Cross Stitch Cafe - stitching out of 2012 and into 2013...
chickywiggle
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As featured in Cross Stitch Crazy's Club of the Month.
Welcome to the Cafe's new thread.
Have you got some UFO's (UnFinished Objects) still to finish??
Setting yourself deadlines for stitching cards and pressies?
Half way thro a huge project and needing motivation to finish?
Found a fabby stitching bargain that you want to share??
Just really want to get something off your chest?? share happy or sad news, or just ask for advice without being judged?
Then grap a cuppa tea and come and have a moan, come a borrow ideas, or just look lovingly at everyone else's projects.
Don't forget to set yourself up a Flikr photo album account - and join the group over there to share your projects easily.
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How to share your pics from FLIKR:
1) Go to the picture you want to show us click the 'Share This' button on the top left of the picture, this will show you a number of options and the one you need is called 'Grab the HTML/BBCode', Tick the button for BBCode and it'll convert the code to what you need.
2) Copy the text in the box and paste it into a new post on MSE and it should have everything you need to insert the image into your post. You can check this by clicking Preview Message.
We also have a facebook group here which is great for sharing discount codes/ fab links etc for any FB addicts.
This is a continuation of our 2011 cafe (which can be found here and here ) but don't worry you don't need to have actively participated in that to join us now.
and then our 2012 cafe - here
So what are you waiting for?? Grab yourself a cup of tea, a shiny new needle (as is the law with a new cafe thread) and share your latest project.
Please remember copyright rules are there for a reason. we are more then happy to share ideas and help out where we can however we have recently had a lot of people expecting copywritten charts for free or for members to hunt out ideas for them and then never give so much as a thank you. This really doesn't fit in with the groups ethos, please think before making requests.
Welcome to the Cafe's new thread.
Have you got some UFO's (UnFinished Objects) still to finish??
Setting yourself deadlines for stitching cards and pressies?
Half way thro a huge project and needing motivation to finish?
Found a fabby stitching bargain that you want to share??
Just really want to get something off your chest?? share happy or sad news, or just ask for advice without being judged?
Then grap a cuppa tea and come and have a moan, come a borrow ideas, or just look lovingly at everyone else's projects.
Don't forget to set yourself up a Flikr photo album account - and join the group over there to share your projects easily.
Quote:
How to share your pics from FLIKR:
1) Go to the picture you want to show us click the 'Share This' button on the top left of the picture, this will show you a number of options and the one you need is called 'Grab the HTML/BBCode', Tick the button for BBCode and it'll convert the code to what you need.
2) Copy the text in the box and paste it into a new post on MSE and it should have everything you need to insert the image into your post. You can check this by clicking Preview Message.
We also have a facebook group here which is great for sharing discount codes/ fab links etc for any FB addicts.
This is a continuation of our 2011 cafe (which can be found here and here ) but don't worry you don't need to have actively participated in that to join us now.
and then our 2012 cafe - here
So what are you waiting for?? Grab yourself a cup of tea, a shiny new needle (as is the law with a new cafe thread) and share your latest project.
Please remember copyright rules are there for a reason. we are more then happy to share ideas and help out where we can however we have recently had a lot of people expecting copywritten charts for free or for members to hunt out ideas for them and then never give so much as a thank you. This really doesn't fit in with the groups ethos, please think before making requests.
loves how my "I've been censored" signature has been censored. LOL. Happy Christmas. :xmastree:
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Useful Links
many Thanks to Kez for her hard work compiling this thread. If you know of any good ones to add please PM them to me.
Our Favourites:
Sew and So - www.sewandso.co.uk also on facebook
Across Town Stitching - www.across-town-stitching.talktalk.net (Great for cheap threads) also on facebook which has a 15% discount (until end of september). They also have an ebay shop.
Cross-stitch-heaven - http://www.cross-stitch-heaven.co.uk/
Other sites:
Elite Designs - www.elite-designs.co.uk
Siamese Craft Stitcher - http://www.siamesecraftstitcher.co.uk/
The Happy Cross-stitcher - www.thehappycross-stitcher.com
Country Cross Stitch Kits - http://www.countrycrossstitchkits.co.uk/
Cross-stitch World - www.crossstitchworld.com/
Cross-stitch UK - www.crossstitchuk.com
Al's cross stitch page -http://www.alscross-stitch.co.uk/
Celtic Rose Needlecraft - -http://www.celticroseneedlecraft.com
Amercian Based Sites:
Heaven and Earth Designs - http://heavenandearthdesigns.com
The Silver Needle - www.thesilverneedle.net
Mystic Stitch - www.mysticstitch.com
Artist Specific Sites:
Michael Powell - www.michaelpowellart.co.uk
Make your own charts:
Pic2point - http://pic2point.com/main.php
thread convertors
DMC - find similar shades - http://pic2point.com/dmccolors.php#
DMC: Anchor - http://www.stitchtastic.com/useful/AnchorToDMC.aspx
Madeia: DMC - http://dmctransformation.tripod.com/M-DMC.html
How to work out how much aida you need - http://www.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk/acatalog/aida.htmlloves how my "I've been censored" signature has been censored. LOL. Happy Christmas. :xmastree:0 -
:settles down in the shiny new thread:
Thanks, Chicky!0 -
*Pulls up a comfy chair, positions chart, stitching and cuppa*
and...commence0 -
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and nattter... (some ot)
I haven't done much stitchyness either.
Started snowman on the frst eve and done none since, signed up for Halloween theme exchange due oct 1st but yet to start though have ideas. Need to start on crimble pressie ideas and finish charity stitches. But this week has been all about others. Helping friend move to around the corner, OH driving rented van and main bulk will be done tomoz and yesterday we did almost 6 hours in my mums garden so was shattered following that. Not to mention hosp appts this week and next. Busy time at mo and all I want is stitchy time and energy and motivation. However, seem to have more energy at mo so without jinxing it, M.E/CFS poss in period of remission. can only hope. Also Malvern are looking for volunteers for archaelogical dig in next few weeks - that I would love to try.
Back to playing Bioshock with Joel (quality lazy time snuggled together) and relaxing today and hopefully get some stitching out and get started. Btw anyone else use their tab/pad to display charts to stitch by? (saw on other group).0 -
Anyone know where I can find (if poss) small halloween motifs ideally no bigger than 1 inch each to be used on 14 ct aida. I'm not having much luck and the bookmark I was hoping to design seems not to fit.0
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Back in the heat and humidity of Singapore (landed a few hours ago) so just checking in (out!) the new thread! Stitching at the in-laws didn't go to plan for a number of reasons but hoping to get over the jet lag and get back in the swing of things now we're back (well, for 100 or so days anyway until we're coming back to the UK for the dreaded C-word!!).0
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oh lovely new stitchy thread, thank you.
im going to enjoy the sunshine and go outside to stitch nowSPC~12 ot 124
In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind0 -
subtle_minx wrote: »Anyone know where I can find (if poss) small halloween motifs ideally no bigger than 1 inch each to be used on 14 ct aida. I'm not having much luck and the bookmark I was hoping to design seems not to fit.
There's loads on this link.
More here.
Tiny ones here.
Hopefully there'll be something you can use0 -
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cheers for that, will go have a look. A few I have already seen. currently looking through really old mags and so far none have anything for halloween, tried from aug to nov of 94, 95 etc ...pfft
Btw update looking fab. I have never even tackled anything over a page long, lol. too daunting at present.0
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