Hello from Cambridgeshire UK

Ioannes · Post by **Ioannes** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:47 pm

Hi all
I would like to introduce myself to you all and a bit about myself.

I have been doing cross stitch and embroidery for about 32 years having been taught by my mother who was excellent embroiderer and teacher at a night class. She taught me when I found I had early onset of arthritis in my hands and I have used it with other craftwork to keep my hands mobile. My mother taught me freestyle, Broderie Anglaise, crewel work, Jacobean and Elizabethan embroidery styles. I have picked up general cross stitch, Red work, Assisi work, Hardanger, drawn and pulled thread work.

I worked as a design engineer but disability after a medical problem has meant I have become a writer and cartoonist, which I have been doing for years part time.
All the best
John

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:50 pm

Hello John and welcome to the forum

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:59 pm

Hello John and welcome to the forum from South Carolina! You have a lot of stitching skills with all those different embroidery and other needlework crafts, as well as cross stitching. I hope that you will post pictures of your work. We love pictures! Looking forward to getting to know you.

Carole

kiwirach · Post by **kiwirach** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:02 pm

hi and welcome from north London

wow to all your stitching - i can barely do cross stitch!!.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:20 pm

Hi John and Welcome from very warm Brisbane, its great to have you along.

You certainly have a vareity of needlework options to keep your hands busy and I admire anyone who can draw - I am hopeless at it. However I console myself by painting pictures with my needle and thread instead.

Looking forward to seeing some of your work on the forum.

annkor26 · Post by **annkor26** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:38 am

Hello and welcome from Texas!

Evedeve · Post by **Evedeve** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:53 am

hiya John! Welcome to the forum

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:03 am

Welcome to the forum and greetings from Colorado.

I hope you'll share pictures of what you're working on...it sounds like you can do it all. When it comes to needlework, I used to do needlepoint, but now I just do cross stitch and some counted canvas.

Oriettait · Post by **Oriettait** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:59 am

Hello John and welcome to the forum from Italy

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Fri Nov 08, 2013 4:23 pm

A warm welcome from the chilly West of Scotland!

Glad you found us.

ersa76 · Post by **ersa76** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:29 am

Hello and welcome!

topbiddy · Post by **topbiddy** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:37 pm

hello and welcome from me too.

vanessanjf · Post by **vanessanjf** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:29 pm

Hello and welcome

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