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Re: A substitute for DMC 3841?? (2023 Update)
For anyone who might run into this thread looking for substitution for DMC 3841 or any other DMC substitution: Try: the substitute parameter at end of link. It'll show you the Chosen color and other...
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A Finish
I'm back! Finally took the time to email my news server and get posting turned on for my account. I finished "Bluebird Garden" by Artful Offerings. The picture of the model did not match the graph....
 
Knitting a Patch
I know this isn't a knitting forum, but I'm hoping some of you can help me. My editor insisted I change the name of the next Betsy Devonshire book, w hich I was calling The Needle Case. After some...
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A challenge for you
 
Needlepoint canvas question
Hi, I have been struggling with a printed canvas for some time. The shading is very difficult even in good light (naturla and Ott-Lite) with several very close colours. There is a key of sorts, where...
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England Needlepoint Shops
Can anyone recommend some good needlepoint shops to visit while I am in England?
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Looking for De Fil En Aiguille Magazine
In message , Chip and Allie Orange writes Do not know if this helps but I found one here. http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&u= just typed the name of the magazine, the series and number in...
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Green Needlework
Don't know how many of you like to crochet but this might be of interest to some. One of the ladies in my water aerobics class brings a crocheted tote bag for her towels and such. I was quizzing her...
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Way OT-Pun Punchlines
Here are 69 punchlines for puns I'm quite sure that the punsters among us can easily fill in the stories and the rest of us can make something up. 1. People who live in grass houses shouldn't stow...
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ISO attorney chart
If any of you have the chart: Attorney (#1022, by Imaginating, Inc, designed by Diane Arthurs) could you please email me directly? I'm about 3/4 of the way finished and have lost half of the chart. I...
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Rodgers Sterling and MOP embroidery kit
Anything like this wrote:
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Hand Embroidery Software
Are you talking about surface embroidery patterns? I think so from your reference to machine embroidery. What I do is use cheap white paper to make the original sketches, then tracing paper (vellum)...
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Needlepoint Software
Hi all, Does anybody here make their own charts from photographs? I'm looking to purchase a computer program such as PC Stitch for example, but would like to know the quality / pricing and ease of use...
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Sassy Sayings for Dolly Mama's by Joey
Hey everyone! I'm not sure how many of you belong to my group on Facebook, but I just wanted to tell everyone about an awesome contest that our sponsor, (Janlynn) is running. It's the Dolly Mama by...
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Mmmmmmmm S.E.X. in the mail!
Speaking of Fred, I don't know how many people he emailed to tell of the passing of his beloved Chilkoot, a *beautiful* specimen of a giant Alaskan malamute. He was having multiple medical problems so...
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Sunset Designs
I would like to but it's half finished and I don't want to have to undo and redo it!! :-> It also matches two other projects so I want to have them all alike -- I like the symmetry. In any other case...
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New DMC Freebies
DMC has 11 new freebies on their site - a couple are very nice and may appeal to some of you. What I really like is that they have labeled the level of difficulty and there are a couple of more...
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OT-Photos
In the transition from old to new computer I somehow lost my pictures. It's backed up somewhere, but does anyone have a clue where? Now don't laugh. Where might I have saved some of these photos on...
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cleaning 25 year old crewel work
I did say 'or like product' but I would hesitate to say to someone any detergent as we all know detergents can vary greatly. >> Wash and rinse well in Orvus, or like product, reblock and reuse.
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Fringing anne cloth
I am busy making a cross stitch anne cloth afghan baby blanket and would like to fringe it when finished. Can anyone tell me how to finish it off please?
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