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Does buying a Lowery workstand count as a stash acquisition? I have always wanted one and now ..... a Popping Purple workstand is on its way to me :whoop: I do needlepoint as well as cross stitch, and I did it for many years. I have a stash of wooden scroll frames which I love dearly and didn't want...

Heh - my son plays professionally and teaches guitar and I remember his first practice sessions when he was learning, 16 years ago. He played by the hour and it's turned out wonderfully for him and is his life's joy, but I wouldn't say the first few years were a joy for those of us living with him :...

Thanks for the welcome! Comforting to know my acquisitive habits are a known condition (not that I want any sort of treatment for it!!) :lol: At the moment I'm stitching a card with lots of metallics and variegated threads, and am halfway through a Lesley Teare SAL (the Sunbonnet Sue from a couple o...

Hi, I've been lurking for a while and finally have taken the plunge. I've been cross stitching for a few years, with needlepoint for a couple of years before that. I still love needlepoint and have assorted canvases and tap wools/pearl threads put by for when I retire. Trouble is, I have a lot of cr...