Bonus pic: my travel embroidery kit packed into a Gingher embroidery scissors tin. This is a French redwork band sampler… Love the combination of red on natural linen.
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My family also prefers bread baked in a Dutch Oven. I have made sour dough using this method…it works great.
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oh Wow!
I definitely need this! I had never thought to make a travel kit.
Do you have any more information on this kit, so I can Copy-Cat it? (or purchase it?)
@Lemming13 Merry Christmas, my fiber friend. I hope more holiday cheer finds it’s way to you.
My husband and I just spent 2 nights and 1 morning putting lights up in our front yard. We did get strange looks cause it’s so close to Christmas and energy prices are high. We factored all of that in and just went for it. I would encourage everyone to do something that reminds them of Christmas Joy. Gnomes, Cookies, lights…movies.
Oh, Movies! I saw a cute one the other morning. For us artistically minded…
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Sorry…One more message.
Have you guys seen this version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas? From Interweave.com
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This is beautiful!
I put it together from supplies on hand. You could probably fit it in an Altoids tin. The blue thing in the tin is a little triangle bag I use for orts and storing the needle – could be any tiny little pouch.
The thread is DMC Coton a Broder, which is a single indivisible strand of cotton perfect for nice dimensional cross stitches. I’ve attached the full sampler pattern. The fabric is maybe a 32 count – can’t recall. I like 123Stitch for right-sized pieces of nice fabrics.
Edit: The pattern is from 19th century patterns published by Sajou. You can find a scan of the original at Free Easy Cross, Pattern Maker, PCStitch Charts + Free Historic Old Pattern Books: Sajou No 657 .
french-band-sampler_sajou-657.pdf (22.3 KB)
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I love the embroidered tea towels some of you have made and my daughter is interested in embroidery so I ordered a coffee themed transfer set for her from JoAnn’s. I did curbside pickup since the smell of the store with those horrible scented pine cones gives me a headache. They put the wrong transfer set in my bag :(. This one is so ugly. I don’t want to fight the crowds to exchange it now so she won’t get it for Christmas.
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I think a lot of people are just feeling stressed out over the whole cost of living thing, but in the case of the local council and churches turning their backs on Christmas, I’m afraid it’s part of a wider thing in the UK ; they just seem to have it in for anything that celebrates British or Christian culture and tradition, and Christmas is part of that. I mean, I don’t have a problem with them having had big council-funded festivals for Eid and Diwali, but I don’t like that they are shadow banning Christian holidays. I have seen some fightback today, though, that cheered me immensely; six young men outside a cinema/ casino complex I was passing suddenly started singing Christmas carols, with the proper words too, and people were joining in with great pleasure. Joy to the world indeed!
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That really made my day - especially the lapful of cat! Thank you for sharing!
Oh my. That’s terrifying.
I’m glad you got a little Christmas cheer!
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One of my front porch Christmas decorations was getting loose and blowing because of the strong winds. I went out the front door which has a storm door. I grabbed the decoration and tried to get back in. The storm door was stuck. It never sticks! I banged on the door because hubby was right inside. He couldn’t get it to open either so I had to go to the garage to get in. OMG - it is cooooold out there.
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Could believe that it’s Christmas. Things here are so busy. First of all want to say that I gave birth to a lovely little girl Lilium Edith last month. She is healthy and fine, but also a mummy firl, so not much knitting done over this period.
I finished two jumpers for an Instagram knitalong on November.
Happy to come back!
Hope to see you on Zoom chat soon.
Merry Christmas!!!
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I LOVE there gnome costume for your tree! So cute!
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Congratulations on the new baby girl.
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Congratulations Natalia! I can’t wait to see her. I bet her big brothers will look after her. 
. I am glad you will be coming back to zoom soon!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Congratulations Natalia and welcome Lilium!
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Merry Christmas everyone!
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Congratulations @Natalia
I finished the apron i was stitching for a family member. I hope she likes it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
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Beautiful job. …and congratulations on that baby girl!
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