A question about : The "no frills, no gremlins (hopefully)" cross-stitch cafe
fingers crossed this new thread has no gremlins like the ones taken up residence in the old one (will move everything accross after tea.)
As featured in Cross Stitch Crazy's Club of the Month.
Welcome to the Cafe's new thread.
Have you got some UFO's (UnFinished Objects) still to finish??
Setting yourself deadlines for stitching cards and pressies?
Half way thro a huge project and needing motivation to finish?
Found a fabby stitching bargain that you want to share??
Just really want to get something off your chest?? share happy or sad news, or just ask for advice without being judged?
Then grap a cuppa tea and come and have a moan, come a borrow ideas, or just look lovingly at everyone else's projects.
Don't forget to set yourself up a Flikr photo album account - and join the group over there to share your projects easily.
How to share your pics from FLIKR:
1) Go to the picture you want to show us click the 'Share This' button on the top left of the picture, this will show you a number of options and the one you need is called 'Grab the HTML/BBCode', Tick the button for BBCode and it'll convert the code to what you need.
2) Copy the text in the box and paste it into a new post on MSE and it should have everything you need to insert the image into your post. You can check this by clicking Preview Message.
We also have a facebook group here which is great for sharing discount codes/ fab links etc for any FB addicts.
This is a continuation of our 2011 cafe (which can be found here and here ) but don't worry you don't need to have actively participated in that to join us now.
and then our 2012 cafe - here
moving onto the 12/13 thread here
and most recently settling on the 'extend your to-do list' thread which got attacked my gremlins.
So what are you waiting for?? Grab yourself a cup of tea, a shiny new needle (as is the law with a new cafe thread) and share your latest project.
Please remember copyright rules are there for a reason. we are more then happy to share ideas and help out where we can however we have recently had a lot of people expecting copywritten charts for free or for members to hunt out ideas for them and then never give so much as a thank you. This really doesn't fit in with the groups ethos, please think before making requests. Please read post 10 if you are ever unsure about copyright restrictions.
Best answers:
- Useful Links
*** If anyone has time to update this PLEASE let me know. Thank you. ***
many Thanks to Kez for her hard work compiling this thread. If you know of any good ones to add please PM them to me.
Our Favourites:
Sew and So - www.sewandso.co.uk also on facebook
Across Town Stitching - www.across-town-stitching.talktalk.net (Great for cheap threads) also on facebook which has a 15% discount (until end of september). They also have an ebay shop.
Cross-stitch-heaven - https://www.cross-stitch-heaven.co.uk/
Other sites:
Elite Designs - www.elite-designs.co.uk
Siamese Craft Stitcher - https://www.siamesecraftstitcher.co.uk/
The Happy Cross-stitcher - www.thehappycross-stitcher.com
Country Cross Stitch Kits - https://www.countrycrossstitchkits.co.uk/
Cross-stitch World - www.crossstitchworld.com/
Cross-stitch UK - www.crossstitchuk.com
Al's cross stitch page -https://www.alscross-stitch.co.uk/
Celtic Rose Needlecraft - -https://www.celticroseneedlecraft.com
Amercian Based Sites:
Heaven and Earth Designs - https://heavenandearthdesigns.com
The Silver Needle - www.thesilverneedle.net
Mystic Stitch - www.mysticstitch.com
Artist Specific Sites:
Michael Powell - www.michaelpowellart.co.uk
Make your own charts:
Pic2point - https://pic2point.com/main.php
thread convertors
DMC - find similar shades - https://pic2point.com/dmccolors.php#
DMC: Anchor - https://www.stitchtastic.com/useful/AnchorToDMC.aspx
Madeia: DMC - https://dmctransformation.tripod.com/M-DMC.html
How to work out how much aida you need - https://www.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk/acatalog/aida.html
Found this on the cross-stitching.com page and thought others may find it useful advice.
How many strands should I use?
For the best coverage of the fabric use the following:
11-count aida - 3 strands
14-count aida (or 28-count evenweave over 2 threads) - 2 or 3 strands
16-count aida - 2 strands
18-count aida - 1 strands
22-count hardanger - 1 strand - hi all,
welcome to the gremlin free new home, sorry for the inconvenience - treat yourself to a cake as an apology. - Yooo hooo - hello there - let's hope this one works nicely for ages xx
- the other one seemed to be working fine at the end!
- Hello new thread
Cupcakes all round then ....
Thank you too - https://janeblogs.net/craft/cutie-cup...titch-pattern/
Kind wishes,
sweetcarer - I hope that is a free pattern sweetcarer, otherwise you are breaking copywrite laws (sorry!)
- Two of my favourite things, a shiny new thread and cake
- Thank you chicky for the shiny new thread and the yummy cake
Thank you sweetcarer for the free cupcake chart
moments love the projects you posted on the old thread and what a great bargain buy - thanks for starting this new thread ! I lingered on the old one long enough to admire everyone's work, such lovely stitching.
Not done any stitching for a couple of weeks as I've been busy catching up in the garden.
I'm going to prep a new project this weekend so I can sew while watching Wimbledon every afternoon for the next 2 weeks.
have a good weekend everyone
Linda xx - Thank heavens I got to the bottom of the thread before posting this reply Thanks for the cakes ladies
No problems Flat Eric, enjoy stitching when you find the one!
nmm, that was me... Ohh not too bad stitching in colour rather than greyscale
Dragon, ohh what have you been knitting?
FOS, I never find anything here sticthy related in CS's its odd that I find them on holiday. I have never heard of the magazine before there was quite a pile that I sorted through while Mum tryed on some clothes. I liked a few others but asside from taking the whole pile home. I love that Mr Darcy The sticth I want to do is blackwork... My first
Undecided on writing tbh, I wanted everyones opinions really I orrigially thought of putting happy 30th birthday surronding the heart only I think now it will make the piece look tacky. So I am thinking about putting a mini card on the back of the framed piece. *unsure*
Moments, wow you have been busy! Love, love, love the heart on the bottom right, so dainty. What a fab ebay find!!
JCS, fab framed pieces, the cows are my fave on that cottage picture. So realistic.
The heart will get finished this weekend.... Prob Sunday though - Oooh new thread
Well im up and off to work now. .....its miserable weather so when I finish at 4pm its cross stitch all the way. ......hopefully.
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