Question for cross stitchers

[janedavitt]

Mum's looking for her next one to do and oh boy are the shops ever empty! It's like they're running down their stock. Is there a New Thing we're not aware of that's superseding the kits by people like Dimensions?

I know you can get computer programs to make your own patterns but Mum's a bit wary of those as she thinks choosing the colors would be hard (she does big, complex ones with half-stitches and such).

ETA She got this one

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Heaven-And-Earth-Designs-Spring-Sanderson-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/08-1930

Thanks for all the help!

Comments

[katkun]

She can try http://www.123stitch.com

Lurker going back to lurkdorm....

[janedavitt]

She got this one in the end

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Heaven-And-Earth-Designs-Spring-Sanderson-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/08-1930

Thanks for the link!

[realpestilence]

I have a similar problem finding embroidery kits...it's all cross stitch around here. I'm going to take a stab at it, but I still want my embroidery. D:


Is there anything in particular she looks for? I can keep an eye out and see if something comes up and get it and mail it to you. My local Jo-Anne's has been having some stuff on clearance lately.

[janedavitt]

That's so kind; thank you! But we found one in the end:

She got this one

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Heaven-And-Earth-Designs-Spring-Sanderson-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/08-1930

[esther_asphodel]

My mother uses this site:http://www.picturecraftwork.com/en
You upload an image and it gives you a pattern.

[janedavitt]

That is so cool! Bookmarked and thank you.

[catspaw]

Most of the cross stitch programs I've seen come with ready loaded colour charts for the major floss brands and will provide a list of the shades used. So colour selection isn't a problem. So I'd advise her to check out some of the free trials to find one that suits.

[janedavitt]

She got this one

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Heaven-And-Earth-Designs-Spring-Sanderson-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/08-1930

Thanks for all the help!

[jamethiel]

My favourite cross stitch artist (Teresa Wentzler) is available from http://www.patternsonline.com/AtPOL/Publisher.aspx?PID=30 Patterns Online. Don't know if you can find anything else she likes there

[janedavitt]

Oh, we love her!

[ohpuppies]

When I as a cross-stitcher (before I started knitting), this was my main source - they are fairly complicated but gorgeous.

Told in a Garden by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum
http://www.tiag.com/

[janedavitt]

Thank you for the link!