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Well done!! It's awesome. Really, really amazing.

What's that? 6 months without a picture you say? http://flic.kr/p/cc1pEs" target="_blank Trees re-stitched! Not a stitch out of place (anymore) Just the girls face and hands to go, I'm not convinced by the colour in the kit so I might change it. So that's about 10-20 cross stitches left an...

For the smell maybe leave in in a bag with some bicarbonate of soda?

I saw some of his work (along with other urban? cross stitchers) at one of the 3 shows I attended over the last year (but now have no clue which one). Some of the pieces did make me laugh.

Now that's a great idea! Not something that would ever have occurred to me.

I don't understand why people get so crazy about their scissors Until recently I just used my penknife scissors, but I bought some expensive ones (£15) at a show. and Oh My Word, the pointy sharpness! Makes frogging much easier and each snip of a thread a joy. My confessions: 1. I can go for month...

Oh my word. So inspiring!

3 days! You have my sympathy! I did an afternoon of frogging recently and it was awful.

The projects looking good now!

Needles! Gold plated, size 26 and size 28 direct from John James needles (cheaper than Sew and So and just as fast! Ordered yesterday lunchtime, arrived today). Should have enough size 26 needles now for every thread in secret project 2 (that I haven't told you guys about yet and has no SAL page yet...

Evedeve wrote: The male kitty is Ozymandius

I've been planning to call a cat that too! Such a wonderful name!

I got Nefertari one year and 1 day ago from the shelter. Her favourite thing is interactive playtime with a 'feather onna stick', she's a keen mouser and destroys carpet and sofas with gay abandon. http://flic.kr/p/a6DBA1" target="_blank I wouldn't part with her for anything. I never thoug...

A very pretty design!

Oh super another update! I have this in my stash and will stitch it one day. So pleased to see it take shape.

I like the idea of stitching the smaller pages first! A nice sense of accomplishment.

Such a pretty design with so much texture! I really like it.

No picture - sorry all, but yesterday was the last day of my Easter holiday (spent doing DIY) so decided to bite the bullet and frog the trees on the LHS and then restitch. Now I stitched those trees over 10 years ago so it was a bit of a wrench. It took ages, all the thread removed is not in any co...

At least all the red was quite easy to stitch, all I had to do was keep going. Very little thinking involved! Was about to start filling in the gaps last night but then the cat decided she needed lap time instead.

So only 6 months on and a small update for you all:

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The black in the middle is the start of the dragon, I might get a change from constant red and black in a little while!

A lovely day out! I also visited and I agree with Mabel that I prefer the Knitting and Stitching show at Ally Pally. I like the Olympic quilt display a lot. Many of the same stalls as you see at the other shows, the only think I ought was some expensive (but very pretty!) italian embroidery scissors...

I bought the last edition for Mabel's cover, will have to pop to the shops this weekend and see if they have the next one.