Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

wen-tom

I have an intact mirror :j

Mine must have landed on something soft :T

23rdspiral

nykied wrote: »

I know! The woman on the phone said that they don't know if they'll send out another (hopefully with some bubble wrap!) or an alternative gift. They're just 'collating' everyone's information at the moment.

according to FB they are sending out replacements, and it looked like someone had already had theirs.

Apocasaver - i'm glad you had a nice time away. yorkshire is lovely, dad used to live there so we visited a lot but havnt been there in years now.

Ruth - that's some progress you've made!

~~ i'm still plodding on with the lemons, i dont know why it's taking so long! head not in the right space i guess. really need to fininsh it so i can plan the wedding sampler words - which i know will be a real headache in itself!

maria_and_the_imps

hello everyone,
finished kiss last night and will post piccies later i did it on 14 count so will let everyone know how big the aida was and how many skiens or each colour i used

yeah i get to start a shiny new project tonight !!!

hogshead

It's bound to be obvious but I see many of you mark your fabic with a blue pencil. Is this ?ct increments for ease of pattern following? Have to say I have never done it this way & if so does it easily wash out?

*Louise*

hogshead wrote: »

It's bound to be obvious but I see many of you mark your fabic with a blue pencil. Is this ?ct increments for ease of pattern following? Have to say I have never done it this way & if so does it easily wash out?

The pen I buy (from Sewandso) washes out easily in warm water. (and much easier than the pre-marked fabric you can buy)

Squares are marked in 10x10. It makes stitching much easier and quicker, you are concentrating on a smaller area and you also notice sooner if you make any mistakes

hogshead

*Louise* wrote: »

The pen I buy (from Sewandso) washes out easily in warm water. (and much easier than the pre-marked fabric you can buy)

Squares are marked in 10x10. It makes stitching much easier and quicker, you are concentrating on a smaller area and you also notice sooner if you make any mistakes

As I said it was bound to be obvious but nice of you to confirm it.
I always use post it notes on my charts to keeps track of where I am at, which I sure I'm not alone in doing & works for me.

I do love x stitch but I never have any place to give my finished pieces. My mum has taken it up recently doing a beautiful wedding romance chart (no idea who it's by)

*Louise*

hogshead wrote: »

I do love x stitch but I never have any place to give my finished pieces.

Oh don't worry about that

I have 80+ completed pieces in a box upstairs - I stitch just for the sake of stitching. They are useful if I need a picture in a hurry sometimes though

pamperedprincess

Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU:T:T:T:T:T:T You are an :A

Keiss_21

Lovely stitching everyone :T

Especially like Louise's "Highland Living" and Shelly's R-Mackintosh sampler...I love things based on his designs.

No stitching done this past week ...must get my finger out, or preferably all of them, so I can stitch properly! :rotfl:

Off to make HM ketchup...recipe doesn't seem to call for heating the ingredients at all...but I think the onion and garlic need a bit of cooking!!

Happy stitching.

wen-tom

pamperedprincess wrote: »

Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU:T:T:T:T:T:T You are an :A

awwwwe thanks

Sorry it took so long! :rotfl: