Hi, this is my first blog (if you hadn't noticed). I decided to make a blog purely for self indulgence if I am honest with you (seeing as I have no idea who you are it is quite easy to be honest). This comes from I am a cross stitcher with no friends which I can discuss my love of stitching. I have recently got a friend curious and am taking her to hobbycraft to get materials next week, but that's a blog in itself.
So, where to start? Let's try my mission statement.
Aim
The aim here is to keep up to date with my stitching work. I'll blog on my current projects with problems and triumphs and maybe give some tips on the way. If anyone actually decides to read this I might make a thing of reccommending other stitchers so they can get some stitching kudos as well. But that's a dizzying dream up there in the clouds. I don't know if there is a desire out there for cross stitch related blogs.
What would make my blog different?
Well the simple answer is: I don't know. I have been told I have a dry wit so maybe I can make this seems slightly more commical. I think there are a few blogs out there devoted to cross stitch but I guess each person's style is different.
Ok, let's get started. This is the intro so let's start with me:
The Stitcher
I'm a 21 year old student (though not for much longer) studying Biology. Stitching has been a hobby of mine on and off since I was about maybe 8 or 9. This started with helping my grandmother I think in some cross stitching. She is blind now (due to diabetes) so she cannot do anything like this anymore but she does try and take a look at my work: she can see colours and shapes but it's all a blur.
Here's me, not a great picture :S
I seriously got back in to the stitching in January 2009 when I purchased the "Enchanting Geisha" kit by Dimensions (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Enchanting_Geisha_35206.htm) (they are my favourite design company at the moment). This piece is 12 x 12 inches on 16 count aida. I took it back to university with me after the Christmas break and since then most of my spare time in front of the tv or when alone I spend stitching. I will devote a blog to each of my main finished pieces later. After this, I started on the "Cherish Wedding Heart" by Janlynn Cross Stitch Kits. This was for my cousin's wedding and it was a rush to finish but well worth it. After that, I went back to good old Dimensions and did the "Butterfly Forest" kit (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Butterfly_Forest_35223.htm). This brings me up to now.
The Current Project
Currently I am doing the "Paris Market" by Dimensions yet again (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Paris_Market_35256.htm). This is 15x 11 inches on 16 count aida, by far the biggest design I have done in terms of stitches (Butterfly Forest was similar in dimensions but on only 14 count aida).
I've been going for about 2 weeks now, but here's the starting image, when I had just centered the design on the fabric.
Where Now?
Ok, as I said I will update on the progress of Paris Market and generally ramble. All questions will be answered too, not that I am expecting any.
Happy Reading xxx
So, where to start? Let's try my mission statement.
Aim
The aim here is to keep up to date with my stitching work. I'll blog on my current projects with problems and triumphs and maybe give some tips on the way. If anyone actually decides to read this I might make a thing of reccommending other stitchers so they can get some stitching kudos as well. But that's a dizzying dream up there in the clouds. I don't know if there is a desire out there for cross stitch related blogs.
What would make my blog different?
Well the simple answer is: I don't know. I have been told I have a dry wit so maybe I can make this seems slightly more commical. I think there are a few blogs out there devoted to cross stitch but I guess each person's style is different.
Ok, let's get started. This is the intro so let's start with me:
The Stitcher
I'm a 21 year old student (though not for much longer) studying Biology. Stitching has been a hobby of mine on and off since I was about maybe 8 or 9. This started with helping my grandmother I think in some cross stitching. She is blind now (due to diabetes) so she cannot do anything like this anymore but she does try and take a look at my work: she can see colours and shapes but it's all a blur.
Here's me, not a great picture :S
I seriously got back in to the stitching in January 2009 when I purchased the "Enchanting Geisha" kit by Dimensions (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Enchanting_Geisha_35206.htm) (they are my favourite design company at the moment). This piece is 12 x 12 inches on 16 count aida. I took it back to university with me after the Christmas break and since then most of my spare time in front of the tv or when alone I spend stitching. I will devote a blog to each of my main finished pieces later. After this, I started on the "Cherish Wedding Heart" by Janlynn Cross Stitch Kits. This was for my cousin's wedding and it was a rush to finish but well worth it. After that, I went back to good old Dimensions and did the "Butterfly Forest" kit (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Butterfly_Forest_35223.htm). This brings me up to now.
The Current Project
Currently I am doing the "Paris Market" by Dimensions yet again (http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/dimensionsneedleworks/Products/Paris_Market_35256.htm). This is 15x 11 inches on 16 count aida, by far the biggest design I have done in terms of stitches (Butterfly Forest was similar in dimensions but on only 14 count aida).
I've been going for about 2 weeks now, but here's the starting image, when I had just centered the design on the fabric.
Ok, as I said I will update on the progress of Paris Market and generally ramble. All questions will be answered too, not that I am expecting any.
Happy Reading xxx
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