Get sore fingertips from stitching a lot?

I read somewhere not sure where about a Grime Guard that you use with your Q-snaps. It's to help keep all the extra material bundled up???? First of all why am I just learning about this now???? Second I often us a smaller Q-snap/hoop whatever when doing any size project due to it being easier to hold onto. My latest project is 18x30 - so is there a Grime guard that I can shove all that extra material into???? Any information, suggestions, etc - and NO me and the sewing machine have not had a good relationship in years so me making one is not an option. Thanks

I finished the stitchin' stuff box piece for January and also finished the sweet pineapple piece I showed a while back. I will post once I clean them up and finish them with framing. I want to start the Happy Easter piece I got so I can finish it in time to send it to my parents in Florida. I went to Walmart to get some of the floss I needed and they didn't have any of the colors I needed. As for other WIP's that I am doing, my next to get done is the tribal panda. I am making it for my youngest daughter and want to get it done for her April 23rd birthday. It is almost done, but I had to frog a lot of it because somehow I used the wrong white and you could see the difference. Well, I know her OCD will kick in and she will see the difference. I am also almost finished the Three Kings. I am dragging my feet on that one because the stars on the one Kings robe requires a lot of half stitches that I don't enjoy doing!

Took over two years of very intermittent cross stitching but finally finished. Have a lot more time now that I'm retired. Thank you PCStitch.

This is so funny ??? Many times when I go to my E Mail, and read a message from "anyone or anything " Up pops up patterns I have considered from ECS ! My goodness. Does that ever happen to any of you out there ? So frustrating. intimidating, and tempting. I try to ignore them. But I love the one with cats who are all sleeping except for one. She's wide awake and standing tall among the others. I believe it's called ' INSOMNIAC" So funny. I'm tempted. But isn't this terrific marketing ? Wow !

Does anyone use Pattern Keeper? Do you like it or not? What size tablet/phone do you use? What are your thoughts?

I ordered the Home or Christmas Heirloom stocking along with the floss. I'm returning to counted cross stitch after many years. There are two 841 beige brown - lt listed in the instructions but each has a different symbol. One is a circle and the other is a pink oblong. I received a 950 desert sand - lt floss, but there is no 950 listed in the instructions. Also, I received a 842 beige brown - vy lt, but there is not an 842 in the instructions. Is this supposed to be the second 841 listed in the instructions? I am confused by the instructions. Thank you for any help. Mary

Be careful when you shop at Joannes' All their fabric (cross stitch ) prices have risen to close to $5.39 for a 15 by18 piece. They raised it more than $2.00 . I saw a piece that was $7.00 and when I scanned it , it was only $4.00 and that's WRONG. Of course I never shop there without coupons which I get in the mail all the time. They are totally disorganized and their floss is never in the right place. I guess they have to train their employees a lot better. Oh well, it's my griping day. But Michaels doesn't carry aida cloth or any kind of cross stitch cloth. So, I'm stuck. Any advice ?

Hi there everyone!! Let’s do a Q & A!! Send Jennifer and myself your questions and we will answer in a soon to be released video that will be posted to our YouTube channel! Ever wonder how ECS got started, how myself or Jennifer got our jobs, or how our daily operations go? Well, now is your time to ask and we will answer 😁 Just submit your questions to us in the comments on this post and Jennifer and I will gather our answers. We will then record a video answering your questions and post it for you all to see! And we will even give ya'll some shout outs 😘 We will take question submissions until February 4th! Now for the rules because we gotta have those ;) Let’s keep it clean, lol! Questions or comments that are deemed rude or derogatory to us or anyone else will not be tolerated. I am pretty sure we won't have any issues like that with this group but with this sort of thing being online, you just never know and I have to say it, lol! I I mean, we are a cross stitching company after all so there’s lots to talk about! We would love to answer your questions and we can’t wait to chat with ya! ~Kristi & Jennifer @ ECS

I often get other fabrics called for in Just Cross Stitch's ornament issue. I am currently stitching an ornament that called for 28 ct Vintage Winter Sky linen. It only comes in 32 ct. I purchased a 9 x 13 piece. The fabric is so soft. If i ever stitch the design again I'll get 28ct Silver Blue linen which ECS Carries. I've also stitched on fabrics from Picture This Plus. That may be the company that I purchased a fabric very stiff and was still stiff when it was washed. However, I recently did an ornament calling for Portobello linen from Access Commodities. That is a very sturdy fabric. I've got another chart calling for Raw Silver linen from Yarn Tree. I checked and the fabric has threads of silver. I like stitching on Opalescent linen or that have silver or gold threads in them.

I have been searching for a counted cross stitch pattern of a NZ native Bird a Fantail for so long now, and I can't find one. I have seen one or two but they are really small and don't have much on them. does anyone have a pattern they can share or does anyone know where I can get one? I don't know if you can get them on any overseas websites or not? as it is a native bird to NZ if anybody has any ideas please let me know thanks.

Kristi, any idea when/if the Lugana Vintage Country Moss 25 ct is going to be back in stock any time soon? I won't need it until spring, but it's been out of stock for several months already.

Has anyone ever come across a cross stitch kit that required all reverse cross stitches. I did a Dimensions petites gold collection - thank goodness it was small - and it was really difficult to do the reverse stitch. Every now and then I would revert to the usual and have to unpick it. I was afraid that I would have trouble going back but that wasn't a problem. The pattern was of a kitten and the reverse stitches were so that the fur lay in the right direction - turned out quite nice but not much fun to stitch. Karin

When I first started coming on ECS I saw everyone posting about all their WIPs. I thought everyone was CRAZY for not finishing. Well, three months later...I have four WIPs. I now get it

Kristi, would this qualify for a sale price as it does contain the alphabet? Just wondering. Thanks for all your patience & hard work! -barb