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Hello and welcome from Michigan. :wave: I just started myself. I taught myself from this site and YouTube. This site is amazing and everyone is so helpful. :whoop: I fell in love with Mystic Stitch and Heaven and Earth Designs because they are all a simple stitch "x". However, they are rea...

My little love bug is 14 months old now and her name is Lucy :wub: She normally likes to snuggle on dads lap at night but on the off night when she hops up on my lap on the couch I am all about her and stitching time show flown out the window.... http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a410/1bulletburne...

Thank you so much for all the kind words. I love cross stitching :wub: :wub: And yup it is my very first attempt at it! :whoop: My friends and family thought I was nuts and should have started on a smaller project. :thinks: But nothing appealed to me but the Mystic Stitch and HEAD. They are my favor...

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a410/1bulletburner/Mystic%20Stitch%20-Light%20House%20of%20Dreams%201st%20project/20160131_221407_zpsiofkdc25.jpg Finished it will look like this: http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a410/1bulletburner/Mystic%20Stitch%20-Light%20House%20of%20Dreams%201st%20projec...

This site is awesome! I have taught myself how to cross stitch from this site and you tube. I have pictures of my first project ever stitched on a post in the stitch along section. I am working Light House of Dreams by Mystic Stitch. :dance: I know that I have seen any answer to this somewhere and c...

Thank you everyone for the great words. I am having so much fun teachkng myself to stitch. This site is awesome! I have taught myself how to do this from this site and you tube. I know that I have seen any answer to this somewhere and can not find it again. I am in the water section now and now I ha...

Update...

I finished page 15 of 25

Thank you so much for all your advise and being honest with me. I hate having to fuss with these little pieces of thread for one stitch. I would rather travel across county lines to avoid having to do this process any more. I was just so worried that the cross stitch police would put me in cross sti...

OK I have been doing lots of reading on parking trying to wrap my head around the idea. I must say again how much I love this site. :wub: I am working a large piece from Mystic Stitch. Oh and it is the first I have ever cross stitched. I have been doing really good cross country stitching without ha...

UPDATE.... My completed project should look like this: http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a410/1bulletburner/Mystic%20Stitch%20-Light%20Hiuse%20of%20Dreams%201st%20project/37654-1_zpsbn7newgv-1.jpeg Here is my latest updated photo this is completed page 10 of 25. As of today I am on page 13. [ http...

I am new to cross stitch and never worked with either before. My paterns call for DMC. However, I am having the same problem as others on the site. The darker colors do not fill out the x as full -even with railroading and turning my needel on the way back through from the front. So I was wondering ...

Thank you everyone. I am really enjoying and excited for my next one. I have so many that I want to do!

I will update again soon.

Please help....

I tried putting a picture in my first SAL update and all that pasted was a link to my saved picture. How do you get the picture to show instead of the link?

I love this site. I taught myself to cross stitch in October of last year from this site and the internet. I used to scrapbook and ran out of pictures and needed a new hobby. I am loving cross stitch so far using the simple "full" "x" stitch. I am amazed at the patterns by HAED a...

Does anyone know of other desingers that use only the simple "x" cross stitch in their paterns like HAED an Mystic Stitch?

Thank you everyone!! I started my first project pre-cutting and seperating. My first impression - No way am I enjoying bobbing!! :tantrum: I am liking the idea of using the bags to hold the bobbins and extra pieces together. I will post an update in the SAL soon. I plan to start my first stitches ne...

Do I put it on as one continous piece as it comes in the package? Or am I to cut it in the lengths needed and pull the six strands apart and put each strand on the bobbin seperate?

I am stitching my very first project next week. I will be using a scrolling dowel table/lap frame. Am I supposed to take the project off the frame when I am not stitching or leave it rolled on until I have completed the project? The project is 300 stitches wide by 417 stitches high. I am thinking th...

I used to scrapbook and ran out of photos. We are not doing much to take photos of anymore. A scrapbook of just random photos was boring. So I am heading to the scrapbooking weekend next week were I get together with my friend and needed a new hobby. I will stitch my first stitch on Friday and am so...

I have my very first project! "Light House of Dreams II" by Mystic Stitch. The pattern says to pick the size fabric I want to use (14, 18, or 22 count). Based on the size of the project including 4 inches all around, I went with 18 count adia. I was not able to find a 22 count adia. My con...