Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

PerfectParadox

Hello Dragon!

Thanx, good thinking batman!

23rdspiral

I'd also check that the new order doesn't have ones you were sent by mistake... And when new oRder comes check any errors too. I wouldn't want to pay for doubled up mistakes. And no one likes bad reviews on eBay.



Re the mag charts...
so i really like the family tree sampler, but i just cant figure out which bits of the family go where! my OH and i are only children, we do hope to have kids. I.ve lots and lots of great aunts and uncles but only a few uncles/aunts. Do u think I could get it to work? any ideas anyone?

Mags_cat

OT - sorry

I've never been uncomfortable in my adopted home town before but I was in Birmingham city centre this morning/lunchtime for a meeting and it felt blinkin' tense. Left about 1330 and went back to the office a mile or so away. I work with organisations closely connected to the police/transport police and the intelligence coming from them was doom-laden.

Now at home and there are sirens every few minutes.

I've just been to get the emergency wine stash from the garage - I'm going to switch the computer and Twitter off, NOT watch the news and try and do some cross stitch. (See? Slightly on topic! :T)

My stomach is tying itself in knots - I don't for one minute think I'm in any physical danger but there are so many other people in the UK who are directly affected by all this. Arrgh.

Right - Tenby Harbour will help take my mind off all this.

trying_hard

Mags_cat


Thinking of you hun keep safe xx

Makes me glad that I am in the 'sticks' but so sad for all those affected. and glad I am not a policeman/woman going on shift against that lot tonight.

Go the Riot Wombles :j

I am not watching the news either as I find that the media stirs things up too.

Going to get on with my highland scene

Marru

I am here in rural outskirts of Birmingham so feel very safe. However earlier took DD for swimming nearby and saw five police cars one after the other and one of them with sirens on. I shall resort to stitching as well or perhaps an early night as it is busy at work and the last three days before holiday :j

Oooh - and just the thing to get my vavavoom back came in the post today, I got that baby cheetah. I have to now finish the wolves so that I can debate which one to do next: Bear Cub or the Baby Cheetah (at least I have about 8 months to decide if I stitch one page per month :rotfl:) And yes I know that I was going to take the Wren to holiday instead the Wolves but not so sure now...

ERICS_MUM

Re the riots. My brother is a senior officer in the London Fire Brigade, has had 4 hours at home since 8am Monday and is "rota'd" until 5pm Weds. Much to my and my mum's relief he has been deployed to the command centre to monitor and despatch fire engines and fighters.

His son , my 21 y/o nephew is a PC in the Met and is working similar shifts in east London on minor fighting and looting. Luckily he hasn't had riot training so can't be deployed on the front line. So far this evening all seems calm in London.

Sorry to go off topic. Can't relax to stitch.

Re bobbins - I thought I was the only one to use them I find winding them is very therapeutic. Do those of you who do this store them in number order or colour groups (I've got boxes for reds, blues, neutrals etc).

Thanks for listening.

Linda xx

blue_eyed_girl

They're absolutely lovely maria - you have been a busy little bee :T

Great find at the CS nykied - I never seem to have much luck at the charity shops - someone must beat me to it - its not you is it

Hope any of you living in the cities manage to stay safe and that things settle down quickly.

Trying to stay focused on backstitching Cottage Garden - started page 2 - then will have 2 more to go.:j

Take care everyone

nykied

My sister's in the police in Cheshire but since she had her baby, she's mostly office-based, thank goodness. I live in Yorkshire, in a 'village' which consists of three roads (one of which is called Main Street - it still tickles me!), one tiny postbox, no pub, no shop, nothing. So if they came rioting here, they'd have had to drive or walk 4 miles from the nearest town, which is still tiny. Hope everyone else feels safe and stays safe.

A friend who lives in London said that people who were looting a shoe shop were trying on the shoes before taking them. Hehe...

Linda, I have mine in number order, one box for Anchor and cheap threads and three boxes for DMC. I like winding them onto bobbins too - it's nice.

Keiss_21

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Re bobbins - I thought I was the only one to use them I find winding them is very therapeutic. Do those of you who do this store them in number order or colour groups (I've got boxes for reds, blues, neutrals etc).

Thanks for listening.

Linda xx

I'm like nykied, I have a box for Anchor, a small one for t'others, and 2 boxes for DMC...and I too have them in number order.,..easier to see if I have the right threads for a project. Winding them is therapeutic isn't it?!

Hope everyone keeps safe tonight x

chickywiggle

PerfectParadox wrote: »

ah ppoooohhhh sticks..... ordered floss off ebay and was all happy with what i paid and delivery and they came today and i did the happy dance....
and now i realise that only 8 of the colours are the ones they said they'ed send..... the rest are all different.
now i dont have the ones the sent instead either.... and dont really want to pay to send them back.....

what shall i do? I have another order for another 50 flosses from them ment to be winging their way to me by friday.......should i cancle (If i can) ????

I'd be messaging em and saying about the mistake and asking what they are going to do to avoid negative feedback and that you would like confirmation your next lot will be ok.

A good store will send your correct threads and tell you to keep the wrong ones or refund your postage costs + pay the postage to return. If you do return ensure they are paying for you to return SIGNED FOR as this is the only protection paypal recognise.

Mags_cat wrote: »

OT - sorry

I've never been uncomfortable in my adopted home town before but I was in Birmingham city centre this morning/lunchtime for a meeting and it felt blinkin' tense. Left about 1330 and went back to the office a mile or so away. I work with organisations closely connected to the police/transport police and the intelligence coming from them was doom-laden.

Now at home and there are sirens every few minutes.

I've just been to get the emergency wine stash from the garage - I'm going to switch the computer and Twitter off, NOT watch the news and try and do some cross stitch. (See? Slightly on topic! :T)

My stomach is tying itself in knots - I don't for one minute think I'm in any physical danger but there are so many other people in the UK who are directly affected by all this. Arrgh.

Right - Tenby Harbour will help take my mind off all this.

<<HUGS>> stay safe and refuse to go to work tomorrow if things get too bad. We are just waiting for it to kick off here in sheffield - tho as yet there is nothing.

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Re the riots. My brother is a senior officer in the London Fire Brigade, has had 4 hours at home since 8am Monday and is "rota'd" until 5pm Weds. Much to my and my mum's relief he has been deployed to the command centre to monitor and despatch fire engines and fighters.

His son , my 21 y/o nephew is a PC in the Met and is working similar shifts in east London on minor fighting and looting. Luckily he hasn't had riot training so can't be deployed on the front line. So far this evening all seems calm in London.

Sorry to go off topic. Can't relax to stitch.

Re bobbins - I thought I was the only one to use them I find winding them is very therapeutic. Do those of you who do this store them in number order or colour groups (I've got boxes for reds, blues, neutrals etc).

Thanks for listening.

Linda xx

<<hugs>> soo glad they are not frontline.

I use bobbins (and skeins). As I start a skein i wind it onto a bobbin. I have the small plastic wallets with the popper and each one is split into "white/ cream/ yellows", "reds/ pinks", "blue/ greens", black/ greys", "purple/ browns", "verigated" and have 2 of each. One contains bobbins one skeins.

does that make sense??

ohhh nykied that made me laugh about the shoes.