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Expert: Angela - 12/1/2004


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I have been making homemade Christmas presents for months now. I want to do some cross-stiching ones too. My Grandmother did them but she is no longer here. I was wondering if you had ideas, and places I could find paterns I could print off. I want to do ornaments, pictures, items like that. I have a lot of time on my hands so I can complete a lot of projects before Christmas. Thank you in advance!

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Hello, Kim. :)

You'll be able to find some Christmas ideas and patterns in stores like Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and other such craft stores.  Also, you can do an online search for patterns through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, etc., plus you can find some great bargains for cross stitching patterns on ebay.

I hope this helps you. :)  Good luck, happy stitching and Merry Christmas! :)

Sincerely,
Angela :)

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I have 22+ years of cross stitching experience, which includes stitching on Aida, evenweave linen, vinyl canvas, and have stitched a design on a cotton t-shirt using waste canvas. I have also worked with beads and blending filament in quite a few projects. I have made many projects which include cross stitched mugs, a keychain, pictures, magnets, and the cotton t-shirt. I can answer questions pertaining to preparing and cleaning fabric, preparing clothing for stitching, how many threads to be used on which Aida cloth, and will try to help you to the best of my ability with other questions you may have. I am prompt in my responses and usually answer within 24 hours from when you ask your question. I look forward to helping you. :)

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