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

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted anything much for a week or so. I do read everyday, just haven't found the time to post.

Settle down for a massive catch-up session(!):

nmm - BD coming along, although it's nice to break up your stitching with a bit of crochet. I do love a bit of crochet, it's very relaxing and methodical.

shelly - the garden is coming along great. Love the colours.

kezbabybabe - you will have the dictionary of tea finished in no time.

fos - love the wedding sampler. My BFF gets married in October but I know she wouldn't like a stitched piece to hang. Will go for a stitched card instead

Emily926 - the dolly mama design is coming along great. Any luck with finding a frame?

Maisie M - the cards look great. I've taken out a 3 for £3 subscription for cross stitch card shop. Not that I don't have enough designs as it is, but it was such a bargain.....:rotfl:

ERICS MUM - the cats design is really sweet but all those browns would drive me dolally

beg - love the tree design and it didn't take you long

mrs m-p - the titanic design is coming along nicely. Looks really good.

Well I think that's it (hopefully I didn't forget anyone, and if so I apologise )

I didn't do any stitching at the weekend but did some this afternoon whilst watching all of corrie's episodes from last week. Couldn't see through the tears - must get a grip. A friend lost her son a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about him, hence a rubbish nights sleep last night. Then with sweetcarers news...well it just makes you count your blessings and hug your nearest and dearest a little tighter.

Sorry for rambling on
Coxy
x

Hippipal

shelly wrote: »

Hi ladies.

Hippipal. I wouldn't be without my easy clip frame, posilock floor stand (holds the easy clip frame) and something they call a helping hand (holds the easy clip frame so the stitches don't get crushed when attaching to the posilock floor stand)
This is the frame and floor stand http://www.sewandso.co.uk/Products/Posilock-Floor-Stand__ELB-POSI.aspx and this is the helping hand http://www.sewandso.co.uk/Products/HH12---Helping-Hand__ELB-HH12.aspx
I have various sizes of both easy clip frame and helping hand and don't know how I ever managed without them!

Also, a small item to have in your stash but I would be lost without is a needle threader. I try to get as many stitches out of a piece of thread as I can and without a needle threader I would throw alot more away than I do now. I buy cheaply in bulk from ebay as from experience expensive ones don't last any longer than cheap ones.

A pot of thread heaven in your stash is a handy thing to have now and then. I don't use mine much when using DMC or Anchor but with cheapie threads it's helpful to keep them running smoothly through your fabric. http://www.sewandso.co.uk/Products/Thread-Heaven__THN-TH-DBW.aspx

Also I wouldn't want to be without my simple plastic re-sealable bags. When doing a project I use a small one for each colour, this keeps them clean and stops tangling with other colours. Then all the small ones go into a larger one to keep them altogether. These too were bought from ebay.

Last but definately not least.....Pilot Frixion pens. I love using these when marking my photocopied chart because if you mark the wrong bit you can rub it out and re-mark it. These pens can be quite expensive, usually £6-7 for 3 but I keep an eye out for half price offers in supermarkets.

Thanks for this. I think I will be asking for some of these!

Sweetcarer so sorry to hear your news. Thinking of you.

Ailsb

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

We are going to a wedding later in the year and I would love to do a little stitch but I don't know how much it would be appreciated by the couple. I liked a pic someone posted recently (Maria I think) - a outline only of a couple, mainly black with a little bit of red. Think I have seen it on pinterest - will have to investigate further.

b_e_g

Is this the design you were after, I pinned it "just in case".

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/540643130238297099/

Emily926

flowerofscotland wrote: »

emily I think you subscribed to WOCS - the current issue came with a special offer for subscribers for 3 issues of Cross Stitch Card Shop for £3. If you would like the promotional code let me know (I haven't got it with me or I would have included it here)

fos - That would be great, thank you. The wedding sampler is going to be lovely when finished.

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Have you had any success in getting lime green frame for dolly. I spotted these in Ikea the other day - good price and they do them in various sizes. Hth.

beg - These are just what I was after and they won't break the bank either, thank you.

Maisie_M

Just a quick pop in to say huge hugs to sweetcarer. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Promise to come back on tonight and catch up with everything else.

flowerofscotland

Emily926 wrote: »

fos - That would be great, thank you. The wedding sampler is going to be lovely when finished.

Code for WOCS subscribers to use to get 3 issues of Cross Stitch Card Shop for £3 is S331

https://www.buysubscriptions.com/cardshop

or call

08442456966

Offer ends 28 Feb

I tried the link and entered the code and it worked without me needing to log in with my subscriber number

shelly

Hi ladies.


Fos. Wedding sampler is coming along great, look forward to more updates on it.

beg. Re thread heaven. Found a good vid on utube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GKz0typoW4 It's foreign and long winded but if you fast forward to 2.15 and watch until 2.40 that's the bit you need. (pull it through the gel, then pull gently through your fingers to get off any excess)
It shows how to use it better than I can explain

You can use it with all threads but it's supposed to be especially useful when using with metallics. I have some and find it really helps when using cheapie threads, as I'm currently stitching with DMC I haven't needed to use it for a while.
If you use it alot the top layer can become embedded with tiny fibers. Using a flat blunt knife, prise it carefully out of the pot, flip it over and it's good as new.

Hope that helps

sk00bie1

:hello: Hello ladies,

Ended up here today by chance and felt compelled to post to say how sorry I am to hear sweetcarer's news and to let her know I'm thinking of her.

It's been ages I'm not sure when I last posted, possibly in the previous thread!

I'm afraid I lost my mojo for a while, and not just for stitching. I've generally had a crap time the last few months. I won't go into details, no point going over it all cause hopefully I'm on the way up again now and it's all behind me!

I'll be catching up on your posts over the next few days at home, as work blocks photobucket/flickr etc so I can't see any of your photos I'm so looking forward to seeing what you've been up to. I'm sure it'll give me lots of inspiration

sk00bie

mrs-moneypenny

hi again Skoobie, glad things are now looking back up for you

Ailsb

Hi Skoobie - glad things are looking up a bit. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon.