Welcome To Our Cross Stitchin' Corner!
Recently, Blondi and I have been captured by cross stitch. I've been doing it for some time, Blondi has been stitching for approximately a year now. Her skills have improved so much that she is already tackling projects that would leave me daunted! Check out her rose below! This is only part of a larger project that will eventually have a dove and a quote from the Bible as part of the overall piece. It is stitched on 14-count Oatmeal Aida cloth, with 16 shades of DMC floss.
I love dragons, and while there are some very nice dragon cross stitch patterns available for sale, I wanted to design something different. This is my first attempt at designing my own pattern. It's a tribal type of design, with a bit of nature thrown in. I stitched it myself, using a combination of DMC thread and blending filament. It's stitched on 14-count Oatmeal Aida cloth.
You Know You're A Cross-Stitcher When…
You think the X-Files is a show about cross-stitching.
Your car knows how to get to Michael's all by itself.
You hear on the news that the police confiscated a large stash from a suspect's house and wonder when floss possession became illegal.
You know that UFO really stands for UnFinished Object and have no idea what those NASA people are talking about.
You get party invitations with "please leave stitch projects at home" written under the RSVP line.
Your family finds floss tails in their dinner.
You missed boarding your airplane because you had to finish off one more section.
You realize you should have bought Rubbermaid stock.
You see a brilliant rainbow and know the DMC numbers for each colour.
An interesting collection of some of our favourite designers.Designers Page
Links!
The Creative World Of DMC
This is the official DMC website. I was surprised at the breadth at this site. They have a project of the month, a message board, a conversion chart, a DMC product listing,a beginners question and answer index, projects that we can do with our kids, free patterns and more. It's worth checking out, but be warned...you'll spend more time there than you think!
Copyright and Needlework New Addition!
Not intended to be legal advice, this site offers some interesting and thought provoking research into questions on sharing patterns between friends, copying patterns, converting drawings and photos to charts, selling your stitching, stitching for pay and much more.
The Cyberstitch Cafe New Addition!
This is where you'll find comraderie, links, tools, a gallery, a message board, stitching for charity, and an online needle shop!
The Webstitcher's Sourcebook
A very inspirational site with fonts for crafters, sources for inspiration, color, design and fashion. This site seems to be one of a kind, and might just be the site to inspire you!
The Cross Stitch Pals
If you're new to needlework and don't know anyone in your area yet who does cross stitch, don't feel isolated! Check out this site whose focus is networking and making other stitching friends!
The Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework and Stitchery Page
This has to be the biggest cross stitch resource page I've seen in some time. I just spent an hour and a half there, and didn't see everything! It's here you'll find a trail of breadcrumbs to the RCTN page, and how to read the messages of the Usenet group if you can't get Usenet. It's here that you'll find "how-to" articles on a wide variety of topics of interest to the stitcher, links to designers, links to free charts, retailers, needlework FAQ's, and a calculator that will tell you what size fabric you need according to the stitch dimensions of your project. And that's not all, go and pay Kathleen a visit!
The About.com's Cross Stitching Resources
About.com has information on just about anything you could want. You must be a stitcher, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this, right? I've found About.com's stitching resources to be very helpful. They have free patterns, tips and techniques for all levels of stitchers, books of interest to us, software we want, links, information on fabrics, framing and threads, and... whew! Go take a look, but plan to be there for some time!
Celtic Cross Stitch
With tutorials, a Celtic alphabet chart generator, a bulletin board, an online store, and a monthly competition, you might just find what you're seeking if it's of the Celtic persuasion.
Wiccan and Pagan Cross Stitch
Willows Place
Stitch, shop, swap and learn all about this crafty pagan who could be an inspiration to us all. Her website is chock full of interesting things for the pagan stitcher, and definitely a place worth visiting.
TechnoMom's Pagan Needlework Page
An interesting, informative and entertaining collection of pagan needlework links. Check out the rest of TechnoMom's site while you're there!
The Cross Stitch Exchange
An interesting, informative and diverse site for those looking to contact and interact with other stitchers. Check out the large tips section! You might find something that will save you some aggravation!
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