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speart wrote:If the Kreinik starts misbehaving, try Treasure Braid--the petite version. !

So far, 202 behaves ok, 002, not so much.

speart wrote:Post some photos as you go, so we can all ooooh and aaaaah over your lovely work!

Will try. And your optimism is appreciated!

I will try. And I appreciate your optimism!

(And I do mean come back over, not comb/brush over.)

My Lavender & Lace Angel of Christmas newly-begun WIP has a couple of elements I've not met before: #4 Kreinik braid, and Rainbow Wisper. 1) the directions just generally say 2 over 2 except on face and hands. So I tried doing the braid 2- ply, but it looked suspiciously bulky. Then my wife told...

Here's that P. Buckley Moss I helped my wife with. I worked on the sky & shingles of the church, not that you can tell jacksquat in this pic, sorry...

I'm now *mostly* finished the jade angel on the MarBek Nativity. I just have a little pearl to fill in on the wings, and backstitching in Kreinik "confetti" (I think that's what it's called). I will send pics as soon as I'm back at home. Spending the week at MIL's house in sunny FL, but sh...

Thanks, all! It's rather a silly question, I realize; we're talking at most a couple of millimeters either direction!

(Yay, this should be the 10th post that lets me into the gallery!) I've seen some patterns where the center line is marked by an arrow right on a line (i.e. where the needle holes are, and others where the arrow marks the spaces/stitch lines. Do you adopt your own personal rule of thumb regarding ho...

Don't worry about the glaucoma.I have had it for years but the eye drops keep it under control.Love the bagpipes.My DH tried to learn but gave up. Thanks for the encouragement. Started the eye drops a week ago. Yes, at first bagpipe is like wrestling an octopus with rigor mortis, to say nothing of ...

Google mine. Dictionary definition is what I am (amongst other things, of course).

LOL, I'm starting to think I must not have a single redeeming stitching habit! I definitely confess to giving nary a rat's patoot about the back of my work. Not entering anything in the state fair, so if anyone snoops, they deserve the assault on their eyes! :lol: I'll get a possible chance to inspe...

I would like to modify the Angel of Christmas pattern by MLI (L&L) so that she's a redhead, not a blonde. :D Any suggestions how to go about determining the DMC numbers that might correspond to a comparable palette of shadings and hues? Just experiment trial and error with a scrap of Aida? the c...

I rarely stitch without my thread minder!

Ok, please forgive the presumptuousness, but I will join in and welcome you, as though I were a longtime established member myself.
I just couldn't help observing that you demonstrate the observation that you never need to ASK someone if they're from Texas!

Hello to you too! I see there are at least a couple of Scots on here. I'm sure you must tire of random Yanks popping up with 'oh, I love Scotland, I'm part Scottish myself!' :) But it is true--my grandparents were born in 'Glesca' and near Scone. And when I'm stitching, I feel guilty I'm not practic...

So how would I go about posting pictures, since I'm 'locked out' of the gallery until 8 or 10 posts under my belt?

Hi all. Been lurking here a couple of days now. Lots of great help! Look forward to getting more involved. I'm another stitching male :wave: We are out here.... I'm 51, and have been stitching off & on for maybe 15-20 years, not sure exactly when I started. But I got 'up to speed' doing a series...