New to this Board but otherwise old
I have to admit that I don't do cross stitch - it is hard on my eyes. So,, how did I get here? I needed some embroidery floss and hate to go to the craft shops because the floss is often kept in some dark corner and/or is in a mess which is not enjoyable to plow through. This site has all those pages of DMC and I admit I got carried away ordering colors. Other than cross stitch, I love to knit, crochet, sew, and embroider. At present I am embroidering pillow cases. In the past I embroidered all of our own pillow cases, but people have asked to buy them. I draw my own designs - often incorporating the colors and/or themes the buyer wishes - flowers for mom or a choo-choo train a grandmother wants for her 4 yr old grandson. I am a retired ballet teacher/dancer, love to paint in oils and pen and ink and write (often dance critique both hard copy and online). I live in San Diego.
Posted by: Sheila7 on 02/24/18
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Welcome. I have some embroidered pillow cases from my grandma.
by: MarzHere on 02/24/18
Welcome to the group!
by: carissalindsey30 on 02/24/18
I've seen a lot of embroidering on pintest it looks amazing and so pretty. I love seeing it on clothes. welcome some is always here if you decide to try cross stitch and one who can embroidery should find cross stitch a brezze
by: susieq on 02/24/18
Hi Sheila, We're glad to have you. In my life I have knitted, crocheted, done Crewel embroidery, hook latched rugs and then I fell in love with Cross Stitch. So, my thought is that us "humans" are every progressing when it comes to artistic tendencies! One of my grand daughters is a dancer. She has been doing jazz, tap & ballet since she was four. She is now fifteen. She is in a dance elite group that competes in three states. She has a "time out" now...she had surgery in December to repair the ligament in her right ankle. She will be back to all of it after therapy!!
by: jerseycrafter on 02/24/18
Hi Sheila! Welcome to the ECS ‘chat’ board. You don’t have to do cross Stitch to come on the chat; there are a lot of counted cross stitchers that knit (I don’t know how), crochet (i’m a ‘leftie’, so I have to reverse the instructions, PLUS I haven’t been able to find any left-handed crochet hooks....that my excuse and I’m sticking to it.)
I love ballet (i’m flat-footed), love music ( but crack glass and dogs howl when I try to sing) .. well, you get the idea..
BUT I do seem to be pretty good at cross stitching.
So jump into the conversations, we talk about a lot of other things besides cross Stitch.....😃
by: Bermuda on 02/24/18
Age is an attitude and just a number. I like to think we are experienced and wise. This is the only web site I go on. I don't do facebook since I dealt with high schoolers who have so much to deal with. I have inherited my grandmother's embroidered pillow cases and I use them. I do a little knitting and now that I have the time, counted cross stitch, my one true love. I live in SE Oklahoma but I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, also my one true love. I found this site when I was trolling for cross stitch supplies. All I have is Walmart here in town or Hobby Lobby in Paris, TX. I am having trouble dealing with retirement without all those kids it is too quiet. We don't only just discuss our craft here, but also other subjects such as pets. recipes, and friendship. Each of these ladies I could see inviting them to my home for tea or coffee (and cake for sure.) Some days when everything isn't great, one or more of these ladies make me laugh.My husband has had a stroke, thus retirement and staying close to home. I am being premature but "Welcome" to a great group of men and women stitchers and as they say in Oklahoma "Ya'll come back."
by: pamelastine11 on 02/24/18
Thank you for your warm welcome! I am going to try to post up a few of my embroidery designs - I'm not sure if I can put more than one in a "reply" or if only one per reply is possible - let's see what happens.
by: Sheila7 on 02/24/18
Ok - looks like one picture per reply. If you click on the small picture - you will see it come up a bit larger.
by: Sheila7 on 02/24/18
And I should add if the administrators of the site have a problem with this - please don't hesitate to delete. Thanks!
by: Sheila7 on 02/24/18
All the designs are original - my husband does the photography
by: Sheila7 on 02/24/18