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Which came first, the stitch or the art? 3 Replies

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Liz in Kansas left a comment for Nicola Welch24 minutes ago

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Liz in Kansas commented on Shantti's photo 'embroidered butterfly'31 minutes ago

Beautiful! It must really sparkle in reality.

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Marcy M commented on Marcy M's photo 'L Sampler'1 hour ago

Thanks! I enjoyed picking the colors and deciding their placements. I love color! And I had fun learning 2 new stitches -- murver and the ukrainian drawn thread -- neither of which were part of the original sampler pattern. I'm pleased with the fi...

Carol-Anne replied to cinzia's discussion 'week 27 - Bullion Stitch' in the group Take A Stitch on Tuesday2 hours ago

Hi Ann, you can do what ever you want. Literally anything, there are no rules about what you do it on, what materials you use, whether you combine it or do it alone, or how much you do. You decide :-)

Shirl commented on Shantti's photo 'papillon d'argent'2 hours ago

Beautiful butterfly!!

Shirl commented on Shantti's photo 'coccinelle'2 hours ago

I really like this little guy :)

Shirl commented on Nicola Welch's photo 'From the back of the garden'2 hours ago

wow Great garden! What an amazing amount of work!

Gina E. replied to Gina E.'s discussion 'Cross Stitch Round Robin' in the group Cross Stitchin Fingers2 hours ago

Thank you Tansy - Jan's RR arrived today (Monday 6th) and I was again in awe of your beautiful stitching. I spent a couple of hours going through my books and charts looking for fantasy/magic themes, and am tossing up between a fairytale palace an...

Ann Flowers replied to cinzia's discussion 'week 27 - Bullion Stitch' in the group Take A Stitch on Tuesday2 hours ago

So can we use the stitch in any way we want? Or should it be by itself on a basic piece? I guess i am asking are we supposed to do just a line of stitches or make something with them after we understand how to do it?

Shirl commented on Nicola Welch's photo 'Needlepoint cat'2 hours ago