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Eileen x

:cry: Boo hoo sniff sniff :cry: Can I come in please - I feel very sorry for myself today and it's all my own fault :cry: I was at my craft club yesterday and was going to take my stitching but then got distracted by the great idea of making a kusudama (Japanese flower ball)....so as all great plans...

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Woo hoo :applesauce: !! Your own crafty space to be creative and inventive without worrying about making a mess or leaving something just lying there and it still being there when you get back...........ah bliss!!! How exciting!! At the moment my stash of stitchy and papercraft stuff is all over the...

Hi Rina - welcome to the forum! Cross stitch is great for relaxing and just 'turning off' - just ask any of my family who get ignored when I've got a needle in my hand :lol: I'm still quite new to this craft and really new to this forum but everyone is friendly and will make you very welcome! I hope...

Hello from Scotland!! I'm so impressed that you do your own designes - i've got as far a buying graph paper and looking at books for inspiration but not really felt 'ready'. Looking forward to seeing some of your work.
Eileen x

Hello from East Scotland Melissa - i'm still using aida too but who knows in the future..........oh goodie more planning and looking at charts ha ha ha
Eileen x

Hello from me too and welcome from one newbie to another. This is such a good forum and so interesting to see everyones work both finished and in progress! Ha ha - I'm supposed to be getting ready for my craft group but have decided to take my stitching instead of papercrafting today so that gives m...

Hello and welcome from Edinburgh too - I'm sure you'll love the forum and good luck in finding your TT pattern.
Eileen x

:dance: Thank you for your lovely welcome and what a fantastic forum - i've been looking round and feel at home already!! Now comes the hard choice :thinks: .........housework? ha ha don't think so! Stitching?........sounds good! Forum?.......well just for a wee while!! Sounds like a plan! hugs Eile...

Thank you all for such a great post - as a newish stitcher it's good to have all the info in one place. Will be back and forward to this post lots of times.
Eileen x

It's so easy to do 'one more' thread length/row/stitch etc etc and because time stops when your stitching it's easy to over-do it. Hope you rest up and recover soon!
Eileen x

Well done! After all your hard work it must be so satisfying to have it all framed up. I admired it in the mag and it is so nice to see it 'up close'.
Eileen x

A couple of books, about 8 patterns from kits and about 15 downloaded free ones...................so how many patterns in my stash...........................not enough
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Eileen x

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It's hard for me to get uptown so I use Sew and So online and they have always been excellent - i'm happy with the selection of items, the speed of delivery and communication.
Eileen x

I'm a late starter! I fell ill about 4 years ago and ended up disabled and having to retire from work. Although I have done papercrafting for many years I felt that I needed 'something else'. About a year ago my husband took me shopping and looking at the magazine section I saw a cross stitch magazi...

I'm a bobbin girl storing them in a DMC storage box - I love sorting out threads - almost as relaxing as actually stitching and just makes me want more - or should I say 'need' more.
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Eileen x

A big hello from a cold, rainy and windy Edinburgh to all my new stitching friends. As you can see I am new to your forum and have only been Xstitching for a year now so am still learning. I am Eileen and i'm (cough cough)52 and have been married for 34 years (35 in Oct :shock: ). I have 2 daughters...