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May 10th, 2006

Stitching Harry Potter

I’ve been following Grace’s Gryffindor Gazette, and decided to see if I could find cross stitch patterns for the Harry Potter world. Well, this has proven to be much harder than I thought it would be!

There is an illusive Harry Potter Cross Stitch Design Book written in French and seemingly published by […]

By Deb -- 10 comments

May 3rd, 2006

Dracolair

I have had my eye on the Rune Sampler from Dracolair Creations for quite a while. I ordered the chart and specialty pack on the 27th of April, and received it the 1st of May. No hassles, everything included in the order, nice quality chart. In a year or three, when I’ve […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

April 30th, 2006

Needle Maid Designs

Free Positive-Negative Designs by Martha Schmidt of Needle Maid Designs. Offered are charts for a Dragon, Turtle, Unicorn, Phoenix, Swan, Butterfly, Flower Basket, Hearts, Wedding Doves, Paisley, and Alphabet.
These designs are worked with a single color of floss, and can be stitched in the “negative” (the design areas remain unstitched) or in the “positive” […]

By Deb -- 1 comment

April 28th, 2006

Needlework - making the most of your stash

As I was picking up seed beads out of the carpet last evening (my husband offered to get the shop vac, but I was concerned it would damage the beads), I was thinking of how I didn’t want to spend craft budget to replace an item in my stash instead of being able to buy […]

By Deb -- 4 comments

March 29th, 2006

Rare Solar Eclipse

You really did read that right, and you really are still at Tangled Thread. Adelle from Daily Jots has a delightful post about the solar eclipse that took place in the wee hours of this morning. If you weren’t fortunate enough to view it, either in person or live online, she has kindly […]

By Deb -- 2 comments

March 18th, 2006

Spring Fever

I was looking through my craft storage the other week and came across a project barely begun and then forgotten. Last evening I wanted something to stitch, but without the concentration that counted cross stitch requires. I retrieved the pillowcases from the box, and examined them more closely. A lovely fully open rose blossom, […]

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March 13th, 2006

theme: Egypt

Deciding on a project to begin can be a daunting task for any of us, regardless of how experienced we are. For the beginner, the sheer number of choices is overwhelming. For the more advanced stitcher the problem tends to be choosing one project from the endless Wish List and seeing it through to completion.
I […]

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