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:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: I'm in complete shock that many of you save the pieces of thread leftover from a project! I just recently found stitch bows (and LOVE THEM- i hated winding bobbins) but i dont save the leftover thread from a project. I put my colors on a project card a snip at a time....

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Garden Verses- Mirabilia

Thank you

aww the bird thing is pretty cute. But that use aside- i toss it. I try very diligently not to keep more stuff than i need- and bits of floss definitely fall in that category. Given the time i spent stitching versus the cost of this hobby it is by far the cheapest one I do- and bits of floss dont bo...

glad to see others love their charts from there.

What is so hard about blended colors? Do they stitch differently? I only use one thread so im not accustomed to them.

-10!!! oh i would die. Its a balmy 76 degree F here today. :lol: My best friend was down in Orlando area to spend time with her family for Thanksgiving last week. She came home today. I just keep laughing, since she really rubbed in the beautiful sunny 86* weather when we chatted on the phone last ...

checkerboard works- and its evil.

Im hoping hte effect is worth it in the end..... grr.

Whne you have stitching where the color runs diagonal? The chart im working on (rose of sharon) has tons of this and i hate hate hate it. i figured tehre might be a name for it rather than the curse words im thinking. Especially since im doing over 1 on 32 and the colors are so similar im not sure i...

-10!!! oh i would die.

Its a balmy 76 degree F here today.

Thank you so much for all of hte compliments :) Im very excited about this one. My other major project isnt xstitching- I design clothes and have been accepted into my cities fashion week as an emerging designer. In march I will show 6 pieces :) Lots and lots of sewing and draping to do before then!...

I edited it took me a bit to figure out. OOPS!

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Hi, I just wanted ot post pictures of my current project. This is rose of sharon by mirabilia. I started it about 2 months ago when I finished venetian elegance. Again I'm stitching it over 1 on 32 count (yay no beads on this one!) I started with the overhead part becuase if i did her first- id neve...

Forgive me- but i cant for hte life of me understand why you would WANT to keep a chart??? I just toss mine when im done stitching. Am i supposed to want ot keep them? Id never restitch the same project- especially the one at a level of a haed- I'm also kinda anti collecting stuff so used charts jus...

i still want to have kids some day.

MaggieM1750 wrote:(I am not a soda person) I am aware of what snacks I buy and avoid chips/crisps and chocolate . (believe it or not.. chocolate is not on my favored flavor list.. I know I am wierd.. people tell me everyday) .

Not too wierd to me... I dont like chocolate at all. Or soda.

One of the main benefits of stitching is that it keeps me from (bored) eating and drinking. If i am home and watching tv I Like to be doing something- often if i can fill my hands with stitching it prevents me from wanting to snack. Sometimes ill have a water around but im not too worried about wate...

I use the easy count line linked above. I know its just repackaged fishing line but honestly its only a few dollars.If i remember correctly it was about 6$ for the line. Best money ive spent :) I really like how small and compact it is (good to throw in my bag without it unwinding everywhere) i HATE...

No UFO's and one WIP. I admit though that I found a UFO in a file folder of papers that my dad gave me. It was a little project I had been making for a boyfriend when I was in high school. I tried to pick it up again and after 5 stitches decided to just toss it. I don't need to revisit that time and...