| Thursday, December 24th, 2009 |
cross_stitch
[ explorer0713 ]
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9:13p |
New fannish cross* stitch
*Okay, technically it is all half stitch - 8100 half stitches to be exact. I wanted to see how a piece stitched entirely in half stitch would turn out. Not too badly as it turns out. I used two strands of floss on 22ct hardanger cloth. I am sending you over to the fannish_xstitch comm just to remind everyone it exists and to hopefully get people posting/cross-posting there again. Posts have been mighty sparse of late. (Not affiliated la,la,la,la,la) |
cross_stitch
[ hopefuldark ]
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5:05p |
*bouncebouncebounce*
So today I got the presents from the inlaws unloaded, and among them was one for me, which said "open first" so I did, of course.... My MIL found a day by day calender, that has a cross stitch pattern for every day of the week, all year long. And they are *great* little patterns. All 5x5 or 5x7 finished on 14ct. They go through the intire alphabet, every astrological sign, all the major holidays get nods.... And it even came with a DMC color chart! ive got enough patterns there to keep me busy for about 3 years, never mind 1... *bouncebouncebounce* Im *sooo* happy with this, just perfect for a person whos at about the "intermediate" skill level - theres some black work, and some ink circle type, and some "sampler" styled peices, and Im just so happy. This is all I needed for Christmas... ok, the two seasons of Lost they apparently also bought me are nice too, but *Cross-stitch calander of glee!* |
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[ anejo ]
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10:12p |
I can't believe I've finally finished this! I bought the kit - Royal School of Needlework's Strawberry and Rose Pincushion - about two years ago, had a stab at it and only got about an eighth of the way through before giving up in horror. However, seeing the beautiful needlework jacket that somebody posted a link to a few weeks back got me determined to return to my pincushion. After all, if newbies to needlework could create something like that when they were having to pretty much reinvent a lot of the skills from scratch, I could certainly follow the nice, clear instructions in my kit! ( Pictures )Things I discovered while stitching it: - I CANNOT do stem stitch. It looked so messy that I ended up replacing it with split stitch where I could. - Long stitch is strangely soothing. - Stabbing paper-wrapped wire through fabric is hard. I'm NEVER going to do something like this again but I'm so pleased I managed it this once! |
cross_stitch
[ yacoba ]
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9:32a |
warmth for the holidays
I thought I'd take a minute to share with you something my sister completed early this morning as a gift for her boss at work. It isn't cross-stitching but I think you'll all be able to appreciate the craftsmanship of this lovely afghan, the first she's ever completed [ she's working on one for me too, different style though, in exchange for a cross-stitch of her kitty] This way to my journal and the picturesMerry Christmas Current Mood:  impressed |
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[ demiguise_lady ]
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8:40a |
a finished piece
I haven't posted in forever, as I've sort of been seduced away from stitching by lots of shiny books, but I can now say that I finished something this year! Nothing like cutting it close, right? ;) ( clicky, clicky )Next up on the list are to finish BoINK (finally!) and to do some real work on Window (Rachel Marks design from HAED). Those are my New Year's Resolution pieces. Current Mood: chipper |
| Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 |
cross_stitch
[ yacoba ]
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3:34p |
Second Update
Now that I've acquired all the colors that I need to complete Whiskers, I've picked up the pattern and focus more on it than Kiba. But I'm made some good progress on both patterns. ( this way to the pictures )Back to work, this is about the only thing that keeps me occupied right now. Merry Christmas! Current Mood:  restless |
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[ runriggers ]
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11:00a |
Janlynn
Okay, I officially do not like Janlynn cross stitching kits! I just opened one to do and while they list the threads so you can sort them, they do not tell you how many strands per colour you should have .... which makes it a little difficult when you have orange and dk gold and you want to double check that you have the right colour to the right code for the pattern, or you have vy drk pink, pink, and light pink ..... and they are missing the lt pink! If I knew how many strands of thread I should have for each colour I could figure out if I screwed up! Thankfully I have a colour chart that should help me, but since the pink and lt pink are so close in shade I don't know if it's among the pink threads. |
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[ littleblueghost ]
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7:18p |
Aussie stitchers near a Spotlight
Can someone please check for me if every spotlight is going out of Mill hill beads, or if it is just mine? Thanks in advance! I do have to go clear my spotlight out though... they have reduced them by about 40% and I have a heap of Mirabilia's that need beads to stitch. Current Mood:  curious |
| Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 |
cross_stitch
[ ceryle ]
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6:59p |
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[ ancientsavvy ]
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3:10p |
New Cross-stitch bag!
