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That’s fine thanks everyone, I just wasn’t sure of the ins and outs of everything

Hi everyone, Looking for advice but I’m thinking of looking to start making up or maybe rather just put together some cross stitch charts that I’d like to do. When I say that I mean use pictures & convert them to chart form, however the pictures I would like to use are Disney images. Where do I ...

Since I’ve wanted to get back into my cross stitch and I went through a lot of things I had to sort I found a lot of unfinished projects so currently working my way through them all.

Does anyone else have this problem lol

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That makes sense thank you

So I’m just wondering & this is something I’ve been really interested in before but I falling back into the interest big time again. Has anyone or does anyone know of anyone that has done cross stitching as a business for example if someone is looking for a handmade personalised gift could you o...

Have you tried the website Hawkins hobbies I know they have Winnie the Pooh charts etc xx

Thank you Carole and Richard!

Looking forward to sharing and seeing everyone else’s work! Glad to be back

Currently sorting through all my cross stitch stuff lol

Have so much xx

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to find some Disney charts, books and/or kits. Can anyone recommend where to purchase these, looking ideally for Mickey/Minnie Mouse, Donald/Daisy Duck and the likes & then just general disney.

Thanks in advance

Stacey

and Sewitall has fabulous fabrics at a reasonable cost - well it is reasonable down here in Australia. They are an English firm though we are just lucky that they also branched out downunder, Bothy Threads is another English one but beware that site could be addictive with all the Hannah Dale cutie...

Oh great thank you so much

Lol, it’s always worth trying to learn like you said can’t always manage everything lol. Yeah, I always avoid buying cross stitch stuff from eBay/amazon just incase. There was a website I used to use years ago that was really good will need Jog my memory to see if I can find it And see if it’s still...

Yeah, there’s not much really in Glasgow. When I was actively stitching before I usually just ordered my threads etc online cause it was better to bulk buy that way

I’m not much of a knitter as much as it fascinates me I just aren’t able lol

Thank you for the reply!

Thank you so much for the pointers and updates I’ll defo check everything out

Hi everyone :D I’m Stacey, 28 & stay just outside of Glasgow with my partner & 2 year old daughter. I have been on this forum for a while but went MIA due to working , home life & having my little girl but now more than ever especially during lockdown I’ve been wanting to get back into d...

Thanks everyone xx

I'm not sure if I can help or not but I've been selling my own cross stitch patterns for a few months now. I find that having a Facebook page is a really important tool when it comes to growing a business and it's amazing to be able to interact with your fans! I post finished cross stitch pieces on...

Generally speaking it's very hard to sell crafted items for prices anywhere near what it costs in material and labour. Most people just don't understand how much time goes into it and even if they do, that doesn't mean they are willing or able to pay that kind of price. I think it would probably be...

rcperryls wrote: Hello and welcome to the forum. Hope you will stick around and post pics of the projects your are working on. We love pictures.

Carole

Thanks, I sure will lol.

How do I post pics?

Aw I see. I have been thinking about it for a while but I never really knew what the best thing to do was lol xx

Hey all! Wasn't sure where to put this post so I thought I would just write it here lol. I am just looking for some info about starting my own craft business, has anyone on here actually started their own business selling their own cross stitch or crafts? How did you go about it? What research shoul...