Hi, i am here

[agi]

Hello, everybody. I am so sorry I haven't been around since my first appearance... It's been a busy time. Now I am at home ill, so I have some time to look around.
I have uploaded some pictures in my gallery of the things I have stitched since I started in May. It's not much, especially because I haven't got much time. But still, I feel very happy doing it. And I think that's what is really important.

[mags]

Hello again Agi

It is nice to see you back again. I have just had a peek at your wonderful gallery. I just love the pillow and the christmas greenery but everything is very nice.

Sorry you are ill - I hope you will be better soon and look forward to seeing you here again - we do have some fun

[agi]

Thank you for the warm welcome - I will come often, I promise.

[Jilly]

You have a really nice gallery benceagi, I love the cat and tree

[Rose]

I am so glad you found your way back to us. Sorry it had to be because of health. Come whenever you can we will be here.

Your gallery is great lots of fun things to look at. Thanks for sharing.

[Genevieve]

Nice to hear from again. I think you've got a lovely gallery - I really like the cat with the Christmas tree.

Hope you're soon feeling better and look forward to hearing more from you.

Take care.

[Stitchindude]

Welcome benceagi we are happy you could join us! Come often, join in on all the fun and meet some great people! Welcome!

[Serinde]

Welcome from the West of Scotland.

Your stitching is wonderful. The folk motifs are most interesting, especially the ones from particular villages. Is this a common thing? I know that in Ireland and Scotland it was usual for particular fishermen to have their jerseys knitted in certain patterns to aid identification if there were an accident at sea (sorry! pretty grizzly thought), but wasn't aware that different villages would have perhaps identifying stitchery, too. Your own village must have loved birds!!

[agi]

Well, actually, as far as I know, there are different areas with special style of embroidery (not only cross stitch), but usually most of them are named after the biggest village or town in the area.
In my village there wasn't much of folk art left, it was rather an industry-based village (mining, mainly), but it was common to copy patterns from friends, relatives - so the motives travelled around quite a lot.
Some patterns can be identified by place, like my pillow, because folklorists collected them from that particular village. This pattern was published in Hungarian cross stitch magazine, but I have several books with patterns of different areas. (I hope it is clear.)

Thank you all for your encouragement - it means a lot. Actually, in Hungary it is not very fashionable these days to use these old patterns. But I prefer them to the modern ones.

[Viktoriya]

Hi benceagi and welcome!

Good job

[sammy_v]

Hi welcome to the forum

[Ekidna]

Hello!! I really enjoyed looking through your gallery, and learning about Hungarian folk art. Welcome to the forum.