Since I got a scroll frame around Christmas last year I've not had a cross-stitch bag that would fit, it was too wide so it would stick out of any bag I put it into. So I had my neighbor make me a custom one. :-) ( Pictures! ) Current Mood: cheerful |
| Monday, December 21st, 2009 |
renniekins
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11:23p |
Poderiffic
This morning I woke up and stumbled out of the bedroom in a fog. Sleeeeeepy. I looked at the coffee maker, and wondered if M had set it up for me before he left. (He works a much earlier shift than I do.) He has a single-server "pod" coffee machine, and most mornings he sets it up so all I have to do is press the "on" button. This is a good thing, because the one time I tried to do it myself last week I didn't fasten the lid correctly and spilled coffee all over the counter. It was a poderific podaster. Since then, I generally just don't make coffee at home if it's not set up. What, I'm a software person! Especially in the early morning.... This morning I opened the lid and inspected the innards. Usually he tells me if the pod has been set up, and he hadn't this morning. However the coffee sleeves looked fresh and dry. I poked one. Was it ready to go? I glanced around the counter. Sometimes he leaves notes for me on the backs on envelopes, but I didn't see one. I sat down at the computer to munch on a breakfast bar while reading email and such. My phone chirped. A text from M: "The pod is all set up for you!" Smiling, I texted back. "Yay, thanks!" As I emerged from the bathroom shortly after, I noticed that there was a post-it note stuck to the door frame. "Pod is ready to go! xoxo" I blinked at it. I must have walked past it three or four times, once on my way to inspect the actual coffee pod, without seeing it. "Yes," he explained later that evening, "there was some built-in redundancy in case you missed a message." This evening on my way home from work, I bought us a little dry-erase board to stick on the refrigerator. Now we'll have a designated place to look for notes from one another, and a fun way to communicate when the other is sleeping. It's interesting, this living-together thing! We're practically experts at it: it's been eight days now. To be honest though, it still just feels like we're playing house. It doesn't feel real. It startled me upon leaving work this evening, to realize that I was driving yet again to Ypsi. Because I live there now. Weird... but ever-so-lovely, too. |
cross_stitch
[ dewa8 ]
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8:16p |
WIP update
I'm one of those people who really enjoys stitching, and finds it to be great stress-relief, but doesn't ever seem to find much time to do it. But I have made a bit of progress on my big project, which I posted here a few months ago. Here's where that one is (please don't mind the dirt and hoop marks): ( Read more )And now I'm taking a break to start on something new and holiday related (just barely started, so here's what it's supposed to look like too): ( Read more ) |
craft_supplies
[ midnightskyf ]
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11:56a |
Last Day for $12 Patterns!
 (Terraform Hat seamed at the back for a nice pointed top.) oday is the last day to buy the hat patterns at a discounted price on Midnightsky Fibers. The hat patterns are yummy and delightful...but being rewritten! You will get the current copies of the patterns now, and the spiffy verion in a little bit once they are...well. Spiffy. But only available for a few more hours! Patterns available here.Hats are designed to be used with a bulky or super bulky weight handspun yarn. They knit up quickly, great for last minute gifts! ( more of the patterns included: ) |
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[ bethct ]
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10:30a |
I can stitch again!!
I just submitted my semester grades and I am on vacation until next semester! While I do have work to do over the break, I also plan to stitch and stitch and stitch!! I can't wait!
In honor of stitching again, I am going to spend the time this morning reorganizing all my stitching stuff - FUN!! So watch my trade album because I plan to add more stuff to it this afternoon! Then next week, I will bundle the baby up and make the (LONG LONG LONG) drive out to an actual cross stitch store and get fabric. This is so exciting! |
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[ silentsgirl ]
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12:10p |
A Bit about Me
Hi there, I'm silentsgirl, and I just joined up. I've been stitching for almost 25 years, but took an eight-year hiatus that just ended recently. Here is a representative sample of my needling (at least, the stuff I was smart enough to photograph):
Finished Projects
WIPs
I look forward to getting to know everyone. Current Mood: curious |
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[ littleblueghost ]
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10:50p |
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[ black_queen ]
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10:06a |
help
Dear All, finished my blackwork, so it is back to the Prominade and hopefully some small projects on the side. Therefore two questions. 1. I tried to download the pattern for the latest fractal bookmark and it gives me an error. 'parameters not configured' or some such. Anybody else has the same problem? I really like the colours on this one. and 2. The next year is a (white) Tiger year according to the Chinese calendar. Would be nice to have a tiger around the house. A biscornu or a stitched postcard or some ornament... So... would any of you know of some nice small pattern for a tiger? I do not need realistic - something cartoonish and cute, or something fairly stylized and Chinese would do the trick. Thanks! Current Mood: curiousCurrent Music: David Bowie: Sweet Thing |
| Sunday, December 20th, 2009 |
cross_stitch
[ bethct ]
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7:00p |
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cross_stitch
[ ancientsavvy ]
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11:53a |
New Splash of Yellow WIP
I don't think I've posted this here yet. My current WIP is A Splash of Yellow by Barbara and Cheryl. ( Pictures! ) Current Mood: accomplished |
cross_stitch
[ littleblueghost ]
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9:04p |
I need to unpick my PC MSAL
Because part seven is out and I am so far behind due to needing to frog! Poor peacock must be pulled out. Current Mood: busy |
| Saturday, December 19th, 2009 |
cross_stitch
[ meta4life ]
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11:21p |
My Project Goals for 2010
I almost missed this, this year. I can't remember if I did it last year or not (typical for me, really) so let's hope that I can remember it, this coming year. Let's see... Current WIP/BAP list:- Book of Ink -- this is sort of supposed to kinda be a stitch-a-long. :) My short-term goal is to get at least two more blocks done and the frame caught up before I start Tanglewood (see below). Longer term is to finish my BoINK in 2010.
