November 28, 2008

Okay, twenty lashes with wet floss! I forgot the freebies at the end of yesterday's post. Please forgive me. I'd just woken from my "nap" when I wrote it. That tryptophan-laced turkey can really do a number on you! I was asleep from 10:30pm to 1:30am.

So here are the freebies for today:

Leasa's site has a little bit of everything so have fun browsing her many pages. If you scroll down to the bottom you'll find links to free charts on the left.
http://www.datafurnace.net.au/crossstitchbyza/index.html

Cross Stitch Pro has free designs as well as several no-sew finishing tutorials. There are many other pages to look through, but this is a site that should be bookmarked for future reference.
http://crossstitchpro.com/free.htm

Another site I find myself going to again and again is Cameo Roze's Stitcher's Studio. I can only imagine the hours she's put into developing all her tips, techniques, and reference information. A definite must-have in your favorites.
http://www.cameoroze.com/101/index.htm

Personally, I'm fascinated by these Fabric Trinket Boxes. Here is a step-by-step tutorial to create your own.
http://imageevent.com/imagesbykim/tutorials/fabrictrinketboxes

Ready to finish your stitching? Here is a plethora of links to satisfy everyone on your list!
http://shakatak66.blogspot.com/2006/12/sbq-finishing-links.html

Yes, I know that's five links, but a couple don't have any charts. If you happen to use any of these please let me know. Maybe even I will get around to using some of these soon.

Sorry to say, but I made negative progress today. After sleeping through my treatment and then watching some recordings on my DVR, I finally went to work on Silver Stitches, only to discover the entire row was mis-placed by two threads. As you can see from the holes I've frogged the Algerian Eyelet stitches but haven't gotten around to re-starting them.