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

kezbabybabe

I'll always purchase mine from SewandSo, which is good when the numbers change.

Update on my stains. They are coming out very slowly, but there is more hope now than when I started. On my third can of stain remover though!

In the meantime I've been working on a Winnie The Pooh, so here it is for you:
2015-03-19 21.57.01 by kezbabybabe, on Flickr

Challenging myself by doing a different thread of colour each time. Rather than one colour all the way through until its finished.
I'm aware that I have blue lines on this one, but I did those before I had trouble with the other squares.

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Lovely teapot mrs ceejay, is it from a little booklet that came free with wocs? if so I have it and made a card for my mum last year, its great

Kez, love the winnie the pooh update and glad the stains are coming out. I hope you don't have the same issue with the blue lines, fingers crossed.

My latest leopard update almost finished page 1 of 4

lancs-lady_2

Mrs ceejay - I'm doing the roses as one big picture. I'm not too keen on them when they're split. Saying that, I've bought another one which looks quite nice split. Trouble is its another design with a clock in and there's going to be a big empty space at the top. I don't want the clock on it but it does need something. I will upload a pic and if anyone has any suggestions....

Love the teacup too Mrs ceejay it's lovely.

Jam sponge - I love your design. I have to admire your dedication! I would love to tackle a haed but I think the stress would be too much! How are you finding the magnifier? I'm toying with the idea of getting one. I stitch at night and am struggling with the small chart I've just started.

Mrs money penny - thanks so much for the offer. I think I'm going to buy the threads from sew&so this time, purely because I'm keen to cracking on, but I'm sure I'm going to run out of more, so I will give you a shout if that's ok. Thank you I really appreciate the offer :beer:

Mum - loving the leopard it's going to be stunning.

jamsponge

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Jam sponge - I love your design. I have to admire your dedication! I would love to tackle a haed but I think the stress would be too much! How are you finding the magnifier? I'm toying with the idea of getting one. I stitch at night and am struggling with the small chart I've just started.

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The magnifier really has been a god send and I now use it all the time.
Its this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-One-Crafters-Magnifying-Lamp/dp/B00BOSASRW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427208119&sr=8-1&keywords=magnifying+glass+and+light

Thought it was expensive but I am certainly getting my monies worth.

Lancs Lady do you mind me asking how much the roses kit was please

Mrs_ceejay

image by christinehobson50, on Flickr

nmm
This is the booklet it was a a freebie,have made a few up as cards.
Leopard is coming on.
Lancs lady,
I have looked at the one with the clock and it put me off as well,not clever enough to fill the gap with more of the rose,didn't need a clock.
Jamsponge
Like you I stitch at night and wouldn't be without my magnifier,eyes aren't up to the job anymore,drives me mad,varivocals don't help,so I now find no glasses at all,do the the small detail on charts,the best,can't do it for long though.

lancs-lady_2

jamsponge wrote: »

The magnifier really has been a god send and I now use it all the time.
Its this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-One-Crafters-Magnifying-Lamp/dp/B00BOSASRW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427208119&sr=8-1&keywords=magnifying+glass+and+light

Thought it was expensive but I am certainly getting my monies worth.

Lancs Lady do you mind me asking how much the roses kit was please

That magnifier looks great, I'm certainly going to look into that, thank you.

I bought the roses kit about 2 years ago. I think it was around £10-£15 off eBay from China.

I've had a search and found a couple similar but not the exact one. Saying that I did see the exact same one the other week when I was buying a kit so I will have another search tomorrow through my saved sellers see if I can find it.

These two kits are similar, but I'm happy to photocopy my chart for you

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-High-Quality-Cross-Stitch-Kits-Triplet-12-Pink-Rose-Flower-Unopen-/271139110264?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f21267d78

lancs-lady_2

sorry not sure if links posted
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-11ct-Needlework-Needlepoint-Counted-Cross-Stitch-Kits-Pink-Rose-65x40cm-/271204054157?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f2505748d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-High-Quality-Cross-Stitch-Kits-Triplet-12-Pink-Rose-Flower-Unopen-/271139110264?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f21267d78

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Yup that's the one mrs ceejay, I did this card from it for my mum last year.

jamsponge

Thanks Lancs Lady, I think I have enough charts and kits to keep me going for the next 100 years lol. The reason I asked is I foung a chinese site that do loads that I thought I might sell myself but wasnt sure of the profit margin.

Mrs_ceejay

image by christinehobson50, on Flickr
The front of my needle case is finished,have to make the rest now.
nmm
I did this for my mum too,but added some of the pansies.
A good little book,lots of things that can be mixed and matched.
A grey day here,so latte coffee and a bit of stitching is called for I think.