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nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 05 5:06 pm Post subject:
Thanks Roisin, I picked a colour that I knew I liked anyway and did it in metalic thread so it looked all nice and sparkley so I didn't get fed up with it. Glad you liked it

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 3:28 pm Post subject:

I have just discovered this site:

https://www.dmc.com

which is the manufacturer for most of the embroidery threads and crossstitch bits you see all over the place. If you join their "club"* you can use free charts and outside of that there are various little bits on how to do cross stitch etc, as well as all the usual stuff about their products, actually I say usual quite often manufacturers don't bother giving details of their products on sites. Anyway, not perfect but free and might have some ideas for people.

There was also a link on it to a site https://lovequilts.org which collects together cross stitched squares, on a theme, to make individual quilts for very ill children. Even ol' Child-Hater here

thinks that's a relatively nice use for the internet.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 5:09 pm Post subject:
I'd forgotten about them! Haven't looked at that for years, there use to be a free pattern each month Or... there's https://www.countyourchickens.co.uk/shop.html look under crafts and hobbies! I've found a great needlework shop in Burford but last time I went there it took me an hour to choose something to do as there was such a vast range! ( and I wanted all of it!)

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 7:02 pm Post subject:
DON'T READ THHIS IF YOU DON'T LIKE BRAGGING: I won first prize at the Llanfair Caereinion show for a sampler of the 23rd psalm that I cross-stitched some years ago. Woohoo! It has the text of the psalm and pictures of pigs, trees, birds... I'm rather pleased with myself. What do you mean, you guessed?!

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:15 pm Post subject:
I think you should have won a prize for patience as well! It takes flippin ages - I'm still on the cartoon owls that I started last July (need a sleepy smilie!)

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:42 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

DON'T READ THHIS IF YOU DON'T LIKE BRAGGING:

I won first prize at the Llanfair Caereinion show for a sampler of the 23rd psalm that I cross-stitched some years ago. Woohoo! It has the text of the psalm and pictures of pigs, trees, birds... I'm rather pleased with myself. What do you mean, you guessed?!

I would love to see it, do you think you could post a picture please mochyn?

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 05 6:36 pm Post subject:
I'll try, but it will entail photographing it, e-mailing the pic to Tahir and then him getting it online! I'll have a go...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 8:51 am Post subject:
I saw the piccie in the paper this weekend, M. It really is wonderful - I liked the pig in particular.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 11:53 am Post subject:
Which paper? County Times? Needless to say, I haven't seen it! I've taken a pic, and am now looking for the lead to connect the camera to the computer...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 12:01 pm Post subject:
Yes, the County Times. Fame at last!

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 9:01 am Post subject:
Searching theit site now...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 12:10 pm Post subject:
I'll send it to you if you can't find it on the site.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 2:41 pm Post subject:
Can't find it on their site: if I pm my address, could you send it, please? Still trying to find the lead to attach the camera...

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 2:41 pm Post subject:
Can't find it on their site: if I pm my address, could you send it, please? Still trying to find the lead to attach the camera...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 2:57 pm Post subject:
No problem.

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