Do you think that Gus could stitch or Fishers could knit some patches for a leaky conservatory roof, Twellsy? Buckets, bowls and towels must suffice until the rain stops and we have a roofer, I think.
Soo xx
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I can tell you that our conservatory roof leaks happily and I feel like putting plants in strategic places to use the water
Thank goodness for tiled floors
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And thirded.
Do you not use a frame, Gus?
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Fourthed.
Thatâs really lovely, Dahlink.
Carinthia. xx
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Youâre very kind.
I donât use a frame for tiny stuff. See thumb for scale below. For larger pieces, definitely!
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Itâs exquisite, Dahlink
Congratulations.
Carinthia. xx
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Gosh! I hadnât realised just how tiny it is. My admiration is even greater now.
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Okaaaay, my cross stitch kit has arrived. Looks as though, before I can start, I can have fun sorting this lot out.
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Clearly what you need is an Anti-Kitten.
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Nice idea but each thread is only a couple of feet long so I doubt that would work. I plan to sort them into same-colour bundles and tie each bundle loosely with knitting yarn. I think that will work.
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Do you get a crib to say which colour is what and goes where? Or do you simply have to guess, or use your feminine intuition, or something?
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There is a chart to follow, thankfully, though where the colours are similar itâs a little difficult to be sure youâre picking out the correct one. I hope that will be easier once Iâve sorted them so that I can more easily see that e.g. the one I want is the darker of the two greens.
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It can be very useful with colours that are similar to tape a small - 2am or less -length of each next to the key which accompanies the chart, if there is one. If not (and if this is a printed canvas it may well not have one) tape them in whatever order makes sense to you onto a piece of white card. Do this in (what passes for, these days) daylight.
Happy stitching!
Sometimes , for tapestry, there is a printed colour key at the edge of the canvas. This might have one.
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A brilliant suggestion! Yes, there is a such a key, and some of the colours are very similar, so it shall be done.
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