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Hi Kathy,
I am looking for a solution to the problem Caroline is having or similar to it. I want to make a graph from a photo, but I want the background solid. Would you be able to help me? If you could email me at lilbj48@yahoo.com that would be wonderful as I will probably forget to come back to this message when I log out!
Debbie,
Hee hee, now you can't do anything wrong!
Videos, particularly craft videos, can take way too much time from crafting. I get very impatient when I realize there's no corresponding pattern for something on YouTube, because that means I have to sit and watch intently if I want to return to it.
Your tutorials are exactly that, clear, concise and easy to follow!
Good job!
I do hope stitchers will take the time to go through your video and branch out on their own to offer new designs.
Line,
I agree...it's so nice that we have crafting to talk about...it's kind of a universal language! Over the years, for instance,
I've picked up Russian beading books. They don't have a
word of English, but their illustrations are so good, beaders from
the US love these books! Which is why one of my favorite
bead stores carries them.
The same is true for Japanese beading (and other) books...they're usually pretty easy to follow. Their crochet patterns are written differently than what we'd normally follow, but they're not difficult to understand.
How long do your semesters last? Here people are off for the holidays (which is when the fall semester ends) and then return for the spring semester in January. So I think they've already have what would be called the winter break. There's a spring break, but that's later on in the year.
9 exams?!
That's way too
many! Definitely don't envy you there. I
remember there were times when I'd study soooo hard, so many hours,
and after being so tired from the studying, I'd blank
out. Thankfully it was only temporary, but a few times I
blanked out so badly, the idea of getting any kind of decent grade
was initially doubtful.
I left one exam in tears - some kind of math. I couldn't get my equation to equal out. Tried and tried, showed the work, but it wouldn't equal out, and I handed my exam paper in with tears in my eyes. The instructor had heard about me and another student doing the same thing, and he thought we were over-worried. I don't know about the other student, but somehow I got an A...not sure how! Perhaps nobody else was able to get their equations to prove out, either.
I think I can still get size N hooks...if the one store I'm thinking about still sells them (I bought mine from them a few years ago) how about if I send you one? LOL, like you, I NEEDED
one!
I'm not sure if larger sizes are easier to find anymore...I tend to think not.
I used to be able to get size
Q crochet hooks very easily, from any "five and dime store" that
had a craft section. I haven't seen those in over 20
years, though, neither the Qs nor the five and dime stores.
I've never seen a size O (e.g., letter O) hook, though I've seen patterns calling for them. Guessing the sizes after O are P, Q and S. (Do you get the idea they didn't like R?) The P hook I couldn't find
anywhere, until I stumbled upon a store in Manhattan (a store I
could never find again, sigh). I used to work in
Manhattan, so I kept trying to find yarn stores close to my
jobs. Sadly, the P hook that I have smells musty (along
with a lot of my older hooks, as they were partly in flood waters),
and I'm not sure if the smell can be removed. I plan to
try baking soda on it.
I don't remember where I found the S hook. Now it seems the smaller sizes are sold here and there. The larger sizes...not so much.
It's surprising that nobody
sells the Q anymore!
I've heard of zphagetti, but nobody around here would carry it. But if you'd have shoulder and wrist problems using it, I probably would, too, so I doubt I'll try it. Not worth the pain.
Ha ha...I like teaching patterns about life, too! I put mine in the penalty
corner. 
I had one item that
needed one last bead. I couldn't get that bead to weave
in, so I tried a different, thinner needle. It finally
went through...success! Not. It tore through another
bead.
I tore back several rows and tried again. Got to the last bead....snap!...it broke the bead into which it was being woven.
It earned a trip to the penalty corner...from which it hasn't been released in several years.
Hugs!
Hello,
My name is Shannon and I have been cross stitching since i was about 18 years old. I have done many christmas stockings, handprints, baby announcements and so forth. I have only worked on counted cross stitch kits or out of a book, however I am interested in doing a personalized stocking. I get totally confused in the number of stitches, size cloth, and so forth. I have used the pattern making tool and not sure how to make sure I am getting the right counts and such for stockings. Any help is appreciated. I have worked with linen but generally stick to 14 aida cloth.
So far, I really love that there is a sight where we can all come together to teach, learn, and share. So thank you for creating this site.
