Thanks! Very useful advice really. I'm the kind of person who wouldn't have thought about this until way too late. So far I'm just starting to get the hang of it. My goal is to get to the point where I can design original art that I can then cross-stitch and frame. My first project is a doodle my 5 year-old made the other day that I traced using an app meant for pixel art and then made into a very basic pattern (one colour, no backstitching or half stitches). Time to work on it is limited but I'm having lots of fun so far
Thanks for all the good advice! And for taking the time to type it down. I was wondering about the knot actually, thanks for clarifying that.
I love the idea of playing with the number of strands to emphasize parts of the design, hopefully will soon be designing original work. The compression glove seems to be a must, I didn't even know they existed!
Hi everyone! First off thank you all for sharing your amazing work here. I've been popping in here for a few weeks now and I'm happy to say you're all the reason today I've got my first kit. I'd tried cross-stitching (very basic stuff though) as a kid but now I can feel the calling is strong. I'm very excited to share my attempts with you soon!
What are some useful tips you've learned that a beginner like me should know? Things to avoid or look for?
Are there any apps that you find useful and that are specific for cross-stitching?
I'll appreciate all the help. Thank you!
Thanks to these radicals children are gonna grow dependent on handouts, thinking they deserve stuff just for being "good" instead of earning an honest living by working 3 shifts at two jobs like the rest of us.
Cool. I'm not making an argument nor countering whatever it is you believe, please don't mistake my engagement, have zero interest in 'discussing' with you. I was merely answering your question about my previous comment. Live as you see fit.
Right or wrong is beside the point. Therapy is about emotional balance and well-being. I sincerely hope you're well but these kinds of rants often come across as personal anger being projected on topic x. I don't doubt that's how you see the world around you at the moment but not everyone does and that doesn't mean they're wrong, blind or stupid. Some people can see the same atrocious state you see and counterbalance it with the good they can also see around them. Being aware of our species wrong-doings is as important as becoming sensitive to its virtues. If someone can't see any virtues at all, to the point they advocate death, they're more likely either insensitive or have been handed a very rough hand in life. Therapy can help in any of those cases.
It's started!
TBH that rant did very little to disprove therapy might be in order
Only one Jesus at a time. Rules are rules, same in football matches and elections.
Some dumb neuron in my brain still hits play on this song at the most random times. Thanks for the link!
Who put the goat in there?
Some dumb neuron in my brain still hits play on this song at the most random times. Thanks for the link!
Who put the goat in there?
Perhaps the fun is in sharing what caused it to you instead of getting it yourself. I'd be curious to know what causes it to other people, after all it's something that's very intimate and rarely comes up in conversation.
I keep reading this person's name as 'Aerobike'. Just can't help it.
This is a fuzzy memory but I think it was a web page with a live video feed of a coffee maker. I think you could even turn it on remotely. Maybe someone else can confirm if that was the case, my brain could be making up memories again. (It kinda was). Here is the story: How the world's first webcam made a coffee pot famous
That's a really cool bit if knowledge. I honestly thought this was AI generated at first glance.
I've come to like Pandorum a lot over the years. I now make sure I watch it every once in a while.
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