* ck's * Cross Stitch Page

for eternity

I have been cross stitching for at least 20 years, it has been long enough that I really don't recall exactly when or why I started. I do know that I enjoyed it right from my very first project. I started on aida and have worked my way up to laguana and linens and I enjoy working with these cloths much better than aida. The finished look is also much more polished and sophisticated.

My favourite patterns at the moment are Lanarte, but I have never stuck to one designer as I usually buy patterns that attract me for their look. I have also tried to do a pattern with varigated floss and I have to tell you that I did not enjoy it at all...I had to try to decide where and in what direction I was going to go for the next stitch rather than just follow the pattern along as it came. This almost put me off cross stitching forever. When I realized that I was ready to throw out all my cross stitch paraphenalia I decided to put this varigated project on a deep, dark cupboard shelf. This is the first time in my life I have done this and it felt marvelous, like shedding an old skin.I have returned to my cross stitch and am doing a "Precious Moments" pattern as a baby gift and also L & L "The Wedding" for my daughter's first wedding anniversay. Fortunately I have 11 months to do the "wedding".