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

blue_eyed_girl

moments_of_sanity wrote: »

Thanks FOS, not seen that conversion before so will bookmark it for future reference.

I completed the garden cross stitch and here is the update.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/91707691@N04/14304232742/

pm2326 wrote: »

Here's Elvis at the end of page 3......have looked at pages 4,5 & 6 and there's quite a bit of block colour in pages 5 & 6 :j

2014-05-30 19.00.29 by pm2326, on Flickr


I'm at work tomorrow for a few hours then need to grab a couple of groceries....hopefully I can start to stitch at about 3pm

Great pics ladies :T


b_e_g

flowerofscotland

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Lovely update ems. :T




I don't think it will make any difference whether you use 25 or 28 ct - it will just mean that the design will be a little bit smaller and I would still use 2 over 2. I usually allow a couple of inches all the way round for framing so I would be looking at a piece about 10" x 10". See what the others in the Cafe think.

Has anyone received the latest WOCS? I started a new sub and I thought I would have received this issue as I had ordered it in plenty of time. Bet they've taken dd for it.

No more stitching on Red Tree so far.

Have a lovely weekend


b_e_g

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Mine arrived Sat 17th. Issue 217. According to the WOCS diary it was due on Thurs 22nd. There wasn't much in it for me but we all have different tastes:)

flowerofscotland

pm2326 wrote: »

Here's Elvis at the end of page 3......have looked at pages 4,5 & 6 and there's quite a bit of block colour in pages 5 & 6 :j

2014-05-30 19.00.29 by pm2326, on Flickr


I'm at work tomorrow for a few hours then need to grab a couple of groceries....hopefully I can start to stitch at about 3pm

This is looking great

blue_eyed_girl

flowerofscotland wrote: »

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Mine arrived Sat 17th. Issue 217. According to the WOCS diary it was due on Thurs 22nd. There wasn't much in it for me but we all have different tastes:)

Thanks fos. Checked bank and dd hasn't come out yet so next month might be the first one.



b_e_g

maria_and_the_imps

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Can I come in. Sorry it has been ages again. But as is tradition I finish a piece and I have to share it with you guys! And I have been lurking!!


Any how pictures!!!!!!


Finally finished, feels like it has taken me forever when really it has only been 8 weeks. I know this because I started it the last time I had my hair cut and I had it cut again yesterday


Untitled by mariaorpington, on Flickr


The 3 other ones that go with this one


Untitled by mariaorpington, on Flickr


Untitled by mariaorpington, on Flickr


Untitled by mariaorpington, on Flickr


And finally all 4 together can now officially say Dolly's room is done!!!


Untitled by mariaorpington, on Flickr

flowerofscotland

Maria. They look wonderful and i love the way you have mounted them

sweetcarer

Hello Girls,

Warning long post with lots of pictures

I have now finished another band in the learning sampler -band 9 - so just about halfway there. I managed this band but found it difficult in parts, so not entirely happy with it, hubby reassures me it looks fine but he is biased.

So here is band 9.



Here is a close up of the stitches - square algerian eye, double herringbone and lattice stitch.



The square algerian is the two outer bands, the working inward you get the double herringbone and then sandwiched in the middle is the lattice stitch.

So that means I have added 4 more stitches to my wee stitch book - square algerian eye, double herringbone, lattice stitch and I have also added the single herringbone - you need it to make the double.

Square Algerian Eye


Single Herringbone


Double Herringbone


Lattice Stitch


Think the lattice stitch is my favourite one.

Managed to finish all my overtime, so hopefully can get on with more stitching

Hope all are well,

sweetcarer

blue_eyed_girl

Lovely pics maria and sweetcarer :T


b_e_g

mrs-moneypenny

morning all, hope everyone is well
lovely photos maria and sweetcarer

managed to do a bit more dictonary of homes over the weekend

Mrs_ceejay

Sweetcarer,

It's just exquisite, the little stitch book looks fantastic,each time a new stitch appears I have ago,I know some stitches but not their name,

Have been doing a little Lego spider man for the GS1,won't take long I thought,famous last words.
The chart is printed in colour,with symbols.
Only trouble is they don't match,one symbol in part of the red on the chart is blue on the list of symbols.
I have complained to the vender,they are going to look in to it!!!!
I have spent the best part of a week trying to make sense of it,so annoying,never been beaten by a chart before.
Have a good day,it's still sunny here but will it last.