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Good Thursday morning everyone. I truly enjoyed reading everyone's responses yesterday to what they have learned during their cross stitch journey. This is a good place to learn and exchange ideas or enable one another. Yesterday I ordered some Sketchers ankle boots for comfort. The motorcycle boots have been donated to Good Will. That phase of my life is over. Still stitching on "Mermaid and the Ship" -- the cropped version and enjoying the fall weather. Have a terrific Thursday!

I need advise as to what fabric color would look good with this pattern. Wanting to broaden my horizons and use something besides white. Unless the majority of you think white is best

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Hi everyone, this is Cheryl. Back to ask a question. I am working on a gift project, I making placemats for a friend. They will startout as holidays, then seasonal. Making them double sided with a different holiday on each side. I ordered 12 15x18 inch fidlers cloth do get started. Making just 2 of each for a dear friend and his new bride. Here's my question. White doesn't show up very well, would you add a gray, pale blue, pale pink strand with the white to help it stand out, or an extra strand of white. What do you all think?

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Hi there Fellow Stitchers!
I had two bad falls at home last year, resulting in some strange memory problems and another fall this year landing on my fanny and breaking my back. I am still stitching and am sometimes so frustrated that I get upset and have to stop, which doesn't help.

It's more or less like going back in time. Both my grandmother and my great-grandma did every kind of stitching one could imagine. As a pre-schooler, I was allowed to play with some of the floss making leashes for my toys. Now, at 80, I feel somewhat
inadequate as I even have problems with silly stuff. Having given things away over the years, I cannot recall how to recalculate sizes, like converting a pattern from 14 count to 16 count. I am pretty sure that the fabric size is less, but I no longer recall how to figure it out. Can anyone tell me ow to figure this out? Also, how to figure out smaller to larger count.

I am relearning almost everything, it seems, but am better than I was months ago.
Thanks for your help!

Home and hanging up.