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WuThree
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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 cross point projects put by too, and my patterns stashes are getting to be overwhelming. I took the step of putting them all into slip covers and then fitting all the slip covers into lever arch ring binders. Now at least they're a bit organised. Still - it's good to have choices, right??

I've been slowly passing my chart books to charity shops though, because to be honest I do prefer the patterns I've either got in magazines or on Ebay. I'll happily buy back editions to get a chart I want, and of course then I end up with a few extras as well.......

Ah well - could be worse! I could play drums, or trumpets or things. At least this is a quiet hobby .....
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Hello WuThree and welcome to the forum from South Carolina! I am so glad that you came out of the shadows. I personally think its a whole lot more fun out here. We have quite a few members who have several crafts they work on. Some are needlework other than cross stitch and we have a lot of knitters and crocheters and a few weavers and wood workers and a whole section devoted to these Other Crafts. We also have an expression to describe having way too much stash. SABLE which is Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. :lol: Be aware that we also have a tendency to encourage this behavior in each other. :roll:
Looking forward to getting to know you and to seeing your projects. Are there any subjects that you tend to do more than others? I'm prone to cats myself.

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Welcome to the forum from a rather grey and blustery west of Scotland! :wave: Glad you found us and have de-lurked. SABLE is definitely a thing, but the Mods take no responsibility for the enablers on this forum (being some of the worst offenders...). :dance:
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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 of years back), and am really looking forward to getting those done because I have a yummy art deco chart for a richly coloured country cottage. It'll come out at 10" x 8" which is a nice medium sort of a size leading gently to a larger Dimensions Buddha I want to do.

Of course there'll the usual breaks for cards and tags (and a totally gorgeous set of tree deccies - I bought a Dimensions set of playful snowmen).

I like richly coloured pieces but also I like clever colourwork that uses lots of shades of a colour to add depth.

Gonna be a busy year :D
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Welcome to the Forum :wave: - you sound very organised with your chart stash, impressive !
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Welcome to the Forum :D
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Welcome WuThree from me in blustery blessedly cool Brisbane (Aus) it is great that you have decided to de-lurk and join in the fun.
Like you I have a fairly large stash of cross stitch charts, kits etc then my little sister threw our mother'sand grandmother's unfinished embroideries for me to finish. As for all the charts/kits etc I would advise caution when looking at the "Stash Acquisitions" page or you will end up with more than you really need for your life span. :D :whoop: :tizzy:
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Welcome to the forum :wave:
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Welcome to the Forum! :wave:
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Welcome from me in SW France! It sounds to me as if you do not need too much encouragement to ADD TO YOUR STASH! :lol:
So pleased that you have decided to de-lurk!
WuThree wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:30 am Hi, I've been lurking for a while and finally have taken the plunge.

Ah well - could be worse! I could play drums, or trumpets or things. At least this is a quiet hobby .....
I find music helps break the silence when stitching, although heavy rock does tend to make me miss a stitch or use the wrong shade!! :doh:
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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 :lol: Oddly, when he moved out the lack of a constant guitar background was the most difficult thing to get used to when stitching.

As for stashes, no - I need no encouragement even though I know that statistically I can never stitch all the kits put by, let alone the gorgeous charts. I gave about 15 full needlepoint kits to the charity shop last year and apparently they sold well, which really pleased me. I might pass them the rest of the needlepoint and just keep the cross stitch kits. I have grown the prefer it which I never thought would happen.

My only problem is that all my frames are wooden - built to take the weight of the canvas - whereas now I want to switch to Q snaps or something. Seems such a waste of so many frames but they're very heavy in comparison.
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