- Glastonbury Cross -- I love this project, but I only get to stitch on it when I'm laid up, it seems. Once BoINK is caught up this one will get more regular attention (three-way rotation maybe...)
Current WIP medium or below:- Lavender -- Hugely monstrously big-honking attack of frogs on this one caused me to put it aside. I intend to save it in 2010 and finish it if I can -- I want it to be a pillow, darn it!
- HAED Storykeep -- Celtic Cross. I classify this as a medium-sized piece because even though it's a largish bookmark, it's a HAED, fer gossakes. Also, a lighted magnifier has become needful before I put even one more stitch into any piece of 25ct fabric...
New Starts:- Ink Circles' Tanglewood. -- which will be another BAP-ish kind of project. I also ordered the Carrie's Creation floss pack and can't wait to get started. It's motivation to get caught up on BoINK!
- There was a "Cats and Quilts" three-part series in the ancient "Cross Stitch and Country Crafts," waaaay back in the `80's. I've always liked them and they're not large at all. I might start them this year. Nice "medium size" project if you count all three as 1 project...
- Various small projects. I don't really plan these ahead because I enjoy the spontaneity of finding something I really like, kitting it up and stitching it quickly.
A modest list compared to some of my stitchy-sisters here. :) But I know my limits -- too much at one time and I get overwhelmed, and just set everything aside. This regimen should keep me challenged and busy and freshly entertained all the way through the year! Current Mood:  tired |
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[ kiramowett ]
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10:31p |
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jer_
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9:14p |
And now, for a break...
Today I took my last final of the semester (and I’m fairly certain I killed it, for the record)…so now I take my first real break in…well, pretty much at all. The kids are with my parents until I get there for Christmas, I have no events to plan, organize, or arrange in the near future, no projects lined up, nothing. I think I’ll take a few days off and do not a thing except possibly visit with friends. After that, I’ll take a leisurely poke at a few minor things I’ve been putting off and slowly gear back up for getting back to work and school for the winter semester. But for now, just the relaxing part; and maybe some Left 4 Dead. Current Mood:  relieved |
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[ hopefuldark ]
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4:57p |
ummm?
DMC. What is the difference between their variegated thread, and the variations thread?
Apparently, I bought a Variations pattern, and variegated thread. Is there really any difference?
ok - so thanks to you wonderful ladies, I get the difference, my next question is, should I guess at the colours I need for the small little piece Im useing, or should I bother in getting the "right" thread? |
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[ badnoodles ]
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12:02p |
A bunch of little finishes for me! I am completely addicted to the little Mill Hill punched paper kits, particularly their yearly Santa series. A couple months ago, I sucked i tup and bought most of the ones I didn't have from an ebay seller. I stitched them up, but waited until I had a decent-sized batch to finish them, because working with teh glue andthe felt is a very messy proposition. I have the hardest time photographing these things. I don't know if it's because they are almost-but-not-quite flat, which screws with my camera's macro setting, or if it's the lighting or what. ( On to the Santas! )I needed to make a little extra room in my stash box, so I knocked out this quick Pine Mountain kit last night, even though it is 100% out of season. I've heard of Xmas in July, so I guess it's Independence Day at Xmas. I have a hard time finding patriotic designs that I like - either they are excessively jingoistic, or the design is too cheesy for my taste. I like this design because it's just a little abstract. I really, really dig the fabric envelope style of finishing, where you just stuff in the pillow form and pressed ground cloth instead of framing. ( Long May She Wave ) |
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