Thank you
Shannon
how do we get upgraded and how much does it cost?
tyia
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Hi Kathy,
I am looking for a solution to the problem Caroline is having or similar to it. I want to make a graph from a photo, but I want the background solid. Would you be able to help me? If you could email me at lilbj48@yahoo.com that would be wonderful as I will probably forget to come back to this message when I log out!
Debbie,
Hee hee, now you can't do anything wrong!
Videos, particularly craft videos, can take way too much time from crafting. I get very impatient when I realize there's no corresponding pattern for something on YouTube, because that means I have to sit and watch intently if I want to return to it.
Your tutorials are exactly that, clear, concise and easy to follow!
Good job!I do hope stitchers will take the time to go through your video and branch out on their own to offer new designs.
Line,
I agree...it's so nice that we have crafting to talk about...it's kind of a universal language!
Over the years, for instance,
I've picked up Russian beading books. They don't have a
word of English, but their illustrations are so good, beaders from
the US love these books! Which is why one of my favorite
bead stores carries them.The same is true for Japanese beading (and other) books...they're usually pretty easy to follow. Their crochet patterns are written differently than what we'd normally follow, but they're not difficult to understand.
How long do your semesters last? Here people are off for the holidays (which is when the fall semester ends) and then return for the spring semester in January. So I think they've already have what would be called the winter break. There's a spring break, but that's later on in the year.
9 exams?!
That's way too
many! Definitely don't envy you there. I
remember there were times when I'd study soooo hard, so many hours,
and after being so tired from the studying, I'd blank
out. Thankfully it was only temporary, but a few times I
blanked out so badly, the idea of getting any kind of decent grade
was initially doubtful.I left one exam in tears - some kind of math. I couldn't get my equation to equal out. Tried and tried, showed the work, but it wouldn't equal out, and I handed my exam paper in with tears in my eyes. The instructor had heard about me and another student doing the same thing, and he thought we were over-worried. I don't know about the other student, but somehow I got an A...not sure how! Perhaps nobody else was able to get their equations to prove out, either.
I think I can still get size N hooks...if the one store I'm thinking about still sells them (I bought mine from them a few years ago) how about if I send you one?
LOL, like you, I NEEDED
one! I'm not sure if larger sizes are easier to find anymore...I tend to think not.
I used to be able to get size
Q crochet hooks very easily, from any "five and dime store" that
had a craft section. I haven't seen those in over 20
years, though, neither the Qs nor the five and dime stores.I've never seen a size O (e.g., letter O) hook, though I've seen patterns calling for them. Guessing the sizes after O are P, Q and S. (Do you get the idea they didn't like R?
) The P hook I couldn't find
anywhere, until I stumbled upon a store in Manhattan (a store I
could never find again, sigh). I used to work in
Manhattan, so I kept trying to find yarn stores close to my
jobs. Sadly, the P hook that I have smells musty (along
with a lot of my older hooks, as they were partly in flood waters),
and I'm not sure if the smell can be removed. I plan to
try baking soda on it.I don't remember where I found the S hook. Now it seems the smaller sizes are sold here and there. The larger sizes...not so much.
It's surprising that nobody
sells the Q anymore!I've heard of zphagetti, but nobody around here would carry it. But if you'd have shoulder and wrist problems using it, I probably would, too, so I doubt I'll try it. Not worth the pain.
Ha ha...I like teaching patterns about life, too!
I put mine in the penalty
corner. I had one item that
needed one last bead. I couldn't get that bead to weave
in, so I tried a different, thinner needle. It finally
went through...success! Not. It tore through another
bead.I tore back several rows and tried again. Got to the last bead....snap!...it broke the bead into which it was being woven.
It earned a trip to the penalty corner...from which it hasn't been released in several years.
Hugs!
Hello,
My name is Shannon and I have been cross stitching since i was about 18 years old. I have done many christmas stockings, handprints, baby announcements and so forth. I have only worked on counted cross stitch kits or out of a book, however I am interested in doing a personalized stocking. I get totally confused in the number of stitches, size cloth, and so forth. I have used the pattern making tool and not sure how to make sure I am getting the right counts and such for stockings. Any help is appreciated. I have worked with linen but generally stick to 14 aida cloth.
So far, I really love that there is a sight where we can all come together to teach, learn, and share. So thank you for creating this site.
Thank you
Shannon
how do we get upgraded and how much does it cost?
tyia
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