I get rid of any? One just never knows when one of those patterns will be *just* the thing I'm looking for. I just hope someday DD will take a bigger interest but she's just too busy with her horse and DH! Tonight I need to go through the fiber list for Independence Day and see if I have any of them. -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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Awesome stash Joan!
I had to pause and consider the person who asked the NUMBER of stash a stitcher might have. That thought made me shudder a bit...I've never counted my stash but I think it's a good exercise to know how much you have. I have 7 current WIPs...I love finishing more than starting projects so this number is always low. As for patterns I'd guess I have about 20-25 in my stash at this moment. I do go through it about once a year and donate any patterns or WIPS that just don't thrill me anymore. If I did not cull them on a regular basis I'm sure I'd get up to about 75, maybe more. The thing that frustrates is that my tastes are constantly changing and sometimes what I buy with great enthusiasm doesn't stand the test of time...I REFUSE to stitch something I only feel ho-hum about. To combat this and try to save some money and space in my closet, I usually make myself wait several months before I buy a new pattern (since there are no stitchy shops in my area I don't have to be worried about impulse buying in person). Lately I've also made the rule that I can't kit something up until I'm ready to stitch it, so as not to waste the money if I decide never to do it. So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable? |
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Forgot to say Joan, I'm really considering getting the fireworks pattern by Perin you showed...that looks super fun! I'm putting it off because I already have a counted canvas in progress (Zecca's Bird In A Nest) and I find canvas work hurts my hands quite a bit. But I've put a note in my stash to consider the fireworks one when I've finished Bird. I did order a mirabilia pattern yesterday called Bluebeard's Princess. I saw this pattern on flosstube a few months ago and have been drooling over it ever since. It's actually an older pattern, but somehow I missed it when it came out. See pic he http://periwinkleink.typepad.com/.a/...d6f9970b-500wi |
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On 7/26/2017 6:15 AM, Violet Stitches wrote:
Awesome stash Joan! I have 7 current WIPs...I love finishing more than starting projects so this number is always low. I'm usually just a one-at-a-time stitcher but I currently have 1 knitting and 1 cs project going (and some crocheted crosses that I do only occasionally). As for patterns I'd guess I have about 20-25 in my stash at this moment. I probably have that many in one *file folder*!!! 20-30 file folders, plus kits...plus my 20 or so years of Just Cross Stitch issues and a few scattered issues of other titles...well, I'll let you do the math! I guess I'm more a pattern collector than stitcher. :) The thing that frustrates is that my tastes are constantly changing Guess I don't have *that* problem! So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable? File folders by subject: floral, animals, babies, a couple of designer-specific ones, etc. (I am a librarian, after all). :) 2 file drawers in the bottom of the stitching cabinet I designed and my dad built for me plus a 3rd drawer for my kits. 4 parts cabinets for my various flosses & beads with perle cottons hanging on the inside of the door of my cabinet. I think I have pics of it in my rctnp folder if you're interested. -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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I'm usually just a one-at-a-time stitcher but I currently have 1 knitting and 1 cs project going (and some crocheted crosses that I do only occasionally). Oh my gosh, you're a monogamous stitcher! A long time ago I used to be one of those, where'd I'd only have one project of a specific type going at a time. Sometimes though I'd get bored with the project or hit a snag, and not stitch for a few weeks or months trying to avoid it. It honestly never occurred to me I could have multiple WIPS. Then several years ago I found Connie's blog (The Spinster Stitcher) and was blown away by how she would work on whatever project she felt like. Boom! I became a polygamous stitcher and have never looked back. Joan, you're the only other monogamous stitcher I've known. One thing I've done to cut down on space is to not store threads anymore...I just buy what I need at the time for each project and then get rid of the leftovers. I'm always afraid I'm going to run out of the old half-used skeins in the middle of a project and not get a good color match with a new skein. So now I throw out threads after a project is finished and it saves much space. The only problem; I miss seeing all those beautiful threads and petting them for creative inspiration. It sounds like you have your stash super-organized Joan...I'm impressed! My stash/kits/fabric/notions are in a three drawer plastic bin thing, but I can't say there's too much organization. Having folders for pattern themes sounds like a really good idea and I'm going to consider implementing something like this. That way I don't have to dig through all the drawers to find what I want. :) |
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On Friday, July 28, 2017 at 4:25:00 PM UTC-5, Barb L wrote:
http://periwinkleink.typepad.com/.a/...d6f9970b-500wi love that mermaid wow I know, she's so gorgeous. If you search google images for her you'll see other pics that better show how she's covered in beads, and people have put her on many different kinds of fabric. There are so many lovely mermaids from mirabilia out there...I want to stitch ALL the 'maids! Must hold myself back. |
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:15:04 -0700 (PDT), Violet Stitches
wrote: So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable? who you calling a lady? Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself. |
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 08:26:48 -0400, Rich
wrote: On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:15:04 -0700 (PDT), Violet Stitches wrote: So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable? who you calling a lady? Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself. The best stitcher at our knitting guild is a man, he is also very generous contributing to the charity knitting. Does lovely work and I would not dream of knitting a toque now, except with Alberts pattern. Back in the day when my father went to sea aged 14 to help support his mother (father was killed in WWI) he made extra money darning socks for other people and knitting and selling new socks. |
