Crossstitchforum - A FREE forum for Cross Stitchers

Hey Everyone, I recently finished a kit from Riolis that had woolen/acrylic blend thread instead of cotton. I have always washed my pieces after completion but it seems I've heard somewhere never to wash pieces with wool thread. Is it safe to dunk it in an Orvus bath? Or is this a time when Woolite ...

Hey Mables! Glad you liked it. It worked very well for me. I had the old Lo-Ran ring binder (3 of them the hold all the colors) with colors all over the place. I hated flipping through the charts in each one to find my thread and to store extra skeins, you had to cut them. When I didn't feel like do...

http://www.fineartsheritagesociety.com/" target="_blank Should have done this first. That is the link to their website, they have large selection available. Happy stitching - hope this helps and you're still monitoring the boards.

I have Renoir's "Girl with a Watering Can." It was put out by The Fine Arts Heritage Society. I seem to remember they also had kits for a few others like Girl with a Hoop and some of the Degas ballerina prints. My mom wanted the Watering Can and after I finished it I swore never again. The...

Hey, I realize it's been a few years, but maybe you're still checking this. I, also, love the Art of Disney kits and had been looking for Mickey and the Fireman for over a year. (Long story but short of it is my daughter is marrying into a firefighter's family and the darn kit was retired back in 20...

Thanks for the reply! It so happens that my daughter's fiance's little sister rides horses competitively. I'm betting I can get a sample of that stuff for freebies!!

So what is the best thing to use? Dish soap and baby shampoo seem to be the most popular among everyone in this thread. I'd be hesitant to use dish soap because of the color dyes and scents these days. I'm really interested in your replies. Thanks!

I've read through this feed - but I am wondering -- WHY do the kit manufacturers all seem to recommend against using Woolight when washing the finished project? I've been using it for 30 years, as it's what my mother-in-law taught me to do when she taught me how to stitch. I didn't see any posts fro...

I haven't read through all 265 replies and it looks like this thread has been going for a number of years. Pardons if this has already been posted. I got this from a picture I saw on Pinterest while looking for ideas for storing a large stash of floss. You get a hanging file box and the correspondin...

I number the symbols on the floss legend and keep a strip of aida cloth with a needle loaded for each symbol. If I've got a big project going (like one of those obnoxious 50+ color legends with tweeding and beading and such) I keep big headed, colorful, blunt pins between each group of ten to help m...

Just in case anyone else is interested. The answer to my query above, direct from Kreinik, is: "No, it won't affect the glow at all."

Does anyone know if Kreinik glow-in-the-dark thread (#4 very fine) will retain it's "glow" properties if washed/blocked after completing the project? Thanks!!

Hey All! I am new to message boards so please be kind if I make mistakes. I am desperately looking for a Disney cross stitch pattern called "Mickey Mouse and the Fireman." It was a kit produced by Stoney Brook and sold exclusively in the Disney parks until it was retired in 2007. It is bas...