Hello everyone, I am going to tell you a bit about myself
today. My first introduction to cross
stitch was at a fairly young age when my grandmother let me play with some of
her old crafts. I started with embroidery
and then tried stamped cross stitch I didn’t mind embroidery but I hated
stamped cross stitch. I discovered
counted cross stitch in home ec. classes in Junior high and fell in love. I since that first embroidery experimentation
to this day I typically have at least on project on the go. I don’t remember how old I was when I started
embroidery but I know it was a very long time ago. At a best guess I would say I have been
stitching for around 30 years at this point.
Until I started doing You Tube videos last year I was largely a one
project at a time person. Though the
community my stitching has grown so much in the last year. There are so many things I want to stitch
and try at this point. I don’t really
have a favorite designer at this point but I can tell you some of the ones that
I enjoy greatly right now. I have been
enjoying Heaven and Earth Designs, there are so many to choose from and their
patterns are easy to read even if they are gigantic. Joan Elliott designs are stunning and
enjoyable to stitch. I have been
recently enjoying samplers more than I thought I would. I have very eclectic tastes and enjoy
stitching and apparently kitting up new projects as well.
I think the question I get most is why did I start doing the
hangouts? Honestly it was because so
many people on flosstube expressed a wish to be able to meet each other and have
friends to stitch with. Well I thought
what about technology to get together and stitch. Kerry was the first one to try this idea out
with me. A few more people joined the
early hangouts and we also tried voice chat where I met some new people as
well. The group was born from this
desire to have hangouts and be able to have a virtual stitch along. We needed a better way to organize ourselves
and do things as a group and that gave rise to the group.
I have met so many wonderful people though the
hangouts. It doesn’t matter if they
join the live hangouts or just watch on You Tube and participate via chat. It is a wonderful thing to be able
to talk to people from all over the world about so many different topics while
we stitch!
What are my goals for the group? I want a true community, I want people to
feel like they have a place in the group and are liked and appreciated for what
they bring to the group. I want to see
people try hangouts and making friends.
I want a place where we can share our joy and passion for this hobby. Until this group if you asked me I could name
only a handful of true friends in my life. Now I have
more people that I consider dear friends and that If I do not talk to them at
least a few times a week I worry about them (yep I am a worry wart) and miss
them dearly. I have always considered myself
and outsider and asocial but I find that the problem was that I just didn’t
have the right people in my life. I want
everyone to experience that joy and happiness that having such wonderful friendships
can bring.
I hope this gives you a little insight into what makes me, me.
