Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

Marru

Done :j This has been my favourite to work on so far. Loved it!!

shelly

Marru. He's lovely, looks full of mischief!


I started a new kit today called 'The Playroom'. Have had it for years so thought it about time to get it stitched. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Keiss_21

Wow Marru...he's fantastic, looks like he has been for a run round a few fields and is having a break before doing it again!!

mrs-moneypenny

beautiful stitching posted by all

really pleased with the bargains i got at the carboot this week two unopened kits a janlyn one called resting tiger, a twilleys of stamford straight stitch cushion cover kit, and two booksthe waters edge in cross stitch andjulie haslers fantasy crossstitch. they cost 50p each so i spent £2.
finished the butterfly and all the bck stitching and did a bit more of the sky on titanic

postingalwaysposting

Great work all :j, Eric I love the card, especially the beads Marru, cute dog, I love the way his paw drops over the frame.

I spent a few evenings completing the eye on my design, only tonight to find I have gone wrong somewhere and must unpick the right hand side to see if I can fix it :mad: I think its beacuse I am doing to towards a target and working on it late at night after a 9+ hour shift isn't working. It must be done though

I will post an update Wednesday now as I have a day off then :T

*Louise*

Marru - That collie looks amazing, congrats on completing :T:T:T

Bunny200

I picked up some for these free cross stitch charts and now I want to make something from one but I'm not sure what size Aida I need or doesn't it matter? I've done cross stitches from kits before and I have 14ct aida but I'm not sure if this chart will work for this size aida. Has anyone used these charts before?

I posted this over on the Sewing room but someone recommened you guys!

shelly

Wow mrs-moneypenny, what bargains, I'm jealous you got a tiger kit so cheap! Would you consider a please?
I was browsing ebay last week and saw a gorgeous tiger kit. Had no intention of bidding on it but hubby saw me keep going back to it and said to try my luck and I won it! Just hope it's as good as it looked on ebay when it arrives.

Anyway, here's a pic of the kit I started yesterday...



I have had it in my stash for years so decided it's about time it got stitched.

cat_g_83

I completed my peg bag (Well the cross stitch part!) from Crossstitcher magazine. It looks really good, even though I say so myself.

It was my birthday yesterday and my lovely boyfriend got me a lap frame, after reading over my shoulder on this thread. I have worked out how to clip my work to the frame but I am a bit unsure on how to use it. At the moment, using a hoop, I turn my work over to come up the back of the material for a stitch. How do I do it using a lap frame? Any help much appreciated!

shelly

cat_g_83 wrote: »

I completed my peg bag (Well the cross stitch part!) from Crossstitcher magazine. It looks really good, even though I say so myself.

It was my birthday yesterday and my lovely boyfriend got me a lap frame, after reading over my shoulder on this thread. I have worked out how to clip my work to the frame but I am a bit unsure on how to use it. At the moment, using a hoop, I turn my work over to come up the back of the material for a stitch. How do I do it using a lap frame? Any help much appreciated!

Happy belated birthday!

I use a different type of frame but assume they are used pretty much the same as eachother. To come up from the back I use my free hand/finger tips at the back of the fabric to guide the needle where I want it to come out at the front.

I know a couple of ladies have the lap frame you mention so they might be able to give better advice. Also just to add a little tip that I think to stop your stitches getting crushed as you move a larger piece of fabric around the frame it's an idea to use some kind of padding between the stitches and the frame. Louise uses paper I think?