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We are going to a friends birthday party this Friday and I need to get her a present. She says she is into making/crafty things so I thought a little cross stitch set may be nice?
It is only a token present of around £10, does anyone have any other ideas on what I can get? Or if I can even get a little cross stitch set for a tenner? I live in a village which is a bit of a trekk (sp?) to the shops but we do have a H obbycraft about 15 miles away.
Hobbycraft have some lovely kits for all sorts of crafts. It might be worth the trek to get something you are happy with. Otherwise i believe that argos and m&s have some cross stitch kits available this year.
Hobbycraft have some lovely kits for all sorts of crafts. It might be worth the trek to get something you are happy with. Otherwise i believe that argos and m&s have some cross stitch kits available this year.
Sara
Oooh, Thanks. I just found this on the A rgos website, so if all else fails I'll buy it 'cos it's closer and also give a nice bottle of wine. What do you think?
Alternatively almost everywhere seems to have knitting kits at the moment, if she knits. I was very tempted to knit myself a pair of slippers from a kit in The Works the other day, but I have knitting projects coming out of my ears at the moment, so managed to resist.
Alternatively almost everywhere seems to have knitting kits at the moment, if she knits.
I bought a knitting kit the other day from Chiltern Mills. It's a lovely feathery wool scarf. The only problem is the needles are too short and when I went to dig my nannas old proper sized needles out it seems they've gone and nowhere in the village sells them anymore so I can't knit it until I've been into town
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Having cut open the end of my finger on one of my knitting machine needles, I look back fondly on the days when you could merely impale yourself on a knitting needle.....
I could do with buying a few pairs actually, as I rarely seem to have the right length in the size I need, even though I have three drawers full of needles. I "inherited" them from my Nan (I was going to have them when she died, but seeing as she doesn't knit anymore I got them before) but it is largely filled with thin sock needles.
Nicola wait til I've talked to my Mum. I know she offered me a load (major house clearance cos of Kosovo) but I dont know if shes got rid of the unwanted ones yet
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Some days it just isnt worth chewing through the leather straps in the morning!
I had a full set from my Nanna Nicola all in a box that stated they were made by the blind and all in the old sizes too which I understood! And they were all metal too which I prefer knitting with. We used to have two wool shops in the village when my kids were small so I knit loads in those days but now those shops are gone and so I've not knit for years.
Sara I never thought of Ebay! Thanks will go find some there
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Crafty present for a friend?
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