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I gave my friends 8 year old daughter a few of my cross-stitching supplies. She did this Candy cane. It’s on eleven count Aida. I work on fourteen count. I told her I would back stitch it for her. 1, do I use red or Black thread for back stitching? 2, as it’s on eleven count do i use one or two strands? For her first ever attempt I think she’s done a fantastic job!

My husband passed January 31, 2020 and I am getting back to doing some cross stitching. I finished most of Chorus Line by Valerie Pfeiffer except for a few symbols I am not sure of. I have started the outline sheet, no problems there. Thanks for looking. Lucie

I wish I could just finish one project before I begin another ! I have more WIPs than I could count. I start one, and then see another, and off I go ! How can I control myself ? The same with knitting and crocheting .I want to finish a knitted hat for myself but I keep looking at yarn colors I want to use for a blanket. I'm terrible ! I must learn to finish one before I begin another ! Any suggestions ?

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I have 2 daughters and the younger of the two has covid. She started showing symptoms last Wednesday, the 18th and called to get a test but could not get one until Friday the 20th. Her dump are headache, lack of taste and mild shortness of breath. She should be getting her test results back today but is already feeling better, thank goodness a very mild case!! Her daughter is an education major in college and works part time at a nursery school and had to argue with a nurse and doctor to get a test because she did not have any symptoms. But she was finally able to talk them into giving her one since the average is 5 days from exposure to the virus to the start of symptoms, she lives at home, and the fact that she works with children. My daughter believes she became infected at work. She said she works with quite a few people who believe the virus is a hoax and no worse than the flu. Plus they refuse to wear masks.....she wears one all the time and avoids them as much as posdible. It's possible one of her co-workers either had very mild symptoms and came to work anyway or could be asymptomatic and had no idea they are I infected. Thankfully she is healthy, stopped smoking years ago and has no underlying health problems so I'm confident she'll be fine. In the mean time I have more gray hair....although it's hard to tell since I'm almost totally gray! So everyone please wear a mask, social distance, avoid crowds, and wash your hands!! Just one other unrelated thing......does anyone else dislike spell check as much as I do?! It's a good thing I reread my post because it changed some words, like has to had and if to of. It's fine if you do misspell a word but I can't stand it when it changes the word.

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I am dong a pattern at the moment and have started the back stitching - one strand of black. The problem is that I think it is insipid and wonder if it would look better if I changed to 2 strands instead?? Would it be too heavy or should I just go with it?? I have done anther section with 2 strands and can't make up my mind which is better. Do I want a hint of a black line or a solid black line?? Might just toss a coin and go with it.

Kristie is PTP's material now readily available or is it still rare as hen's teeth?? Just wondering as I would like to order some to kit up a few patterns.

Hi Kristi, can you post the supplies and specs for this pattern when you get a chance? Thanks!

Why doesn't this pattern have a supply list?

.....Covid rant. I was watching the news and they said that "many of the people getting tested today (and there were 4 car lines a mile long) were doing so to give themselves license to go socialize!" What?! And the announcer said this like it was okay. Didn't even offer an opinion. Why not? They sure do give an opinion about every bloody thing else! DH and I have dropped out of the city emergency management team because DH walked into the meeting room of about 30 people with his mask on and a woman yelled "You don't have to wear a mask" and Ian turned around and left. We're doomed.

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