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On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 7:49:25 AM UTC-5, Rich wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:15:04 -0700 (PDT), Violet Stitches wrote: So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable? who you calling a lady? Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself. Ack, sorry Rich! I don't know how I could have forgotten about you, as you enabled me to enhance my stash significantly last year by directing me to the Strawberry Sampler. I've seen your photos and you're a fine stitcher indeed. :D So how much stash DO you have? |
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On 7/26/2017 9:38 PM, Violet Stitches wrote:
One thing I've done to cut down on space is to not store threads anymore...I just buy what I need at the time for each project and then get rid of the leftovers. I'm always afraid I'm going to run out of the old half-used skeins in the middle of a project and not get a good color match with a new skein. So now I throw out threads after a project is finished and it saves much space. The only problem; I miss seeing all those beautiful threads and petting them for creative inspiration. If you're using DMC or Anchor floss, there's no problem with keeping skeins for years (except for a few colors a number of years ago with DMC when they had to change their formulas for environmental reasons). I have floss that's probably 20 years old and they're still the same color as newer skeins. So don't throw away those floss skeins! Keep them for petting or choosing colors for changing a design if nothing else. :) -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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On 7/29/2017 7:26 AM, Rich wrote:
who you calling a lady? Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself. So Rich, how did it go with the grandkids? Did you teach them any stitching? -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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Yeah, but. I found 3 distinctly different greens in 503, and I was halfway through Teresa Wentzler's English Cottage Sampler when I ran out of one. I ended up having to combine one ply of 503 and one ply of 523 (or 524) to approximate the color I'd been using. Moral: make sure you have enough of your color before you start - although not many designers will tell you if you need more than one.
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On 8/8/2017 3:05 PM, Arliss Link wrote:
Yeah, but. I found 3 distinctly different greens in 503,and I was halfway through Teresa Wentzler's English Cottage Sampler when I ran out of one. I ended up having to combine one ply of 503 and one ply of 523 (or 524) to approximate the color I'd been using. Moral: make sure you have enough of your color before you start - although not many designers will tell you if you need more than one. Good point! Why didn't you ask me about the 503? I probably have the old skein! It also points out a problem with purchasing old patterns...the fibers may no longer exist. I ran into that just last week with the Independence Day np I got. Luckily, Laura Perin is still around and sent me the list of alternate fibers! Sooo, I did a search and found this little chart: https://melitastitches4fun.files.wor...015/07/dmc.jpg And this is from Mary Beth Lewis's page, a designer who used to be on rctn: http://www.marthabeth.com/DMC_dyelots.html Since this was from 1998, I have no idea if the address listed is still valid, but it might be worth a shot. In any case, the changes have been few, considering the number of colors DMC produces. Arliss (waiting to see the doctor about that knee, Joan) And I'm still waiting to hear the results! :) BTW, nice to "see" you here again!!! -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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We were too busy running around. Maybe next visit.
On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:43:37 -0500, Joan Erickson wrote: On 7/29/2017 7:26 AM, Rich wrote: who you calling a lady? Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself. So Rich, how did it go with the grandkids? Did you teach them any stitching? |
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On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:42:23 -0700 (PDT), Violet Stitches
wrote: So how much stash DO you have? I have over a hundred books and magazines. At least 6 sets of scroll rods, 2 Q-snap frames. I big pile of DMC and Anchor threads. Some fabric... I have 160 patterns, including 71 I have stitched. Plus 5 or 6 patterns kitted up with fabric and thread. I can't believe I counted them... Rich |
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On 8/12/2017 6:48 AM, Rich wrote:
We were too busy running around. Maybe next visit. On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:43:37 -0500, Joan Erickson So Rich, how did it go with the grandkids? Did you teach them any stitching? Sounds like you had fun, then. What a good Grandpa! -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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On 8/12/2017 7:25 AM, Rich wrote:
I have over a hundred books and magazines. At least 6 sets of scroll rods, 2 Q-snap frames. I big pile of DMC and Anchor threads. Some fabric... I have 160 patterns, including 71 I have stitched. Plus 5 or 6 patterns kitted up with fabric and thread. I can't believe I counted them... Me, either! I have my stitching cabinet pretty full and I am *not* going to go through and count 2 drawers worth of patterns!!!!!! -- Joan See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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On Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 7:25:07 AM UTC-5, Rich wrote: I have 160 patterns, including 71 I have stitched. Plus 5
or 6 patterns kitted up with fabric and thread. I can't believe I counted them... Rich Wow Rich, that's an envious stash...it must be like going to a LNS every time you look through it! Fantastic. I would LOVE to expand to those numbers but my storage space is quite limited. I live in a house that was built in 2000 but for some insane reason we only have the two bedroom closets on the main floor. So I have to squish my stash inbetween our clothing, household crap like vacuum cleaners and mops, and my small collection of stuffed animals. The stuffies are important because they're my stitching companions, and they hold my threads for me. :) Since you actually counted your stash I decided to count mine. As of this day I have 3 WIPs, 3 patterns kitted up and in the queue, and 14 patterns in stash. I find 14 to be an unacceptably low number...now I'm nagging my hubs to take me back to Stitchville so I can replenish. I've had many finishes this year but they were all small projects. I have two bigger projects that are going to take me quite some time (mirabilia's Bluebeard's Princess, and Zecca's Bird on a Nest). |
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