Help? Cross stitch

[SqueakyGerbil]

This christmas is going to be very tight financially so I am going to be making part of the gifts this year.

I am stuck though. Does anyone know of a place online that has nice small patterns (free). And nice Christian patterns (free again) would also be appreciated.

 

[lostangel]

I just searched for some and here's one that looks pretty decent! http://www.2busystitching.com/

 

[kelco]

Hey SqueakyGerbil! Try www.freepatterns.com. They have alot of patterns you can download for free. Enjoy!

Kelly

 

[PatientlyWaiting]

I just want to thank you lostangel and kelco for the web sites. I have been a cross-stitcher for 15 years now. I am also new to the computer world and love when I find a great new site.

SqueakyGerbil have you tried to go to Ebay's cross-stitching section. You can get everything there from patterns, kits, books, materials and threads. Last year I bought an amazing Christmas stocking pattern for five dollars. This year I have been doing projects that I am going to sell on Ebay to help me pay for Christmas.

Don't ask me about Ebay though. My sister is the expert. I just give her 10% of the earnings.

 

[Buttermilk]

I had a quick look they appear quite good. I enjoy doing cross stitch and tapestries when I have the time which isn't very often at the moment.

 

[TCapp]

Aww, I was about to recommend freepatterns, but someone beat me to it.

I love plastic canvas, and last year, I made a bible cover. I love it!

 

[Sunbeam]

My crafts store has discounted crossstitch and other crafts. Some of them I think were 60% or 70% off. I started doing crossstitch earlier this year. I like to do it while watching the news.

 

[SqueakyGerbil]

Thanks for all the information you guys!

 

[kelco]

TCapp,
Your bible cover is beautiful!

 

[SnowOwlMoon]

You can also make your own, by tracing a picture you like onto graph paper.

 

[elanor]

Cool! Other cross stitchers! I love stitching, and I am making some of my gifts this year, too.

Does anyone know where I can find a cross stitch of either of these two hymns: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing or Be Thou My Vision.

Thanks!

 

[Buttermilk]

My crafts store has discounted crossstitch and other crafts. Some of them I think were 60% or 70% off. I started doing crossstitch earlier this year. I like to do it while watching the news.

I do mine while watching TV as well

 

[RED that's ME]

One Christmas I crossstitched all my cousins their names/birthdates and bought nice frames inexpensively. They really like them and it didn't cost me a lot of money. I just made the patterns for their info myself.

 

[Buttermilk]

What sort of patterns do people stitch?

 

[Sunbeam]

What sort of patterns do people stitch?

I picked out a few of boat, ocean, lighthouse, etc. scenes that go together last time I went to that store.

 

[Buttermilk]

Anyone got any orgional ideas?

 

[Dr Kimble]

I don't like to use patterns, they seem all the same to me. I love to improvise. Last Christmas I made my neighbor a bookmark with a funny saying my neighbor says, I put my neibor's head on it too. He loved it. I also made my prayer partner a volleyball ornament with a bible verse. It really isn't that hard to make your own cross stichings. I just put what is in my head on cloth kinda like an artist without a paintbrush. I would put some pictures of my cross stitchings, but I don't have 100 posts. Maybe later.

 

[kit_kat_katie]

I love cross stitch, have been doing it now for about 3 years off and on. I love to do winnie the pooh ones. I am half way through a tigger cushion cover. And I am doing a cross stitch with all of the characters sat on a log looking at a frog. It's well cute. I had a subscription for my birthday to the magazing cross stitcher and you get something free every month.
Love Katie

 

[momof3blessings]

I love to cross stich too. I have so many books that I'll probably never go through them. I have everything you can imagine. It's very relaxing.

 

[Eleana]

Hi Gerbil, hope you already find a design you like. However, you may also want to check out with website for more designs and mini needlework projects.

http://www.designsofjoy.com/patterns.html

I like doing cross stitches and ribbon embriodery. It's such a satisfying experience, especially when you see your end product.

Sad to say...I have a major problem of making the back of the cross stitch neater. erm...any hints or advices on that?