Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

Flat_Eric

no stitching done this weekend but plenty planned this year. I think my first project will be a valentines card for my OH. planning on starting a BIG project this year but not sure what yet....

PerfectParadox

does anyone else find that the estimated time frames in the mags can be wildly off (something meant to take 6 hours took 3 afternoons (and i mean ALL afternoon into the evening)

Started on something today meant to be 20 hours and im a quater into it in under two hours..... or is it just me ?

Soulie

PerfectParadox wrote: »

does anyone else find that the estimated time frames in the mags can be wildly off (something meant to take 6 hours took 3 afternoons (and i mean ALL afternoon into the evening)

Started on something today meant to be 20 hours and im a quater into it in under two hours..... or is it just me ?

Also, I find when stitching a small free cover kit, it not only takes longer than they say it 'should', but I find I could have stitched a LOT more in the same time frame on a bigger project!

ETA. Speaking of smaller kits, here is the one I have been working on, which has been a pain, the needle that came with it was thin and bowed, and a lot of the threads were really rubbish and just came away, so one strand ended up being way shorter than the other.
It is a cute pattern though!

janeyd2

hello
can anyone on here tell me where I can buy waste canvas. I think its a water soluble canvas. tried but no luck in finding. Thanks

tellmeitsfriday

http://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran580-0.html

*Louise*

janeyd2 wrote: »

hello
can anyone on here tell me where I can buy waste canvas. I think its a water soluble canvas. tried but no luck in finding. Thanks

http://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran580-0.html


http://www.sewalong.co.uk/Fabrics.asp?sel1=Fabrics&sel2=Aida%2014%20count&sel3=Soluble%20Canvas


^^Either of those sites are reliable. What are you planning to stitch?

nykied

Soulie, I've heard that the US thread numbers don't always correspond to our thread numbers, which is why I've not risked ordering any from the US yet.

chickywiggle

wahoooooo toddlerwiggle @ school (nursery), tinywiggle asleep in the buggy. mummy can stitch till a) tinywiggle wakes up or b) 3pm. YAYAYAY.

*Louise*

Judellie - thank you very much :T:T

*Louise*

chickywiggle wrote: »

wahoooooo toddlerwiggle @ school (nursery), tinywiggle asleep in the buggy. mummy can stitch till a) tinywiggle wakes up or b) 3pm. YAYAYAY.

Ohh I love that feeling!


I have cleaned the house this morning, just got DD here so at 1.30pm I am going to stitch and listen to her practicing her reading. 3pm is our cutoff as well lol, got to pick up DS2