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looks intriguing

Lovely stitching

Happy stitching

Thank you for all your revelatory responses - happy stitching

Just curious - is there is anyone who enjoys stitching in the silence ? Happy stitching anyway

Love those 'pastel' colours Sam - what a treasure trove old magazines can be !! Thanks for posting

I still can't see how people who park keep the threads from getting tangled lol.. It would never happen around me :oops: I focus one color at a time. Faith Hi Nachstenliebe - Like you i don't 'park' and assumed that the stitcher just left them at the back until i saw a photo where a stitcher had ne...

[quote="StitchhitchFor those that have done this method of stitching by block - does this leave the finished job looking a bit 'grid-like' close up ?? It can do if you stick rigidly to the 10x10 blocks. The trick to avoid the grid-like look is where a colour continues into an adjacent block, c...

Hi! I have done some Little House Needleworks and am currently working on a series of "kokeshi" doll designs (http://img.over-blog.com/551x482/0/08/12/67/laladoll-collection/kok01longuevieisahv.jpg" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank) for my daugh...

My MIL sent me a computer program (PC Stitch) & I was playing around with it and now my 18 y/o (Rachel) wants to cross stitch! :applesauce: She's very artistic & made this for me (on the computer) about 7 or 8 yrs ago: http://i44.tinypic.com/350jx9d.jpg Really great that your Rachel wants t...

I've never tried parking (Stitchhitch, is that the same as "scaffolding"?) but tend to stitch everything in one colour and then go on to the next. Having said that, I've never done anything as confetti-heavy as some of the projects you see on here! Hi Mabel (love your profile pic !!) 'Sca...

Hi Minnie Welcome ! (like you i'm a Newbie) I've already heard the phrase 'scaffolding' here on this wonderful forum and that's what i do usually - (though there is no 'right' way - only your way :) Ie i stitch the area which has the largest number of stitches of the same colour first - then cast on...

Thank you 'Old 'Un' - does THIS constitute as one less towards me ten LOL if so i have YOU to thank - BTW i'll try to keep the 'jealousy' level low but the 'inspired' level up - should i get to view ... Very much enjoy this particular topic - happy creativity

'Old'un - like what you say - found this colour issue across the range of cross stitch software demos that i downloaded and tried - obviously thay all do their best but the colours always seem to come out duller than the original picture - one company stated '... manufacturers colour ranges have bee...

KerryT wrote:Can't wait to see these done.

Did you chart the photos yourself?

That's a nice profile pic of a cat you have there Kerry