Cross Stitch Cafe 2011 ..... part 2

pamperedprincess

Hi everyone.:hello: I haven't posted for ages but just wanted to let you all know about a website I came across at the weekend. http://www.thestitchstore.co.uk Everything seems to be half price and this includes DMC stranded cotton, light effects etc. e.g. light effects are 68p each, stranded cotton 32p. First class post only 2.50. I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE - I have placed an order on Saturday which is marked as complete. Hopefully will arrive today so I will report back. I have never heard of this site before - has anyone? Anyone used them?

PamperedPrincess

catwoman150

After a long hunt for cheap Latch hook rugs, I have given up till the sales. I have purchased a xmas stocking kit instead. At the moment I am stitching a bookmark kit for xmas then Im going to start on my stocking.

blue_eyed_girl

Tiger looks lovely Ailsb :T

Love the wine/glasses dizzy lizzie

Eeyore is coming along very nicely Emily

Are you trying to lead me astray pamperedprincess - thanks for the heads up.

Look forward to seeing your progress catwoman.

Ready to start backstitch and french knots on xmas card :j

Holed up in kitchen with lappy while mr carpet-cleaner is here - got stitching tucked away nicely - will move onto that next :j

mrs-moneypenny

blackwork is medieval (from tudor period i think) ornate looking patterns just done in black thread it looks really difficult but its just basic stitches as someone said yesterday if you can cross and back stitch you can do it (catherine of aragon used to embroider all of henry VIII shirts with blackwork even after he dumped her for the boleyn trollop) guess who i think Henrys best wife was that he should have kept;):rotfl:.

love the kits you bough Biker and i hope you had a lovely birthday.

from memory and rushing as i want to post then get ready for work the tiger, santa and scenery photos are looking lovely, please forgive me if ive missed anyones i didnt mean to

bikerchick1066

The last kit I bought!

debtdalek

23rdspiral wrote: »

Hi debtdalek, I wondered if u might like to know I posted a dalek chart, that is out of print, to my flickr account. Obviously for reference

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/5999002066/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/5999001150/in/photostream

Thank you for your very kind offer but I'll pass if you don't mind. I'd have to live to be about 200 years old to complete all the kits I have stashed and that's without the cardmaking, scrapbooking and jewellery making stuff!
Speaking of stash, what do you suggest for selling some on? Do you use EBay or is there anything on here? Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Forgot to say that I have a number now - two fat ladies!!! - 88

chickywiggle

debtdalek wrote: »

Thank you for your very kind offer but I'll pass if you don't mind. I'd have to live to be about 200 years old to complete all the kits I have stashed and that's without the cardmaking, scrapbooking and jewellery making stuff!
Speaking of stash, what do you suggest for selling some on? Do you use EBay or is there anything on here? Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Forgot to say that I have a number now - two fat ladies!!! - 88

that's never stopped anyone :rotfl::rotfl:

the oficial :money: line is no selling, swapping even but.......... done in the right way.........

i mean there is nothing to stop a link to a flikr account/ preloved/ gumtree advert. and if paypal is used details are never given on here.................

there are always ways and means........... (personally i like my "for sale" page on facebook.

pamperedprincess

Package arrived today from The Stitch Store. Everything I ordered was there. Very pleased. Impressed with delivery too. I ordered late on Saturday evening and received order on Tuesday morning and I'm in Northern Ireland.

23rdspiral

Lol dalek, no need to apologize.... It's out there if u want it... I'd have felt funny not saying.

I havnt got a huge stash, do have a hundred second hand mags though... And a very long To Stitch List!

aslib - I'm glad ur pics are a good size, though not huge, as I don't have to put my glasses on to se them!

debtdalek

23rdspiral wrote: »

I havnt got a huge stash, do have a hundred second hand mags though... And a very long To Stitch List!

OMG I totally forgot about all those magazines - there's folders and folders full of them under the bed!