derbygirl
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Post by derbygirl on May 3, 2016 12:27:23 GMT
Does anyone here cross stitch? I've been stiching for a while. My house recently flooded and sometimes I think that is the only thing keeping me sane. I've never posted much. I'm usually only a lurker since the old board.
But I would like to ask a favor because y'all can find anything. I was working on an old free chart from dmc I think. It's a door with flowers at the bottom of the steps. Does anyone have a copy to spare? I really want to finish this piece but the pattern got ruined in the water. The water was in the house 3 days. It was awful. Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by mikklynn on May 3, 2016 12:29:17 GMT
I don't have your pattern - but oh my gosh, I am so sorry about your flood! What a nightmare.
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Post by pmm on May 3, 2016 12:35:05 GMT
I don't have your pattern either. But, I feel your pain. My basement has had water in it twice and I lost a bunch of cross stitch magazines and books.
Have you tried contacting the manufacturer?
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Post by debmast on May 3, 2016 12:35:16 GMT
I used to cross stitch but haven't in years. Not sure why because I loved it.
So sorry to hear about your flooding. We had a bit with the Houston rains a couple weeks ago but thankfully out w/in a morning.
I don't have any patterns like that. Maybe contact DMC and see if they can get you another copy?
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Post by Jamie on May 3, 2016 12:56:54 GMT
Do you have a picture of it or what you have stitched so far to help match it up?
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Post by STBC on May 3, 2016 13:04:26 GMT
I cross stitch. Wish I had your pattern to give to you! Maybe try sending DMC a picture of your work in progress to see if they can find the matching pattern?
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Post by whopea on May 3, 2016 13:13:27 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear about the flooding in your home.
I used to cross stitch a lot but then took a long break. Just trying to get back to it now is hard when your eyes have aged many years!
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Anita
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Post by Anita on May 3, 2016 13:29:00 GMT
I used to be an avid cross stitcher. I put it aside when I had my youngest, thinking I'd pick it back up when she was a little older. She just turned 16, and I haven't touched it! Now I fear my eyes just aren't good enough to work with it. Maybe after I finish this move.
I'm sorry for your flood and losses.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on May 3, 2016 14:40:25 GMT
Sorry you lost your pattern. I used to cross stitch but my eyes aren't the same.
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Post by yoursweetwhimsy on May 3, 2016 14:50:56 GMT
I'm so sorry about the flooding. I cross stitch a lot but unfortunately don't have that pattern. There are a lot of large cross stitching groups on Facebook. You could join one and ask the people there and see if anyone has that particular pattern.
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Post by lucyg on May 3, 2016 15:07:06 GMT
If you have the name and/or publisher of the pattern, you could look for a replacement on eBay or Etsy. Or probably in Facebook groups and on cross stitch forums. ETA apparently we do know the publisher and I just have reading comprehension issues. Sorry!  I'm sorry about your house flood! Not the same thing, but my parents' house burned to the ground in an urban wildfire years ago, and it's just so devastating to lose everything like that.  |
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Post by gillyp on May 3, 2016 15:16:39 GMT
How rotten for you. I hope things are getting sorted out.
If you've done a fair bit of the design and have a desk top PC, take a photo of your work, go to Google Images and click on the camera to the right of the search box. Upload your photo there and Google will come up with similar images. You might find it there.
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derbygirl
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Post by derbygirl on May 3, 2016 15:27:22 GMT
Thank you all for being so kind. I was at work the night it flooded. My dog and cat were high and dry in the house though. My cat was on the counter and CoCo was on the back of the couch. We never thought we would get water like we did. I was devastated. I lost my car also because I rode to work with my husband. He and I work the same shift at the hospital.
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tarus777
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Post by tarus777 on May 3, 2016 16:03:18 GMT
Not quite the same but I was working on a bald eagle pattern from a kit once. My DH and kids were fishing in a lake and I was cross-stitching on the shore and the wind picked up my pattern and dumped it about 15 yards out on the lake! I was devastated as I was about 3/4 of the way completed. I emailed the company and told them what had happened and offered to buy a new one but they mailed me one free of charge. I would definitely try that with DMC. Good luck!
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Post by ilikepink on May 3, 2016 17:33:22 GMT
I feel your pain - I did a piece as part of class at a cross stitch festival many years ago - it was ruined in a leaky area of the basement - I was devastated!
I second trying on FB - there are several groups, and always find things for each other - much like Peas - take a picture of what you have done, or the chart - someone is bound to know something!
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