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Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Stash arrival



Two postings today but I couldn't wait to show this off. My awaited stash has touched down and here it is. A metre of 35ct optical white Brussels linen (in 2 pieces), a 45 metre hank of NPI silk floss in dark forest green, 6 skeins of AVAS silk floss (4645) a real yummy colour, a mother of pearl thread keep and the Kelmscott Putford scissors for my Quaker Pinkeep. There was also a chart (not shown in the photo as it is a gift). This package was a superfast delivery from NIAH - mailed out last Friday and delivered to my door today. I know it seems ages since I ordered this stash but Cathe (NIAH) had to order in both lots of silk floss. I would also like to thank her for replacing the mother of pearl thread keep for those broken in previous packages. I have posted another picture of the back of my pinkeep to show off those Putford scissors I thought they would be ideal for this project and I think I was right.

Thanks for visiting
Take care 

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Sunday, 30 March 2008
iMacs rule!



Yesterday I set up my new iMac computer. How neat is this? I just plugged it in, asked it to migrate from the external hard drive and voila it works! Everything from my old computer is now on my new computer so all those cds I burned off were not necessary. Better be safe than sorry though. The only problem I had was pairing it to the wireless keyboard and that was all my fault. When I typed in the pass code it said to hit return and I didn't so when it didn't pair I thought that maybe the batteries needing changing and, as I didn't have any spare ones, Ken went out and picked some up from a local shop. I changed the batteries and it still didn't pair and then I read 'type in the pass code and press return' - opps why didn't I read what it said? When I hit the return key it worked perfectly!

For those of you who have not seen my old system go here . I must admit I do prefer the 'all white' appearance of the older iMac but this new system is much faster and the screen clarity is amazing.

Don't be fooled by the tidy desk - I can assure you that it doesn't always look like this. Take note of the Tiffany Apple paperweight. I told you I was mad about anything Apple and isn't this just the ultimate desk accessory for any Apple addict? It was a birthday present from Ken a couple of years ago.

Not much stitching done over the weekend except for some gift stitching. Hopefully, my package from NIAH will arrive shortly and I can make a start on Hannah Beeby. I have also joined the Quaker Inspired Quaker Animal exchange and will be stitching for that too. I have already chosen my animal and the finish. There are still spaces in this exchange if anyone else is interested.

Thank you for visiting
Take care

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Monday, 11 February 2008
Fabric arrived!

My fabric arrived from Needle In a Haystack  this morning - really fast shipping from California to the UK!
  
I am still undecided which to use for Hannah Beeby so I will wait until my silks arrive from Vicki Clayton and I will decide then. But ...  is 40ct getting smaller or do I need new prescription lenses?? It's a long time since I stitched anything on 40ct so I have decided to stitch a test piece first - I will probably make a Quaker scissor fob to match my project.   

I had an email from Carol S at the weekend giving me the name of my partner in the HOE biscornu exchange and I am gathering fabric and floss together for that.  I have sort of decided what to stitch so will make a start on this later today. But you will have to wait for pictures until it's stitched, mailed and received by my partner. I have been to visit her blog to see what she likes and really hope I can come up with something to please her. 

Thanks for visiting
Take care
Carol
 

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