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Hi crystarra, and welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will find lost of knowledgeable stitchers to answer your questions.

Nicola Main wrote:I made up this little cross stitch this afternoon off the top of my head. Managed to do it in about an hour whilst chatting away to friends at the same time

Nicola, that is such a cute little project. I really like it.

You're right fddlr, I am learning so much in here - and sometimes I almost fall asleep here at the computer because I don't want to give up my reading.

Hi there! Oh, how I miss North Carolina! I was raised in Charlotte and went to Chapel Hill (hence my username!) but I've been living in Texas for about 12 years now...yikes! I sure miss home, and pork barbeque! :D

Maybe I can send you some god ole barbecue. I'm fixing baby back ribs and will use ...

I have been looking at needle threaders from sew and so, as I am using size 28 needles on my HAED project, and the new batch that I bought I cannot get the two strands through the eyes of the new needles.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience of using this type of threader on a 28 needle ...

I wonder if anyone could help me.

I need to find some way of cramming 72 hrs work into every 24.
Does anyone know the trick?
Regards,

Richard.

Richard, if I had the trick I would surely let you know. Maybe we can create our clones, they can do all the work and make all the money, we can spend ...

I also like to crochet but I do granny squares and then piece them together in whatever twisted way my mind comes up with.

That's one of the cool things about granny squares - you can do so much with them.

You're right about that. They are also lighter to work with until time to stitch them ...

fabricluver wrote:Hi everyone

I'm Susan from Western NC. Look forward to meeting everyone and getting inspiration.

Susan

Hello Susan. I'm from NC also, in the northeastern corner of the state. It's good to see a co-citizen of the great Tar Heel state.

I'm not a new stitcher (I've been stitching for a little over 20 years) but I am new to the forum. I stopped for a few years but in the past 6 months have started stitching again with great fervor. I work in a stressful job of child advocacy so it is a great release for me in the evenings.


Hi, I ...

Hello and welcome to the forum. I'm just now learning my way around the board and meeting people.

:wave: Hi Cindi and welcome to the forum from your neighbor to the south of you in South Carolina! This is the perfect place for cross stitch addicts and we will do everything we can to encourage, support and enable the addiction. Don't be surprised if you start adding significantly to your stash ...

Hi Cindi and Welcome from me too in very cool Brisbane - winter seems to have arrived a bit early here. It is great that you have found us and I hope you enjoy your stay with the forum and learn all the tricks of cross stitching, hardanger and other crafts as well from time to time. Some of us are ...

Hello from Colorado and welcome to the forum. Hang around here and you'll learn lots of tips, and quite possibly increase your stash as well.

What are you working on now? I hope you'll share pics of your WIP's - we really like pictures.

Hi, Debby and thank for the welcome. Right now I am ...

karen4bells wrote: Hello and welcome to the forum

Hello, karen and thank you for the welcome.

Hello, Anna. I'm also from the south - the good ole tarheel state. Born and raised there, in the northeast corner all of my life. It's nice to see someone from our region.

Nice to meet you, Helen. I'm glad to hear that you are finally able to do things that make you happy. And congratulations on becoming a grandmother. I am a grandmother of 3 and one more on the way.

My name is Cindi and I'm a cross-stitch addict. I'm from NC and take care of my mother who has had to retire from work due to health problems. I hope to get to know everyone in here and learn lots of tips.