BYC Cross Stitching Club

[country lady]

Sewing Diva, just saw your post.

Thanks for the info. I'm not sure if I had a spacer between the glass and needlework or not. I had these two on the wall for years. I worked on the Victorian Brownstone snow scene for several years and it had the spots before I could frame it. I just looked at it hanging in my closet and it looks much better. I know storing anything in plastic is a no-no. I tried Woolite and "Linen Wash" and finally dry-cleaned it. I wonder, though, if moisture might be the problem. I've seen framed prints with the same thing. I have the plastic strip spacer from a frame shop that I use now. Only thing is, I've moved on to quilting. All your projects sound exciting again.

 

[amyquilt]

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The sun is FANTASTIC at getting out stains. I suggest this:

Wash your projects. While wet, place out in the sun to try to bleach out the stains, BUT cover the cross stitched part with paper towels or something so the sun doesn't bleach out the thread.

 

[country lady]

Thanks, amyquilt--I will try it. I tried to use only museum quality mats.

The chicken piece that I did can be seen by googling:

"For the love of Cross Stitch magazine, July 1997." I framed it with a rustic frame and red mat.

I found several nice Christmas patterns at my local library. Seems they were in the Leisure Arts books.

 

[SewingDiva]

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It must be her - now THAT is too cool! I just love her historic buildings series.

Phyllis

 

[EweSheep]

WOW! Im impressed with the cross stitching projects going on!

Yep my project is a big one and so sick of it. Would be glad to see it overwith so I can get started on my Buff Orpington hen project.

I had several breeds of chickens but I have to dig the brochures out and see what I have. I even got night stitcher project of different breeds of chickens but they ar enot that big. Beautiful for corners of your tableclothes or hankies.

 

[Zookeeper9000]

Too funny I just picked up my cross stitching this past month while resting with my knee up after surgery.

I have all of the cross stitch and country mags and sure to miss them.

I keep a couple of projects going at once. I have the hand print poam with all the toys, you put your kids hand prints on them. I was smart enough to put the hands on the material when the kids were little, out of the 4 I have 1 done and just started on the 2nd one LOL. My kids are 27 (done) 25 this feb (started) 21 and 17 this March. Now I just picked up the material for the 2 Grandbabies who will be 4 the end of Feb and 2 the beginning of March, at least I will get their hands on the material so that I have them to work on thru the years. My other project that I am working on is a Rooster pic. I am working his tail and wow the colors change a lot but so worth it.


Wildsky I see the mistake you are talking about. Me I would remove the stitches and redo them, but that is me, a trick my sister uses it to just stitch over them with the right color. She does alot of stitching she stitches those victorian dresses and quilts, I think the artist is Paula Vaughn I could be wrong, they are a lot of detail work. You can not tell she does this, ya might want to try it and see, that is too nice a piece with too much work to just let sit.

I love the 123 stitch board, I haven't been on the board in years but just loved those ladies. I still keep in touch with some of them. I let my stitching go when I got my nerve damage in 1998 took me 2 years of therapy to use my left arm again. I am picking up my crafts slow but sure and am enjoying every minute of it.

Thanks for being here to share all your hobbies with me.

 

[showme31]

I used to cross stitch all the time, but I started a 28count over 2 pattern and it was making my eyes hurt so I decided to take a break. So now I'm about 1/2 done with Leisure arts Rose Splendor. I'm not sure when I'll get back to it. Most of the time I get on one and I'm a possessed woman until it's done. Hummmm, maybe I should get back on those roses.

Smiles
Jul

 

[MissPrissy]

I am tying up some loose ends on other projects so I can get to the stitching!

 

[Parson's Wife]

I would love to join! Just found this...
would someone leave me a PM..if another great club starts up?

I don't get to be on here much...and I love this type of projects...
Angie---LOVE the cross stitch pattern with the house!
My mother had us do scriptures when we were young'er...
and my sister cross stitches ALL the time.
Will enjoy seeing all the work! I will share some when I get back.

 

[MissPrissy]

I have a couple more things to tie up and then I am on the Xstitching train.