All In For Cross Stitch

I posted on FB about floss drops

this is what I use

search on YouTube for specifics and how-to

a special tool to wrap your DMC floss around

then cut

Put on the floss drops

an easy way to keep control of the floss you are using

Did I mention I was going to hook today

Wrong!

 This chart is on it's way to me

just looking at it makes me happy

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To answer a question...

I won't be returning to my local needlework shop 

because I didn't feel comfortable there

As for charting my designs for x stitch.

No.

Hell no.

Feel free to use my freebies and booklet designs

you've purchased to do some 

uncounted cross stitch

I've done a lot of that

for myself

I'm not interested in making another job for myself

I'll design and hook rugs

sell the patterns on linen

that's about it

I do need to do a big destash

of some wool

overdyed that are too bright, textures I don't like

Cross stitch is for me 

I used to do a lot of it

samplers I've made up as I went along

mostly schoolgirl type with 

alphabets, numbers and a few motifs

a bunch of uncounted

I don't share many of those

maybe when I finally finish them

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Wishing your piece of the world

brings you joy.

All the X's

 

 I have been stitching

this was the first one on linen

in many years

30 count using 2.5 reading glasses

a Stacy Nash design using floss from my very small stash

Next up more of the same

made it up as I went along using alphabets

and numbers from various charts

All my cross stitching I'll be keeping for now

until I get enough smalls

to fill a couple of trenches

Be Kind by The Pinkeep

you can find her designs on Etsy

This is stitched on some old linen I dyed over

20 years ago, no idea of the count

so many mistakes you'd think I never learned to count

I don't care!

Still using floss from my stash

though it has increased over the past few weeks

lots of packages in the mail

will be picking up DMC this morning 

for a few missing shades

I have been having a blast shopping online

stitching galore

purchased a printer for my downloads

still need to hook it up

I'm back to hooking after I finish this little piece

the cats and pumpkins are calling

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Still waiting to hear from the vet

regarding the dental surgery for Melrose

they are woefully understaffed like everyone else...

Wishing you a beautiful Saturday

Dyeing and Destashing

my dyeing from the past week or so

I did a batch or two every day before work

more wool soaking for later today

it's hard for me to do lights and mediums

I'd like to dye them all dark, rich colors

sold my stash of Valdani floss

as well as 22 vintage spools 

wound with DMC black floss

little by little 

I will pare my belongings down to

"just enough"

Hope you're having a great day!