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cairee wrote: I also dont own a dishwasher, but yes boiling water works, put the q snaps in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, a kettle works well.

thank you so much!

The genuine Q-Snaps are, IMO, much superior to the off-brands as far as tension and durability, so I can't speak to the tricks folks use to get better tension with non-Q-Snaps brands. I believe I've seen replacement clamps, so you might do some investigating to see if you can find them to replace t...

Hey stitchers =] Sorry if this is lengthy but I'm desperate for answers... So, I got the generic brand of Q-snaps from Michael's, the plastic frame that Loops & Threads makes and they worked perfectly at first. I wanted to try what I saw some other stitchers do which was to put that grippy shelf...

Open folders to view files (using window explorers) You use this option. It will open the folder. Once the folder is open, keep it open in the background and then here is what you do. 1. Go to >>Start Menu<< 2. Click >>My Documents<< or >>Documents<< 3. Create a New Folder and name it something alo...

On a different note, for anyone who wants a laugh, my niece sent me a link to Hilarious Photos of Sexy Men and Adorable Cats in Similar Poses . The cats are definitely adorable. The Men ??? depends on what you are looking for, I guess. :wink: Carole :lol: Oh... the internet, so many glorious memes.

Oh for Pete's sake! Why would anyone care how many projects you have going?! that's what I thought lol! My older sister brought it up once "Why do you keep starting new projects?" and I said "Why do you keep getting in your little car crashes?" (She's gotten in 3, this past summ...

I have no choice to put my stitch bug to sleep for awhile, sometimes. I had a research paper I was working on for two weeks and could only stitch at night (some nights not at all), now that my research paper is done I have all this time to stitch but kinda hard to get back into the groove of things....

I found out about this forum through your vids on YouTube =] thanks for introducing the forum to me and I love your videos

I'm thinking about making videos too, but first I need to get some things figured out. I need to get a camera, too lol

benceagi wrote: I have done some really simple little cross stitch pieces, on sparkly Aida, made them into lavender sachets. Made about 12 or so.

Those are so cute and festive, I love them!

My local thrift stores and antique shops always have cross stitch magazines and books, most for under $3! The cheapest one I got was 20 cents. Most of them are old but doesn't matter to me, the patterns in them are timeless. I get Cross Stitch gold, Just Cross Stitch, and Cross Stitch Crazy at books...

I really love the Cross Stitch Gold, and World of Cross Stitch....they have such beautiful designs in them....but of course I'm in the US, so they are a little expensive for me so I buy them only from time to time when the designs really draw me in at the bookstore --of which I don't get to often, ...

Instead of using needle threaders or licking my thread (I don't like how it feels on my tongue) I cut out a piece of note card paper small enough to slip through the eye of the needle, and use it as a DIY needle threader. I feel like not buying needle threaders is sticking it to the man! here's a vi...

I'm a selfish stitcher !!! :oops: For not gifting them? You stitched them, you've acquired all the supplies, it's your hobby. I don't think you're being selfish for not giving away things you've spent hours on. The only time I gift to non-family members is when my friends come over and see what I'v...

I know exactly what you're talking about, I just started gifting project because before I was always worried about a persons reaction. I find people are most satisfied when I personalize the project to something I know they will like. I designed a pattern for my dad, and the design was the cover of ...

Here's a whole pic of it, not done obviously



the pattern is on page 40 of the Just Cross Stitch halloween issue, that's where I got it.

But here is how it looks finished from the designers site!

Rose wrote:I see 3 stitches that are done in the opposite direction as the rest of the stitches.

yeah, I know lol, by the time I noticed I don't wanna risk picking them out and mess up any other surrounding stitches.

My only suggestion would be to not use red floss for gridding. Buy a spool of regular machine thread. Lime green, electric purple, metallic blue.. something that will stand out on any project. yeah, I know a few people mentioned that. I don't usually grid my projects, I did it because I kept messin...

So, I'm 18 been stitching since I was 11. I don't know if it's because I'm young or what but I'm dissatisfied with how my stitching looks. When I look at other peoples work on the forum and just what finished patterns look like in magazines and compare with my own, mine looks dull and my stitches do...

Here's my completed Mill Hill kit called Midnight Farm! It contains some glow-in-dark thread that you can see in the second picture! I don't really enjoy stitching on perforated paper but I keep doing these kits regardless :roll: I've never worked on perforated paper, why don't you like stitching o...

It is a small world, lol - I used to work in Garden Gove, Lampson & Valley View. Lived in Laguna though... I do miss living at the beach but I don't miss all the people. :) Lampson/VV...on the good side of GG...but living in Laguna was probably a better idea. :-) I don't miss the people, either...