Cross Stitch Cafe......where your "to do" list gets longer by the day

chickywiggle

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**this thread is now ended due to gremlins.

please find our new home here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4665193

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chickywiggle

Useful Links

many Thanks to Kez for her hard work compiling this thread. If you know of any good ones to add please PM them to me.

Our Favourites:
Sew and So - https://www.sewandso.co.uk also on facebook
Across Town Stitching - https://www.across-town-stitching.talktalk.net (Great for cheap threads) also on facebook which has a 15% discount (until end of september). They also have an ebay shop.
Cross-stitch-heaven - http://www.cross-stitch-heaven.co.uk/

Other sites:
Elite Designs - https://www.elite-designs.co.uk
Siamese Craft Stitcher - http://www.siamesecraftstitcher.co.uk/
The Happy Cross-stitcher - https://www.thehappycross-stitcher.com
Country Cross Stitch Kits - http://www.countrycrossstitchkits.co.uk/
Cross-stitch World - https://www.crossstitchworld.com/
Cross-stitch UK - https://www.crossstitchuk.com
Al's cross stitch page -http://www.alscross-stitch.co.uk/
Celtic Rose Needlecraft - -http://www.celticroseneedlecraft.com

Amercian Based Sites:
Heaven and Earth Designs - http://heavenandearthdesigns.com
The Silver Needle - https://www.thesilverneedle.net
Mystic Stitch - https://www.mysticstitch.com

Artist Specific Sites:
Michael Powell - https://www.michaelpowellart.co.uk

Make your own charts:
Pic2point - http://pic2point.com/main.php

thread convertors
DMC - find similar shades - http://pic2point.com/dmccolors.php#
DMC: Anchor - http://www.stitchtastic.com/useful/AnchorToDMC.aspx
Madeia: DMC - http://dmctransformation.tripod.com/M-DMC.html
How to work out how much aida you need - http://www.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk/acatalog/aida.html

chickywiggle

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chickywiggle

***picks up her can of diet coke***

now............where were we............. oh yes embroidered boobs.

feel free to re-post from the last couple of pages of the old thread.

oh and if anyone wants to take ownership of the 'favourites' links please do.

maria_and_the_imps

Wahoo 1st one over !!!!!

Grabs wine glass and settles in

The_Dragon

Pass us a wine please Maria *shlurk* ah that's better (passes round some cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches etc - high tea with wine everyone?!)

maria_and_the_imps

Oh thanks Dragon, got any cake?

And thank you chicky xxx

The annoying predictive text on the kindle keeps changing chicky to chicks and its really annoying me!

blue_eyed_girl

Thanks for sorting our new home chicky :beer:

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blue_eyed_girl

Back on the London topic - was it postingalwaysposting who was stitching Piccadilly?????

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maria_and_the_imps

That does ring a bell beg when I saw it I was sure I had seen someone else doing it and it's from als cross stitch and didn't pap also do the eye from the same website?

blue_eyed_girl

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

That does ring a bell beg when I saw it I was sure I had seen someone else doing it and it's from als cross stitch and didn't pap also do the eye from the same website?

I think she did now you come to mention it.

Going to watch Syndicate now (hopefully without falling asleep on sofa) - was up at 6am this morning.

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