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

sweetcarer

Hello all,

Everyones stitching is so lovely - you all should be very proud of yourselves.

Warning going to be a long post.

Here is some updates from me to you.

Finished part 8 of the learning sampler - in this I did cross stitch, diamond rhodes stitch, rice stitch and a new one round eyelet stitch.



Also did another page for my stitch book - round eyelet stitch



Today I am also planning to start my Mums memory stitch - the twisted band - here is the finished design with my threads - I using DMC threads not the recommended threads - Au Ver a Soie (they were about £3 each, as apposed to my DMC threads were 10 for £3.30 (the bobbin ones) or 39p each (the skein ones)). Worked out I have only paid about £15 (pattern was free - won it in a competition with the designer). So not bad going. Going to do it on plain white evenweave at 32hpi.



I always find stitching helps my downs - I can lock myself into a bubble - being want to stitch non stop of late so I can crawl into that bubble. Sorry for moan.

With note I hope all are ok.

Kind wishes to all,

sweetcarer

mothernerd

Stitching always helps me as well. When my brother died and I felt flat and unable to sew, I unpicked an old second hand canvas (badly done - boughtit to reclaim the thread), sorted all my threads onto card and put them in number order, which was very soothing and then kickstarted my creativity again as I found playing around with the colours fun and started to look through books and patterns again.

Cross stitch also got me through many nights when my children were small when they were at the taking it in turn to come downstairs every five minutes (OH was working over 300miles away for up to 3 weeks at a time). Would answer politely to their requests but not engage - they could get something they thought they needed but I would not go upstairs to read another story, tell them to try lying quietly with their eyes shut if they could not get to sleep - and then carry on sewing to keep calm and not get angry (we always kept a plastic beaker in the bathroom so they could get a drink of water, so one less excuse to come down).

Yes cross stitch is a sanity saver.

Annie021063

You are veg clever swetcarer the memory stitch project looks amazing, can't wait to see finished item.
Where do you all buy your DMC threads from?

blue_eyed_girl

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

Finished the teddy bear!

Really sweet Mrs_T_M. I love the little rabbit too. Hope you managed to lose yourself in your stitching and ncis.

sweetcarer wrote: »

Hello all,

Everyones stitching is so lovely - you all should be very proud of yourselves.

Warning going to be a long post.

Here is some updates from me to you.

Finished part 8 of the learning sampler - in this I did cross stitch, diamond rhodes stitch, rice stitch and a new one round eyelet stitch.



Also did another page for my stitch book - round eyelet stitch



Today I am also planning to start my Mums memory stitch - the twisted band - here is the finished design with my threads - I using DMC threads not the recommended threads - Au Ver a Soie (they were about £3 each, as apposed to my DMC threads were 10 for £3.30 (the bobbin ones) or 39p each (the skein ones)). Worked out I have only paid about £15 (pattern was free - won it in a competition with the designer). So not bad going. Going to do it on plain white evenweave at 32hpi.



I always find stitching helps my downs - I can lock myself into a bubble - being want to stitch non stop of late so I can crawl into that bubble. Sorry for moan.

With note I hope all are ok.

Kind wishes to all,

sweetcarer

Great pics sweetcarer :T Sorry to hear you are having a tough time - it's totally understandable with what you have gone through. Take care of yourself. Looking forward to seeing Mum's stitch. Great prices on the threads btw.


b_e_g

Emily926

Sweetcarer - The learning sampler is looking great. I love the colours you have chosen for your mums memory stitch.

Here is my update. I have the hearts to do all the way round and a border but it's getting there!


image by emp88, on Flickr

nmm

Lovely updates Sweetcarer and Emily and welcome to the caf! mothernerd

Here is my floral cat update after a week of stitching only an hour a day really so about 7 hours. All the cat is done just the flowers to go and the dreaded BABS Note to self: do not stitch whilst drowsy from meds, had to unpick a couple of times :rotfl:

Ailsb

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

I need to say thank you to someone with the intials AB who has sent me some patterns but I can't for the life of me remember what your screen name is and I cant find the PMs (forgive me) ............ and thank you

Maria - they are from me. I meant to send them months ago and thought I'd posted them. Found them just before going away for Easter so took the envelope with me and posted it. Didn't get chance to post in the forum.

Anyway I'm back from 12 very wet days away. I wil, trh to catch up kn the forum over the next dag or so. I've finishedbthe Spools Christmas Tree, a Cheetah design, a pair of knitted socks, knited one fingerless glove and nearly finished my cross stitch of the kniting gnome. Will do a mammoth catach up of photos in the week.

Hope everyone is well.

Going to eat now and then early night.

blue_eyed_girl

Emily926 wrote: »

Sweetcarer - The learning sampler is looking great. I love the colours you have chosen for your mums memory stitch.

Here is my update. I have the hearts to do all the way round and a border but it's getting there!


image by emp88, on Flickr

Lovely progress on your sampler Emily. :T

nmm wrote: »

Lovely updates Sweetcarer and Emily and welcome to the caf! mothernerd

Here is my floral cat update after a week of stitching only an hour a day really so about 7 hours. All the cat is done just the flowers to go and the dreaded BABS Note to self: do not stitch whilst drowsy from meds, had to unpick a couple of times :rotfl:

Good luck with the bs nmm. You have stitched it really quickly.

Ailsb wrote: »

Maria - they are from me. I meant to send them months ago and thought I'd posted them. Found them just before going away for Easter so took the envelope with me and posted it. Didn't get chance to post in the forum.

Anyway I'm back from 12 very wet days away. I wil, trh to catch up kn the forum over the next dag or so. I've finishedbthe Spools Christmas Tree, a Cheetah design, a pair of knitted socks, knited one fingerless glove and nearly finished my cross stitch of the kniting gnome. Will do a mammoth catach up of photos in the week.

Hope everyone is well.

Going to eat now and then early night.

Does all this work mean we will see lots of pics (please).


b_e_g

maria_and_the_imps

Ailsb wrote: »

Maria - they are from me. I meant to send them months ago and thought I'd posted them. Found them just before going away for Easter so took the envelope with me and posted it. Didn't get chance to post in the forum.

Anyway I'm back from 12 very wet days away. I wil, trh to catch up kn the forum over the next dag or so. I've finishedbthe Spools Christmas Tree, a Cheetah design, a pair of knitted socks, knited one fingerless glove and nearly finished my cross stitch of the kniting gnome. Will do a mammoth catach up of photos in the week.

Hope everyone is well.

Going to eat now and then early night.

Thank you :-D

Emily926

nmm wrote: »

Lovely updates Sweetcarer and Emily and welcome to the caf! mothernerd

Here is my floral cat update after a week of stitching only an hour a day really so about 7 hours. All the cat is done just the flowers to go and the dreaded BABS Note to self: do not stitch whilst drowsy from meds, had to unpick a couple of times :rotfl:

He looks really cute, can't wait to see him finished