New Free Fractal

Cross stitch Collectibles have put a new free fractal up here
One of these days I’ll get around to stitching one of these!  I’ve actually have a number of patterns from this site – very good and challenging!

Workbox

Through an aquantance of a friend, I’ve ended up with a couple of editions of Workbox, a needlecraft magazine, which is dated late 1990/early 1991. It’s interesting to see that for a magazine dedicated to crafting, it’s printed virtually completely black and white (apart from the front cover and the occasional one off inside). [...]

If it’s July it must be Christmas

I’ve just been flicking through the tv channels, waiting for interesting programs to actually turn up, and came across “Christmas carding with Leona”.  This is the second Christmas themed item I’ve seen in the last few days – the last one I cant remember on purpose as I pretty much ran as fast as I [...]

This week’s Update

I’m annoyed, because somehow I’ve lost the key to the Hickmott “Balloons” pattern and dont know how to get another copy.  I belong to a number of cross stitch groups, and may put a plea out to them, but hold out little hope. I still have the pattern mind and a half completed kit, so [...]

Self-Promotion – how not to do it.

Sigh. Once in a while I will come across an email or a website, that is supposed to be for a business (e.g. to promote the business or ask advice), and it is so poorly constructed, that I wonder how long the business will last, and what state it is in right now.
One of [...]

Yet another knitting site

I’ve heard a load of raves over the last few weeks over Ralvery, a site primarily for knitters that is still in beta testing. Those who already have a logon have no bad thing to say about the site.  The biggest complaint about those who DONT have a logon, is that they DONT have a [...]

Too many things, too little time

I have loads of potential projects that I seem to be stuck doing nothing!
I’ve done more stitching of the balloons today. However, I was in a local cheap shop today (looking for stash I have to admit!) and found 4 balls of wool at a pound each. Bah! Now I’m itching to start [...]

Over 10 days – eeep!

Well, yes I am still out there!
Not an awful lot of crafting going on recently and certainly nothing to show for myself, at least today.
I’ve nearly completed my second balloon on the Hickmott design, and will be posting a photo soon. I did start knitting a scarf for the Simon community in Galway, but [...]