Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

Ailsb

Aneres - may I pick your brains please? On the kit that you are doing is it 11 count? And if so are you using 2 strand of floss or 3?

Just about to start mine and not sure whether to use 2 or 3 strands and can't see anything int he instructions that say how many to use.

Thanks for your help.

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aneres

Ailsb wrote: »

Aneres - may I pick your brains please? On the kit that you are doing is it 11 count? And if so are you using 2 strand of floss or 3?

Just about to start mine and not sure whether to use 2 or 3 strands and can't see anything int he instructions that say how many to use.

Thanks for your help.

I'm using 2 strands, it didn't say on mine either but looking at the amount of thread I just presumed it would be two.

Oh and yes it's 11 count, I've given myself a tension headache with it today.

Ailsb

Aneres - that's great thank you. I thought it would be 2 strands. Oh well off to start now. I haven't stitched on such large count for years so hopefully it will "grow" quickly.

aneres

Ailsb, think I've got the counts mixed up mine is really small more like 18 count.

Edited to say I've added the stitches up and it's 14 count, for some reason it just feels smaller than usual.

*Louise*

I just had to share....I have a weekday evening all to myself to stitch!!! :j:j:j

Tv programmes lined up from 7.30 till 11.30pm....bliss

Just need to sort the kids baths and bed and we are good to go

sk00bie1

Yay lucky you Louise!

I'm stitching too, just popped on to say thanks flowerofscotland!



It's taken a while, just doing 30 mins a day in my lunchbreak and it was very fiddlely! I think I'm keeping it, I'll make a coaster of it, it's too pretty to put in a drawer some where

Also managed to pick up the current issue of cross stitch Gold in Hobbycraft so I have the card designs by Joan Elliott

On with my blackwork cats!

Ruth_honey

That's lovely, skoobie1!

catwoman150

Well havent you all wrote loads in the past day or so.

mrs-moneypenny titanic is coming along great progress.

shelly tiger is coming along, you havent got much to do left now.

chicky your palace is looking great the backstitching has made a lot of difference, coils arent the best thing, but sometimes they help with the heavier side of things if you get what I mean.

FOS I have always worked on aida and just brought a kit that I liked or fell in love with. I didnt really know much about different counts and different fabrics till I came on here. Still dont know a lot about them, I just go for the progect that I like and buy it. I also dont know about sizes, is so not good with things like that at all. I need to learn though.
Your couch companion looks great, I wish I could do things like that I have always wanted to make my own curtains and clothes and things like that but I dont have a sewing machine and I am not good with sizes. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ruth_honey Blossom looks cute

sk00bie1 I went for the mixed grab bag. I will have to measure them up, would I do that in ins or cms ? I will also see if I can tell what they are as well. :rotfl:or have a try.
black cats are coming along, great progress

mags_cats looking great.

emma133 whsmiths might be able to order you a copy of cross stitch gold, if you cant find it on the internet. Gorjuss -The pretend friend is lovely

sweetcarer you must have a good one there buying you stitchy stuff and its nice pattern.

brednall cool key ring

Ailsb glad to hear about the little being out of hosiptal. The dragons are cute xx
you havent seen how long my post is yet :rotfl:

chicky hugs to you

Aneres wow I love the dragons, the first one is stunning you must finish it I love dragons and fantasy charts and that.

I am shattered now after reading and typing all this.

Time for bed now I think

catwoman150

Wow, it is a long post.

This is one of my dragons that I havent started yet and still in a packet. I got it from USA so it wasnt that much. Plus I had more money then :rotfl:

Dragons