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clarew85
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New to cross stitching

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Hi

I am fairly new to cross stitch and have just found this forum.

Thought I would post pics of what I've done so far....

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hope the photos work ok
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Hi, Clare, and welcome to the forum. :) I'm sure you'll find it to be a friendly and helpful bunch of very nice folks. You have accomplished some beautiful work on a great variety of cross stitch pieces. Well done. :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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:wave: Hi Clare and Welcome to the forum. Love your stitched animals especially the cow - she is rather cute. Great stitching.

What are you working on now??
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:wave: Hello and welcome to the forum!! You've done some very nice stitching!! Love the tiger!! :wub:
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:wave: Hello and welcome to the forum from South Carolina! Great projects. I also love the tiger, but they are all very well done. You can't be that new to cross stitching.

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Lovely projects! Welcome to the forum :wave:
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Great projects, I love the dog! Welcome to the forum, it really is the loveliest place on the Internet.

By the way you WILL increase your stash, your rotation and your knowledge when you spend time here....

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clarew85
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Thanks guys, they each took a few months to complete.

I've got a chart for a highland cow I want to do, just waiting for the threads to be delivered
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Fizzbw wrote:Great projects, I love the dog! Welcome to the forum, it really is the loveliest place on the Internet.

By the way you WILL increase your stash, your rotation and your knowledge when you spend time here....

Niki xxx

I can vouch for this...my stash, rotation and knowledge has taken a large growth spurt since I joined here. :lol:

And great projects you've done...they don't look like a beginner, you've done more than I have and I've been stitching for years. :roll:
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Hello and welcome.
Lovely work you have done so far. :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Those look like lovely projects!!!! Thanks for sharing and welcome!!!!! :wavesback:
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Hello and welcome. you have done some lovely work :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Welcome to the forum, great stitching, and I see you are an animal fan...
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clarew85
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lol yes they are all animals, I've been doing them for friends, so just choosing their favourite animal and doing it for them.

I am still stuck in the habit of starting in the centre, but I have read that many people start in the top left? Im scared of miscalculating and running out of room!
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Your pieces are amazing!!! I think you can stop calling yourself new to the hobby.. you are definitely in the advanced rankings :wink:
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Some very lovely pieces!
- Luca

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welcome from Italy! :wave:
very nice projects :applesauce:
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Wrt to the starting in the left hand corner, this is only an option. It comes from doing BAPs (big a** projects) like HAEDs and Mystic Stitches, any large design that completely covers the fabric; then if you start in the middle it gets confusing very fast. For smaller projects there is nothing wrong and it's usually quite sensible, to start in the middle :)

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Lovely projects. Well done! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

Welcome to the forum! :wave:
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hello and welcome! wonderful pieces!
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