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My mum was a dressmaker but not really anything else she had done some embroidery when she was younger but I never really saw her sewing other than making clothes for us. The first time I picked up a needle was in junior school so about 9 and I hated it couldn't wait for the lesson to end.
Then I ...

Thank you all very much, I have spent the last couple of hours stitching the sampler that is my "return" to stitching and have remembered how relaxing it can be, bit slow still and I think I should have gridded the fabric as I seem to be spending an awful lot of time counting and recounting stiches ...

Hi I have just started sewing again after many years away, I used to do lots of cross stitch and tapestry but life took over work and family placing ever increasing demands and time to sit and stitch just didn't seem to be there.
Recently I have started again I have dug out all my old stuff and ...