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That was so rude! I am sorry that happened to you Rose, and I hope you will be able to ignore what other people said!

Hi from a fellow Norwegian who just joined the forum and are new to stitching as well. You really moved a long way! I always wanted to go up north, as it looks so beautiful, but so far I havent been more north than Trondheim. Too bad you didnt move closer to me as it would be fun to have a stitching...

Hi, and welcome! I am also new (from Norway), and I am new at stitching as well. I love your choice of motives! Have you stitched any Super Mario motives? He is my little hero:)
Good luck with your projects!

Thank you Serinde.

Can you recommand any of them to a beginner? Which are most noncute?

Welcome from Norway!

I saw an ad for dog charts in a magazine I have. I will come back and give you the adress. I love dogs too!

I wanted to make such a list for easy reference. Any reviews on any of these magazines? UK Magazines: The world of cross stitching Cross Stitch Card Shop Cross Stitch Crazy Cross Stitch Gold Cross Stitch Favourites Enjoy cross stitch Cross Stitcher Cross Stitch Collection Embroidery Stitch Workbox (...

Hooray!

Today I received my order from the Cross Stitch Centre!

I got the following kits!

A longstitch scenery kit
A tapestry elephant kit
A cross stitch dolphin kit
A cross stitch wolf kit which is stamped and also include satinstitch

What should I start with?

Serinde wrote:Quilling seems to be making a big comeback, if my local show was any indication. Lots of prizes awarded for quilled pieces.

Maybe you are right about that, as I saw my general craftstore started selling supplies also.

Thank you Rose!

I am looking at cross stitch kits in a Norwegian webstore! But here the sizes are written in counts pr centimeter.

How to convert this? An example is 5,4 counts per cm. How much is that in inches?

I havent tried quilling, but I know what it is and it looks great. I have to try it sometime.

OMG I love those spiders! Can you give me the link to the recipe? I love all creepy crawlies, and want to make some of those myself.

I am sending big condolances from Norway! I can imagine how awful it is to lose a parent. It hasnt happend to me yet, but I fear the day when it will.

Those are awesome! Ancient Egypt is really fascinating, isnt it?

Too bad we cant see the metallics, but I can imagine how great it looks in real life.

What is the size of your project, and how long did you take to finish it?

you have ordered a nice bit of variety should keep you going for a while. I love the deer one thats right up my street! Yeah, the deer was beautiful, and its on 10 count aida, so hopefully it should be easier to stitch. Now the question is what should I do with all of these when I am done with them...

Nachstenliebe wrote:I really like the seahorse blackwork.. I hope you get your projects soon!!!
Faith

Me too! Seahorses are really magical and elusive creatures.
Hehe , I am not even sure what blackwork is, but it seems to be using a variety of stitches. Have you done any blackwork?

Now its over a week ago since I ordered my kits online from UK, and they still havent arrived. Bouhou I am getting so impatient. In the meantime I am working on my koala kit though. Its going better! I just wanted to show you some of what I ordered, so you can wait with me! Deco and golden butterfly...

Thanks for your reply all. I found my kit online and there it says its 16 count, not 18.

Anyway I have now ordered another kit, which is 10 count, should be easier. I also continued on my current 16 count kit now and it seems like I am starting to get the hang of it.

Measuring it? Good point
It seems to be 18 holes per inch.

I will try and search some more for 11 count kits, couldnt find anything the last time. Thanks for your help!

Okay, I have understood now that the aida has different sizes, measured in holes per inch. I think that the kit I have is too small for me. I am not sure what size it is, but probably 14. Is that the most common size? Is it possible for me to buy a piece of aida with bigger amounts between the holes...