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Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:10 pm**

Me too! I had some frogs here today as well. It seems it's just one of those days... :(
But I have already put it right. Hu!

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:05 pm**

The do seem to visit in everyone at the same time. don't they?

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:39 pm**

They called on me yesterday, I started a simple design and have had to frog 3 times

I have done so little on it too

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:37 am**

hehe, Well I had to undo eight hours worth of stitching. I thought I'd only made a minor misake and could rectify it. Then I found out what I'd done *headdesk* I can't rectify that bit till tomorrow though. My marked copy has been marked with pens so I can't see what strands need to go where on that one and I don't wan to use my hard copy of the pattern beuse I'll end up frogging again. *sighs* Oh well, I'll just do the hat

Oh well ou learn and move on I guess.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:20 am**

I nearly always photocopy the chart I work from and then lightly mark off with a pencil,if I go wrong I just rub out the pencil marks

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:28 am**

If the design is particularly complicated, I'll use pencil... on the original. Erasers are wonderful things!

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:15 pm**

Thats probably a good idea as I only have art pens and they're slowly dying. I jut like big bold marks. *shrugs*

Posted: **Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:03 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:20 pm**

It's coming on great

Posted: **Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:23 pm**

Its looking good

Posted: **Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:27 pm**

Thank you ^_^ I'd be almost done now if it weren't for that darn

Posted: **Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:43 am**

We've all been there and most likely will be there again!

Posted: **Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:35 pm**

I'm going to put this on hold momentarily. I'm going to stitch my gramma a get well soon card before I finish this.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:06 am**

Bad girl

that means a UFO.....tee hee

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:17 am**

hey, if you don't have at least one UFO you're not a true stitcher!

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:27 am**

Do either of you use those shiney metallic type threads by DMC?

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:36 am**

Yeah, what do you want to known? I'm not happy with kreinik. You have to be careful with the blending filament. It stretches and breaks if toolong. I prefer Rainbow Gallery petit treasure. It works much smoother.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:36 am**

What thread are you talking about. The smooth metallic that is on the spool? I have used it and not had any problems. Any other metallics I always use "Thread Heaven" it makes working with metallics great.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:38 am**

By the way nice picture in the gallery.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:40 am**

The one I'm using is E3837 by DMC.

Well have you noticed how very wirey it is? I'm having trouble working with it. It keeps straightening itself out, so when I was trying to secure it like with my normal cotton the stitches kept loosening themselves and then undoing themselves so I had to use a loop to secure the stitches at the start, now I'm drawing close to the end of this thread and I'm unsure how to secure it.

Thank you. I'm going to put this card in when I finish it, I was just having a look and seeing how to. Figured I'd put me in there whilst playing ^_^

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