The "no frills, no gremlins (hopefully)" cross-stitch cafe

nmm

Mos, the snowman is cool His eyes look fine to me but if you're not happy do what beg said, that's a good chart for a freebie.

mrs-moneypenny

mos i like frosty as he is but agree with the advice given if you arent happy

moments_of_sanity

I suppose snowmen do have eyes of coal!?

I found the chart on pinterest, I have spent far too many hours surfing that place :eek: Lots and lots of free charts available though so might have to take another look tonight

mrs-moneypenny

pintrest is rather a time thief isnt it, im sure i could lose a day a month in there easily

Hippipal

I had never thought of looking on pinterest for charts. I feel a wasted evening coming on!
No stitching done for a couple of weeks, too busy working and visiting my grandson (that still feels funny to say!)
Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes. I have been reading all the posts and admiring everybody's stitching even though I haven't been posting.

Mags_cat

That snowman is lovely - I really like the pine fronds for hands - unusual

Have you got any tiny black seed beads to try for his eyes? I always use seed beads instead of French knots. Mainly because I cannot, however hard I try, master the damn French knots.... :rotfl:

moments_of_sanity

Mags_cat wrote: »

That snowman is lovely - I really like the pine fronds for hands - unusual

Have you got any tiny black seed beads to try for his eyes? I always use seed beads instead of French knots. Mainly because I cannot, however hard I try, master the damn French knots.... :rotfl:

Thank you, I love his hands too

I can never find beads small enough, where do you buy yours from as I also need some very small one's for my Dad's Christmas stocking as I too hate French knots! :eek:

Mrs_ceejay

Hi,
The snowman is cute,the hands are clever not seen them done like that before,might try that on a Chris.card I've bin asked to do.what a clever idea the black beads,I can do French knots but they take for ever!would never have thought to use beads.
B.e.g
Looking foreword to seeing your 12days finished,after the fiasco with the aida not being cut right,never got started with it,so I know it will look amazing.
Getting on well with my peacock will post a photo later.

Mags_cat

moments_of_sanity wrote: »

Thank you, I love his hands too

I can never find beads small enough, where do you buy yours from as I also need some very small one's for my Dad's Christmas stocking as I too hate French knots! :eek:

I got my last lot from Sew and Sew I think. They have quite a large selection. You'll need a really small needle, too.

mrs-moneypenny

:mad:just threw a skein of black thread out. thought it was strange that it only had 5 strands and it looked thicker than usual. it was in a job lot id bought at the car boot already wound on a card.
anyway started stitching with it and it just feel apart, i don't pull tight but the slightest pressure on it just made it disintegrate.
I've unpicked what ive done - glad it wasn't a lot and binned the rest.