Cross Stitch Entry
Strings and sealing wax, and other fancy stuff...
When you're tired of stitching the same old thing all the time, why not try one of these Subversive Cross Stitch kits? Ha ha!
Yes, it's a stitching entry. I wonder whether I need to create a stitching section for Raspberry World, or even a stitching weblog. Probably. I've started three projects already since the new year, and I plan to start more this week. I'm going to be swimming in UFOs. But some of them are small, and I intend to get them knocked out quickly.
This holiday season was full of stitchery for me. Not just in the actual stitching I did, and the gifts I'd made, but in the gifts I received as well. For my birthday, Marty got me PCStitch, a cross stitch design software package. I've made a few patterns already. I especially love the text features. It's so easy to use! Just like Photoshop -- you just select "text" and then type, and it renders your Truetype font as a cross stitch chart!
Marty's mom got me a really pretty project bag that I can carry in the car or wherever. It is way classier than the many plastic bags I carry all my projects around in (and it's a lot smaller and more convenient than my big project bag that holds ALL my projects).
Also during the holidays I visited Sudberry House in Old Lyme and Thistle Needleworks in Glastonbury. Sudberry House sells wonderful boxes and trays to show off your needlework in, as well as patterns and kits and other things. The Thistle is an incredible needlework shop with the most gorgeous patterns. I bought a few when I was there after Christmas, but their midwinter madness sale starts this week and I intend to go back. They're moving to a new (larger) location next month, but still in Glastonbury, so that will be exciting as well. At the Thistle they also have many needlework classes, and I want to take at least one this year. Probably the Hardanger class.
Finally, check out these free patterns I ran across today. I think the only one I would even consider trying is the Matisse papercut one... some of the others require about 100 floss colors each!
When you're tired of stitching the same old thing all the time, why not try one of these Subversive Cross Stitch kits? Ha ha!
Yes, it's a stitching entry. I wonder whether I need to create a stitching section for Raspberry World, or even a stitching weblog. Probably. I've started three projects already since the new year, and I plan to start more this week. I'm going to be swimming in UFOs. But some of them are small, and I intend to get them knocked out quickly.
This holiday season was full of stitchery for me. Not just in the actual stitching I did, and the gifts I'd made, but in the gifts I received as well. For my birthday, Marty got me PCStitch, a cross stitch design software package. I've made a few patterns already. I especially love the text features. It's so easy to use! Just like Photoshop -- you just select "text" and then type, and it renders your Truetype font as a cross stitch chart!
Marty's mom got me a really pretty project bag that I can carry in the car or wherever. It is way classier than the many plastic bags I carry all my projects around in (and it's a lot smaller and more convenient than my big project bag that holds ALL my projects).
Also during the holidays I visited Sudberry House in Old Lyme and Thistle Needleworks in Glastonbury. Sudberry House sells wonderful boxes and trays to show off your needlework in, as well as patterns and kits and other things. The Thistle is an incredible needlework shop with the most gorgeous patterns. I bought a few when I was there after Christmas, but their midwinter madness sale starts this week and I intend to go back. They're moving to a new (larger) location next month, but still in Glastonbury, so that will be exciting as well. At the Thistle they also have many needlework classes, and I want to take at least one this year. Probably the Hardanger class.
Finally, check out these free patterns I ran across today. I think the only one I would even consider trying is the Matisse papercut one... some of the others require about 100 floss colors each!
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