Not new to cross stitch, but new to the forum

[clockwork]

Hello, everyone. I've been a cross-stitcher for a few years now and felt it was time to finally introduce myself here. I taught myself to cross stitch in September of 2006 shortly after I started college. Since then it has overtaken all my other hobbies and become my favorite.

For a little over a year now I've been teaching cross-stitching to children in my area. It started with sewing lessons I was giving at a small local fabric store and grew from there. I still give sewing lessons but the cross stitching lessons are the ones I enjoy the most. One of my favorite things about cross stitching now is how I can share it with others and hopefully end up with a new generation that enjoys the hobby as much as I do. There's nothing quite like teaching.

I hope that I can overcome my shyness when it comes to talking in a forum environment and maybe share some of my work with you. I think it might be nice to talk about cross stitching with people who are over the age of 12. Hopefully I can manage to do more than just lurk.

[karen4bells]

Welcome to the forum clockwork and I do so hope you will feel comfortable with us here. We'd love to see some of your stitching projects!! How wonderful that you are teaching cross stitching to the youngsters!!

[pamelam]

Hi and welcome to the forum! I doubt if you'll feel shy about posting here once you get started and see how friendly everyone is! That's great that you're teaching children to cross stitch. I have wonderful memories of my mom teaching my sister and me to do embroidery when we were around 7 or 8, and of my aunt trying to teach me to knit at age 11. Finally had to teach myself that, though. I look forward to seeing your cross stitch projects.

[clockwork]

I will try to be brave.

[clockwork]

I put up my gallery. There's a few presents missing that I never took pictures of, but most of the stuff I've made is there.

[karen4bells]

Just had a look at your pictures in your gallery!! Very nice work. Love the butterflies and winnie the pooh and eeyore, and and and.... Great stitching

[Midge]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[Cecilia]

Hi clockwork, welcome to the forum. I've had a look at your gallery and I love the designs you've stitched. I'm really impressed that you've sitiched your own designs too and I really like your flower border and "Girl on the internet"

[Charmed]

Wow your gallery is amazing I love Frederick The Literate he's on my 'to do' list somewhere?!?
Welcome to the forum

[Lessa54]

Hello and welcome. I think it's great that you're teaching children to stitch and introducing new people to our hobby.

[ali-cat]

Hello and welcome!!

I love your gallery ..... especially the frogs, who are brilliant - and I have 'Frederick', watching over me as I type!! He is gorgeous, isn't he!!

[vanessanjf]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I had a look in your gallery, your work is fantastic. I love all your dimensions designs

[pamelam]

clockwork, I saw the pictures in your gallery and they are all just beautiful! I can't believe you have accomplished so much work just since 2006! Brilliant!

[meerkat]

hello clockwork really enjoyed looking at your gallery, lovely,varied, stitching. What are you stitching at the moment?

[Lili]

Hello! Welcome to the forum.

[Nachstenliebe]

The hang in there kitty!!! That's awesome!!! You have quite the stitching collection in your gallery.
Welcome to the forum, I hope you like it here
Faith

[maggs]

Hi and welcome. You have stitched a diverse group of subjects.

[Catwoman]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I had a look in your gallery and you have done some lovely projects.

[Serinde]

Welcome! No need to be shy here, but just comfortable.

Your gallery is wonderful, I especially like the cardinals, and the three frogs... Some of your completed designs will be inspirational for members here working on the same piece.

[clockwork]

Wow your gallery is amazing I love Frederick The Literate he's on my 'to do' list somewhere?!?
Welcome to the forum

Frederick was a fun project. The colors are a lot more vibrant than the picture in my gallery suggests. I took that picture a few times since I stitched him, and I've never been able to show the colors the way they really are.

Hello and welcome!!

I love your gallery ..... especially the frogs, who are brilliant - and I have 'Frederick', watching over me as I type!! He is gorgeous, isn't he!!

I loved doing the frogs! They were so bright and simple. And I like tree frogs so that helped too. They are so pretty and poisonous.

hello clockwork really enjoyed looking at your gallery, lovely,varied, stitching. What are you stitching at the moment?

I'm working on a Dimensions kit called Floral Retreat. I love garden scenes. This one isn't quite as bright as I would like, but it's definitely pretty. This is my progress since near the beginning of February.