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Hi everyone, can anyone tell me of an effective way to hang a cotton tapestry that stays flat. I have sewn a rod pocket on the back of one and run a thin board into it. I have made a hole in the centre of the cloth and screwed a round eyelet into the very top of the board (the narrow part) so the ...

:lol: and I thought it was just me...it took me 15 years to finish her quilt, hand stitched, but I did finish it! I have my chairs reupolstered, jumpers finished, cushions quilted...2007 what a year! Received my large cross stitch chart of the lady & dog today, if my eyes hold out I think I might ...

This is the year of finishing all the ufo's. They drive me crazy, I started a cross stitch for my daughter when she was first born, she's now 16 and I'm just finishing it for her now!! That's what started me off again. More cross stitch projects for me, its better than watching telly !

UFO's???

I bought this chart from an internet auction site...I didn't even think about copyright!!! You can rest assured that I won't sell it on or copy it for others. I've looked at the software that makes charts. I'm pretty sure I can do the same thing with Photoshop. I'll have to have a "muck about" with ...

Be glad to...I've been reading thru the other posts and have found it of great help. Its always nice to hear how other people tackle similar problems...the ones that books just don't tell you about. Many thanks to all...Julie

Thanks C_F and Rose, I better make quite a few photocopies in that case!! My next greatest problem will be finding all the different shades to replicate the colours. Looking at the chart of the original painting that its taken from, there's many transparencies and saturations of the one colour to ...

Many thanks for the help - this will test out just how much patients I have Count twice - stitch once!!! Got it!!!

Thanks for the advice and the welcome! The main focal point in the work is a woman sitting in a chair just off centre, if I start with her (if she doesn't look realistic the whole thing will die horribly) and work my way out, that would be using the same principle too. Keeping track of the parts ...

Hi everyone, I'm really new to this and would like to know the secret of transferring a large complex pattern to the blank canvas. It all seems a daunting process for a large scale piece - any tips???