Do you use DMC cotton floss or are you now hooked on silks?
I have always used whatever the chart called for until recently. Last year, at The Stitching Jubilee, I discovered Vikki Clayton's Hand Dyed Fibers and I am now HOOKED on her silks. I am s…
I don't have a "preference" for samplers but I do have two in my current WIPs. I seem to go through phases where I like a certain type of project, then move on. If you like, you can see what I am working on by clicking the "current stitching project…
Hi LadyDoc,
I posted a message in response to your introduction on the Cross Stitchin Fingers site, but it seems to have disappeared into cyberspace...Thanks for your post though - it was great to see such an enthusiastic response from one of the group! Just been looking at your photos and like Lorelei, I also love the colour combination of purples etc. on your stitched projects -beautifully stitched too.
I enjoyed looking at your photos today. We share a love of the same colors: purple and green, and raspberry. I also enjoy counted thread work; I prefer it to the more free form or realistic kind of embroidery. Probably because I am so bad at long-and-short stitch and satin stitch. With counted thread at least the fabric tells you where to stick the needle!
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What aspect of textiles are you interested in?
cross stitch and various forms of embroidery, quilting, crochet
Where did you learn your textle skills?
Gran taught me to crochet; everything else I started on my own and then took classes at various festivals and such
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