The cross-stitching UFO club

MoosMummy

Hi all, can I join in please?

I'm currently working on A Dictionary of Tea which I'm going to give to my Mum for Christmas, but at the rate I'm going it will probably end up as her birthday present :rolleyes:.



MRSMCAWBER for future reference, as it's a bit late now, I have found http://www.across-town-stitching.talktalk.net/index.html the cheapest place for threads. DMC is 30p a skein and they do offers where 50 skeins are £14 up to 200 for £52. I hope that helps someone in the future.

Fiona

*Louise*

owens3116 wrote: »

When you have large areas to fill in the same colour do u work in rows then goback along same row and make it a X ?

I do if I have block areas to fill, as MRSM says, you can do the second half of the X without having to follow the chart.:)

Anglea

Hi nmm and MoosMummy

It will be interesting to follow your progress.

The sampler UFO - finished all the x stitch yesterday and started on the embroidery - stems connecting flowers.

Bella79

Hi all

Just orderd myself this kit http://www.sewdiscounted.co.uk/shopProductRange.aspx?Search=whirlpool
hoping itd not too complicated :rolleyes: i will start in the iddle and work my way out i bet its got lots of threads wich drive me mad i hate changing all the time

Just finished my first ever crochet blanket (pic on crochet thread) so i thought i would start some x stitch and work between the two to keep my intrested

Theres some lovey work on here your al so talented i feel like a beginner

Happy xxx

MRSMCAWBER

oooohhh Owens -I see lots of half stitch on that one

MoosMummy -thanks for that link :T-I can see me doing an order for the 200 at some point soon ...

Well Im cracking on with my celtic lady -its lovely to sew -well now I have got used to 28ct again -I always used it -but mums "in her garden" was on 18ct so to start with the 28ct seemed tiny :rolleyes: -but Im back into the swing of it. Im enjoying it so much that Im thinking of doing my celtic noel next as I have most of the threads, the fabric and even the frame (I but a set of them once I saw one I liked as I knew I would never get them to match otherwise;)) ........ I will have to see how I feel once I have done....its celtic noel or the golden earth (orange lady)... hmmmmmm descissions :rotfl:

hope everyone is getting lots done

*Louise*

owens3116 wrote: »

Hi all

Just orderd myself this kit http://www.sewdiscounted.co.uk/shopProductRange.aspx?Search=whirlpool
hoping itd not too complicated :rolleyes: i will start in the iddle and work my way out i bet its got lots of threads wich drive me mad i hate changing all the time

Oh floop, that's another link for my favourites list (I love the Charlie's Ark kits on there)

This thread is costing me a fortune (but giving me loads of ideas):j

Owens, that looks like a lovely design, I like the whirlpool effect. And the more backstich...the quicker it is to do lol:D

*Louise*

MoosMummy wrote: »

I have found http://www.across-town-stitching.talktalk.net/index.html the cheapest place for threads. DMC is 30p a skein and they do offers where 50 skeins are £14 up to 200 for £52. I hope that helps someone in the future.

Well, I need to top up my threads (got through loads already and only on page 2 of my chart lol) so I am going to try them out just now, so thanks for the link Fiona

*edited to add: Just bought 15 threads for £6.00 (inc p&p), will see how fast they deliver

MoosMummy

*Louise* wrote: »

Well, I need to top up my threads (got through loads already and only on page 2 of my chart lol) so I am going to try them out just now, so thanks for the link Fiona

*edited to add: Just bought 15 threads for £6.00 (inc p&p), will see how fast they deliver

I have used them twice now and both times they delivered in about 3 days :T

Bella79

Hi all

Ive been given 30 cross stitching magazines today and in there was

a booklet with lots of clown designs

A hanlynn "something in the air" pattern (wolf)

And creatures of myth book (dragons etc)

I wont stich any of the above so if anybody wants anything i would be more than happy to post out seems a shame to throw em out

pm me x

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all
I have received an "invitation only" discount code for 70% off the sale items from wimblebees

http://www.wimblebees.com/

I have just used it to get £62.88 of stuff for just £17.93 :j -including the tiger in profile kit I had my eye on -for just £7.98 -hubby will be doing it -but he doesn't know that yet :rotfl:
On there they have 6" ickle teddies with a pannel to x-stitch -(thinking christening, birthday type gifts) -with the code they come in at £2.85 :eek::T -they also have pink gingham bonnets to x-stitch for £1.84
also blank bi-fold card packs -
I hope the code can be used more than once -the code you enter is 7024 -hope it works -but Im not to blame for any spending
Right -I will post this on the other x-stitch thread ...pinkies crossed its of use-